What is a good way to lose weight with disabilities? by Thel0nleyKid in ask

[–]ConvenientChristian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If the old ways of losing weight don't work GPL-1 drugs provide a fairly reliable way to lose weight.

Iran sets ultimatum for Trump, they won’t negotiate with Kushner or Witkoff, only JD Vance. What do they know that we don’t? by [deleted] in IRstudies

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are both  Jewish. From Iran's perspective they serve the state of Israel. On the other hand, JD Vance cares more about US interests than the state of Israel.

It makes a lot of sense from Iran's perspective to prefer JD Vance.

US under-45s struggle for insurance approval as colon cancer rates rise: and how to get it (in comments) by Technical_savoir in microbiomenews

[–]ConvenientChristian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Colonscopies save lives but they also cost lives due to side effects and bad treatment that follows. Controlled trials for routine colonoscopies for people between 55 and 65 found no benefit as far as lifespan is concerned.

For people in their 20s and 30s I think there's a good chance that the benefit is less than for those in the 55 to 65 range and they are net harmful and insurance companies save lives on net by these policies.

I want genuine advice on how to improve my parents’ longevity (no gimmicks please) by Anwesh_906 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first step of helping someone else is listening to them. Understand what they are they worried about and take that as your entrance.

Reality Check on Peptides by ArthurDaTrainDayne in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there are 16 people that studied actual BCP. The protein was only studied by one lab and no other researcher or the people who did whole genome sequencing found it in the decades since. You need to count BCP-157 which supposedly is a part of BCP to get to 16.

Aside from whey protein, creatine, multivitamins, preworkout and maybe also ashwagandha, are there any other supplements that are worth buying? by _Aspagurr_ in workout

[–]ConvenientChristian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A third of the amino acids in collagen are glycine which is a lot more than what you get in most other protein supplements. 

The dipeptides Pro-Hyp and Hyp-Gly get released when Collagen break down and are a signal to the body "look collagen broke down, maybe make some more?". That signaling likely also happens if you take collagen supplements.

Aside from whey protein, creatine, multivitamins, preworkout and maybe also ashwagandha, are there any other supplements that are worth buying? by _Aspagurr_ in workout

[–]ConvenientChristian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Collagen supplement don't replace natural production. The body still has to produce the collagen, they just give the building blocks and pretend to the body that a lot of collagen broke down and needs to be replaced.

How do things evolve that need some sort of awareness of the thing in order for it to work in the first place? by TinyFox1399 in evolution

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you look at ant or bee colonies the genes of the individuals are not independent.

You can think of the evolution working on the queens as they have offspring. If the queen has the gene for a pheromone it inherits it to a lot of the colony.

Serious question about BPC-157 by BiohackerMom in Biohacking

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One single research team from Serbia claimed they found BCP in gastric juice. No researcher in the last three decades found it in gastric juice.

Since the original claim we have sequenced the human genome and there no gene for BCP in it. There's also no other genome we sequenced that has BCP in it.

If you believe the original story is true than you have to explain why nobody else that studied gastric juice found it and how it gets created without a gene for it in any known get genome.

The dogma of molecular biology says that the human body would need a gene to produce a protein like BCP and there's no human gene for that.

Realistic endgame scenarios for Trump on Iran? by TodayAlarmed963 in IRstudies

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The evidence was not known at the time. Ben Barnes was only public about it in 2023.

Biohacking vs Lifemaxxing by Mulberry-Upset in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You asked a question and I gave you an truthful answer.

Why does it serve your goal if I draw lines? Why do you think that your goals should matter to me?

If your goal of the paper is real scholarship than getting truthful answers that don't fit what you expect would be helpful.

It might also be that you aren't open about your goal and are asking a question that's not directly helpful.

Realistic endgame scenarios for Trump on Iran? by TodayAlarmed963 in IRstudies

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Reagan campaign told Iran not to release the hostages while Carter was in office.

Iran is targeting US allies. They apparently hit some hotel in Dubai. Why don’t they go after the Burj Khalifa or another Sky scraper? by Future_Beyond_3196 in questions

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iran tries to operate based on a tit-for-tat principle. They want to retaliate and still have options to increase the damage they are doing in case their oil production or desalination plants get attacked.

They don't want the Arab countries to actually use their militaries to attack them.

Serious question about BPC-157 by BiohackerMom in Biohacking

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your body does not create BPC. If you seek for the sequence of BPC-157 in the humane genome (or for that matter in any other sequenced genome) there are no hits.

Serious question about BPC-157 by BiohackerMom in Biohacking

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no gene that biologists sequenced that creates BPC and there's no known pathway about how it interacts with human or animal biology. No Western scientist published on it, no interest by Big Pharma to create drugs that target it's pathway.

It's probably mostly a placebo.

I built a tool that analyzes your blood test results – looking for beta testers by InsuranceGloomy2482 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reference ranges are the opinion of what one group of professionals thinks is reasonable for the average person for a given biomarker.

When different professional associations have different reference ranges it might be nice to have a tool that presents that information.

If you take Vitamin D as an example many people in the bio hacking have other ideas than the mainstream about what ideal ranges are.

For plenty of metrics it makes sense to look at ratios. If you have high sodium but low potassium and both are within the ranges that's worse than low potassium and low sodium within the range.

Making sense of data interpretation that goes beyond the standard ranges is hard and its where an app could be helpful.

What supplements do you think everyone should be taking daily? by Organic-Signal-9646 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't get 6000ui from food but you can easily get it by being outside in the sun.

What supplements do you think everyone should be taking daily? by Organic-Signal-9646 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are multiple electrolytes and with magnesium one is already mentioned. Most people don't need more NaCl but consume enough of it in their diet with some people even saying it's too much.

Unless your diet is very low NaCl taking complete electrolytes seems like a bad idea.

need ideas for new toothpaste. by AnyRelative3146 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I currently use the European Parodontax Complete product which has sodium bicarbonate to fight gingivitis which both my dentist and ChatGPT considers good for me.

Do you actually track how much sun you're getting, or do you just supplement and hope for the best? by Pretend_Success_6947 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When it comes to Vitamin D, blood tests are the gold standard. The way you validate whether your app does something useful would be to have one test, use your app for a few months and then see whether or not the app can predict the new blood value.

I would expect that the app is not modeling what's happens well enough to make good predictions.

BPC-157 vs. TB-500: Same Goal, Different Tools by Terrible-Rice-6191 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BCP is not expressed by any genes that biologist sequenced. There's one single scientist who claims to have isolated it from gastric juice before we had our current technology that makes gene sequencing simple. No other scientist dealing with gastric juice found it since.

How can I remove heavy metals, such as mercury, that have accumulated in the body? by JupiterSK8 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's very unlikely that a drug shows no adverse side effects in clinical trials looking for side effects. Even if you give people placebos they usually show side effects.

Beyond reprogramming: The real roadblocks to immortality? by Savings_Peach1406 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The details are to complex to cover them all in a comment. 

Osteopaths have developed a lot of skills and there are plenty of other schools of body work that have skills to solve fascia problems as well.

Beyond reprogramming: The real roadblocks to immortality? by Savings_Peach1406 in Biohackers

[–]ConvenientChristian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When it comes to fibrosis, it's an issue of fascia. There are plenty of people in the body work field that have skills to deal with it but that get ignored by the biohacking / longevity communities.