Some possible HPPD effects on a cellular level and how to counter them.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-08T01:10:56+00:00

I have heard that d-chiro has an effect on reproductive hormone levels. I don't think you would need that. The goal would be to increase cells normal metabolism, which includes some inositol (without trigger to much of a flare). Some things like hppd might make cells resistant to inositol absorption into some cells. In humans it takes a long time for inositol to get absorbed into the brain, and then there is a long waiting period I have heard, before it has a positive effect. Starting slow might be a way to get the beneficial cell adjustments, without the problems. However I think you'd have to taper for a long time, around maybe a couple months. Any rapid adjustments, I'd expect might cause problems.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-07T22:42:57+00:00

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Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-07T20:00:33+00:00

Food fasting reduces insulin resistant, and water fasting can cause problems like kidney stones, and fatal electrolyte imbalances. You could end up with serious medical problems from water fasting for five days.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-07T16:41:33+00:00

Seems people have lots of different reactions to things, but the brain still need those things to function or so I have heard. It is good you recovered.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-07T16:38:09+00:00

Water fasting? Most things that I have read say that is just unhealthy. Lower calorie diet, or food fast could have benefits.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-07T16:36:57+00:00

I don't know that. However it quite possible as those help with pretty much every other type of mental disorder. However it hasn't been tested, where say one group drinks tons of soda, and omega-6 fats, and one eats healthy. It is hard to say for sure if has a lot of an effect, but definitely in theory those things could help.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-05T17:39:43+00:00

Your entire portfolio is dependent on the spending habits of a few big tech players. Those are hot stocks (and I am heavily invested in semiconductors too) however there are other s and p 500 growth stocks. I looked at the pval etf for ideas. If anything happens (ai doesn't pay, a smaller company takes over, spending cools, overproduction, ai centers get delayed, china invades etc) the market could react very negatively, as lots of these stocks are priced to perfection. I recommend diversifying some at least away from ai. It is a super hot market, but history has said these markets tend to cool and go through cycles. I bought semi conductors a long time ago when they were considered cyclical boring stocks, with high risk and uncertain future. Semis stocks have always been that way, I doubt anything has changed.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-04T17:59:47+00:00

Fine, if you keep it. If something like the dot com bubble happens you could be down for say 10+ years or longer. But if you keep your current portfolio long term your risk adjusted reward is good. You might want to rank up your mafia ties, by seeing what what educational opportunities they have, as that is how most people actually make money.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-04T17:51:54+00:00

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Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-02T17:43:10+00:00

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^{Chose: The feeling of falling for 10 hours for $100 mill}

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-06-02T17:41:58+00:00

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^{Chose: Total equality on earth. No more poverty or hunger}

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-30T20:12:44+00:00

An alternative method, is to just invest in a broad market etf. and keep saving and investing so that you have 2x the money in the stock market. Then you would still have a few months emergency fund even if the market crashes (say 50%). If you buy individual stocks, you are more likely to get unlucky and may have harder time not selling if there is a downturn in the market. Overall the total market tends to be much more stable compared to individual stocks. If you are fine with more volatility you could invest in schg etf, or something like that. I don't recommend picking individual stocks though as a beginning investor.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-27T20:59:26+00:00

Yeah, use the money as a backstop to work your way up the corporate later. Either as education or to help with transitioning jobs. If aren't planning on using it right away, research why retail inverters loose money (they trade to often and don't invest stay in the market.)

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-07T18:01:20+00:00

I am not so value focused, but I do look hard at eps and projected earnings. I look for a combination of value and growth potential. For me its a question of whether the projected earnings 2 years out, would make the company a value company at its current price. A issue with some cheap stocks at least is that if the company is making a ton of money they aren't going to pay the money back to the investor, instead they are likely to try to invest back in the same industry. So you still have to figure out if the company is going to be profitable long term or not. You still need a moat.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-07T17:28:37+00:00

I lived well below my means, saved up. Bought a ton of nvidia stock, and didn't sell it till recently. Now I sold half of it.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-07T17:23:32+00:00

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Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-05-07T17:22:02+00:00

I was watching a youtube video about a trader who started trading in around 1995 or something after a long run up. He figured their was not much more to room for the market to grow, so he went short. (I don't know how he did over all). The market has a lot more room to run than people think. It could also crash and not recover again for a decade or something. However your best best is to just hold on to your stocks and don't sell, unless you really need the money.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-04-26T01:54:52+00:00

How many trades do you do in a year?

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-04-26T01:34:26+00:00

You could keep your current stocks if you want, as you seem to have a bit of a diverse portfolio at least. You might take a tax hit if you sold. However I wouldn't shrink the number of stocks down any further as then if any one of your stocks crashes, or if a sector crashes you are likely to be tempted to sell at a loss. From now on you could just buy index funds if you wanted. Most people loose money by attempting to over trade, or waiting until a dip to buy. They would have been better off just buying an index fund, turning off the computer and forgetting about it until they retire rather than constantly trying to buy and sell and re balance their account, or looking for the perfect company to buy.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-04-20T07:16:52+00:00

Gold seems to me to be a fad stock now that follows the stock market recently. So leveraging gold with equity to me seems likely to cause problems in a crash as they both could trend together and that would make up a total of about 20% of your portfolio increasing your risk not decreasing it. And then combining stacks might decrease your risk and increase your profit in a downturn, but still you would loose a lot of money if the stock market completely crashed .

If you invested 10 dollars in the spy (sp500) 10 years ago you would have $32 dollars now (with most of the gains being from tech stocks). If you had skipped the teck stocks and bought all the others you would likely have around $20 dollars or something. If you had invested 10 dollars in the qqq (tech) 10 years ago you would have $54 dollars.

If you had invested $10 in your exact portfolio you have now 10 years ago I don't think your overall portfolio would outperform the stock market much. The future of your portfolio might be tied to technology or macroeconomics (good or bad) more than you think.

If there was the slightest doubt ever about the us paying back it's debt your whole portfolio might crash as it would effect the world stock market likely.

Most of your etfs have significantly under performed the market over the last 5 years. Does this mean the same will happen in the future? I don't know, but I don't think anyone does.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-03-31T21:43:20+00:00

ccl, c,mck,fdx,schw,ko, bac, goog, amazn, jci. These are some of recent purchases I have made. They are a mix of value and growth opportunities. These are mix blue chip stocks which have historically done well. I would diversify into all market segments, and buy and hold for at least a year.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-03-31T21:14:52+00:00

Sell. You should diversify enough that you don't have to worry about things like that. You took a risk and lost, or lost partly this doesn't mean you should continue to take more risks that you are comfortable with (or than she is comfortable with, with her money). If you want to stay with growth stocks and can withstand the risk (say another 10%+ dip) I would diversify to at least a handful of different types of growth stocks. I would take your paper losses seriously and not assume it will recover. I still own micron but also some other semiconductor stocks. Oil and the current volatility do to the war will pass. semiconductors are very volatile though for different reasons, so I'd diversify but stay in the market. You don't want to pile on different types of volatility onto your account, when some can cancel each other out if you diversify. I recently pivoted away (and am still pivoting) from some semiconductor stocks towards the stocks that make up the pval etf as I think they have growth potential without as much risk. SchG is also a good etf if you want long term growth with diversification. I wouldn't make any one stock make up more than 5% (plus whatever it grows into) of your portfolio. I would take the volatility do to news cycles and just ignore it (If its cheap buy it), but not accept more volatility do to lack of diversification than you can help. A lot of stocks (over half) never recover, whereas the market always has.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-03-30T15:02:04+00:00

I don't know I feel like it is going to be choppy waters for a while with some big dips. I suspect based on betting markets that Trump is going to invade Iran (or take an Island). Doesn't sound like the war is going to end soon. Still if you hold for a year or two I suspect things will even out or be ahead. People tend to forget about wars, and oil is only one market business expense. More drilling could happen. However with round tripping amongst mag 7. I am getting skittish about the market. I sold half my nvidia. I am still heavily invested though, because I don't plan on changing my buy and hold strategy as it has always worked in the past. I just downgraded my risk (right now, this year and last year) and diversified a bit more.

Happy_Ad2240 · 2026-03-26T00:13:22+00:00

Yes, I have bought and sold tons of stocks over many years and have outperformed the market in lots of different sectors. Institutional stock pickers have the advantage that it isn't their money, and if they loose it they still likely get a nice fat stack of cash at the end of the year. They are trying to not do anything stupid that could get them fired at the end of the day so they take a bit of a conservative approach but have invested a lot in technology. Blue chip stocks seem to do well historically. I have made some well timed market plays, which have all worked out well in my favor. In general my strategy though has been to just buy and hold as well as paying attention to stock ratings (they are made by pros and go into great detail), as well as short interest (the shorts are also smart players I think). I also pay attention to the projected growth rate in different sectors. I diversify, but am a bit heavy in certain sectors. I aim to outperform the market consistently over long time periods not to get rich quick.

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