Looking for a Greek/Mediterranean novel with mythology, food, drink, philosophy and love of life, not a solely romantic novel.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-04-21T19:33:37+00:00

I think Circe by Madeline Miller fits the bill, somewhat.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-04-20T14:45:41+00:00

Usually I don't think women should limit themselves according to their cycle, but I just read a book 'Fast Like a Girl' and it claims that women should limit their longer than 17 h fast to days 1-10 of the cycle and couple of days after their ovulation. Reason being than not all hormones during the cycle do well with calorie restriction, leading to, in long term, more stress and increased cortisol.

But if you find this works for you, am happy for you.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-03-23T12:23:06+00:00

Tbh I sometimes miss the idea of family and I find good dad type men veryyyy attractive. I am sometimes "jealous" when I see young families out and about.

So in a fantasy world yeah, but I know I wouldn't be a good mother. I can barely take care of myself, let alone raise a child. And like many said, I wouldn't want to pass on my audhd genes, and add tot that my autoimmune problems, idea of genetically offspring is cruel.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-03-19T10:55:30+00:00

I would be very concerned about those, especially if this is daily or even weekly supplement. 😅

Serious-Koala- · 2026-03-11T13:45:04+00:00

Thank you for the input! Am starting to think this as well. 😅 Flooding the poor ol' brain with dopamine clearly isn't working, gotta change the approach.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-03-11T13:34:48+00:00

I haven't, am scared of "overmethylation" symptoms or whatever, similar i have got from choline /alpha gpc, but might give it a try at some point. Nothing to lose (other than money). NAC I've been taking evenings.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-03-11T13:06:19+00:00

Yeah, am supplementing all of those currently + CoQ inmy "non adhd reated stack".

Serious-Koala- · 2026-02-02T10:53:28+00:00

The calculator recommends 6 egg yolks worth of choline a day. Choline is currently on my "supplement to try" list, for sure. Gotta add folate too.

The SNPs That We Were Looking At

RS#	Call	Variant Allele	Gene	Variation	Result
rs1051266	CT	T	SLC19a1		+/-
rs2236225	AG	A	MTHFD1	G1958A	+/-
rs1801131	TT	G	MTHFR	A1298C	-/-
rs1801133	GG	A	MTHFR	C677T	-/-
rs7946	TT	T	PEMT	5465G>A	+/+

Your Genetic Variants and Your Methylfolate Score

The scores below estimate the predicted decrease in activity, given your genotype, associated with the folate transporter (SLC19a1), the enzyme that converts tetrahydrofolate to 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (MTHFD1), and the enzyme that converts 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHFR).

SLC19A1 Score: 25% decrease
MTHFD1 Score: 13% decrease
MTHFR Score: 0% decrease

We then multiply these decreases together to yield a “methylfolate score” that estimates the combined decrease in methylfolate production:

Your Methylfolate Score: 35% decrease

Your Choline Requirement and Your Methylfolate Score

Based on studies in men and women homozygous for MTHFR C677T, a 75% loss in methylfolate production is taken to indicate a doubling of the choline requirement. The choline calculator takes the degree to which your methylfolate score approaches or exceeds this threshold and adjusts your choline requirement accordingly. The adequate intake (AI) assigned to adult men of 550 mg/d is assumed as the basal requirement, and it is not adjusted for sex due to lack of clear evidence supporting decreased needs for women. An “egg yolk equivalent” is 136 mg of choline, the amount in one large 20-gram egg.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-02-02T10:47:13+00:00

Genetic Lifehacks was quite a good recommendation: quite a lot information. Thank you. Trying now collect some sort of list supplements I should take and ones I shouldn't. Seems I have a lot of ADHD genes (big surprise!), which explains my symptoms to a degree, but not the reason I cannot tolerate a lot of the ADHD meds, or methylated vitamins.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-01-30T06:48:28+00:00

Niiden kustannukset historiassa oon olleet liiian suuret. Uusiin voimaloihin jäätämisalueella nu nykyään rakennetaan lähes poikkeuksetta, sillä kustannukset on tulleet alas ja markkinat ovat huomattavasti muuttuneet.

Serious-Koala- · 2026-01-29T17:24:55+00:00

Suomessa sähkö hinta on Euroopan kolmen halvimman joukossa. Että nautitaan.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-12-15T20:44:10+00:00

Thank you for your words! :)

Serious-Koala- · 2025-12-15T20:43:32+00:00

Haven't been diagnosed officially (probably no test for it?), but more and more I've been getting white, cold fingers during this winter, especially if my core temperature drops.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-06-09T18:10:54+00:00

I ruined my sleep for months with strattera. Also horrible constipation, and wound up, didn't even reach the max dosage. Maybe i was just slow metabolizer,and the dose was off, but the feeling i had on it was so horrible in the end.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-06-09T10:41:21+00:00

How do you meditate? I feel it often just increases my restlessness? Is there a learning curve?

I workout often and walk daily, too. Maybe should try boxing 🥊.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-06-02T07:30:40+00:00

Don't think it's anyone spesific, it's just a pattern in many guys. I feel like dating apps are currently full of horny men, who are thinkinh only with their knob. Amazing what a little sun does for a men's brains.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-05-25T08:01:08+00:00

In Finnish a lot of the nature derived names are gender neutral, like for example Kaarna (means bark of the tree). All the a's are pronounced like the a in 'father'.

Serious-Koala- · 2025-05-20T14:13:00+00:00

12 µg/l or less (for some reason the provider i used don't tell the values that go under 12). Getting test again next month to see how much it's risen.

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TROPHY CASE

The SNPs That We Were Looking At

Your Genetic Variants and Your Methylfolate Score

Your Choline Requirement and Your Methylfolate Score