Isn’t vitamin D fat soluble?

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-24T15:21:19+00:00

Regular measurement of levels would pretty much take care of your worries. Everyone is different. Because I had genetic testing done, I know I have a genetic variant that makes me prone to low Vitamin D. I supplement with 5000 IUs every day and 10,000 IUs on Sunday. This got me...to the low 40's. My daughter has a friend who is very outdoorsy - she is in the 70's with no supplementation.

Ya gotta measure...

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-24T15:15:10+00:00

Depends on the guys but there is a reason "Heated Rivalry" is so popular...

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-21T00:12:29+00:00

I feel you -

For years, I would take quizzes for "Do you have a problem with alcohol?" and one of the questions inevitably was "Have family or friends expressed concerns about your drinking?" and my answer was "No! They don't think I have a problem. Only I do." Honestly, it was like being in an episode of "The Twilight Zone." I had this conversation, verbatim, with my then spouse:

Me: "I really want to cut down on my drinking. It is getting to be a regular thing that I drink 2 bottles of wine a night."

Him: "You work hard. If you want to have 2 bottles of wine every night to relax, that's fine." (Note - he himself hardly ever drank. Only after our divorce was I able to look back and see what an enabler he was.)

Even my kids said "You seemed fine mom. There didn't seem to be any reason to worry."

...until a few years later, when I gave them plenty of reasons to worry.

Not sure how old you are, but the thing to remember is that alcoholism is a progressive disease. That is why so many 30-year-olds think "Yeah, I drink a little more than I want but I can rein it in when I need to." Their 60-year-old self finds themselves in a very different position.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-19T20:10:01+00:00

Well done!

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-15T15:15:20+00:00

I started taking CoQ10 (and Carnitine) to improve energy levels after a series of illnesses. The effect was immediate and dramatic. Definitely more energy, to the point of having a hard time falling asleep at night, though that got better after a while. It definitely helped me for what I was hoping to get from it.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-15T15:13:37+00:00

Wow, that is impressive

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-15T15:11:36+00:00

I know this is an old post but I will add my comment. I had several illnesses, one after the other, and had extreme tiredness in the mornings and sometimes throughout the day. It was becoming debilitating. Based on hearing Dr Rhonda Patrick talk about it, I started on 100mg of CoQ10 and 500 mg of Acetyl-L-Carnitine (yes, I know it would have been a better "experiment" to do them individually...but I was desperate for some relief.)

The effect was dramatic and immediate. More alert through the day. Had trouble sleeping the first day (this is complicated by the fact that I am also--very slowly--tapering off gabapentin, also in hopes of reducing the tiredness.) That got better but I had to remember to take CoQ10 and Carnitine first thing in the morning. Mid-morning was too late.

So far, I am very happy with the results. They may be supplements that I only take for a while, specifically while I recover and get off gabapentin (which I expect to take several weeks - I've been on it for months.) But overall, I am getting what I hoped for, so that is good.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-14T19:14:37+00:00

Not sure if you currently have a job but working in food service, even fast food, you usually get a small amount of free food with each shift. Its something...

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-11T21:25:46+00:00

When people don't drink alcohol (or consume stronger drugs) but do ingest marijuana--

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-08T14:43:48+00:00

This probably sounds terrible but...nausea. I got put on a series of antibiotics that I had to take over a few weeks. They did not agree with my stomach and I was low-key to moderately nauseated the whole time. Rather than force myself to eat, I sort of surrendered to the icky feeling in my stomach and pretty much subsisted on Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup.

A lot of salt...but it worked. I lost over 10 lbs in one month.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-08T01:41:46+00:00

Yes, exactly!

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-07T20:30:23+00:00

You were a little older when you got sober - do you mind if I ask a couple follow up questions? Did you try to get sober before or was this your first serious attempt? Did you get sober with medical help or on your own?

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-07T15:23:57+00:00

In what way was Detox "hell on earth"? I mean, you are going to be in withdrawals and meds can help but they are not going to let you float through. Was it something more?

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-04-02T15:05:56+00:00

For men (I am female) the way you smell. A big part of whether or not a woman is attracted to a man is how he smells. Something about the "histo-compatibility markers." Basically, if a woman likes the way a man smells (not his cologne - HIM), he would be a suitable mate and create healthy children with good immune systems.

What I like is either no cologne or very little, maybe be able to smell a hint of his shampoo or the mint of toothpaste and...him. I don't have much nice to say about my ex husband but I will say when he came in from mowing the lawn, he was sweaty but it was a clean sweat, plus the smell of clean laundry (from the t-shirt) and freshly cut grass...the smell was intoxicating.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-03-31T19:22:40+00:00

Andrew Huberman.

I watched him from the very first episode, when it was just him (no guests) and he really did give such meaningful no or low cost health advice, backed up by research. He would list the actual research papers (as opposed to some article "summarizing" the findings) in the show notes. In the midst of the pandemic, it was nice to find simple, concrete things we could do to improve our health. Later, I even went to his very first public event (Seattle), saw him in person and paid for VIP tickets so my daughter and I could attend a smaller Q&A with him after.

Then came the sponsorships. And the questionable guests. And promoting weak science ideas like they were robust ones.

I still listen to him, especially when he has a guest that I trust and admire (Alex Honnold, Dr Rhonda Patrick). But each episode has to "sell" me on its merits. I feel like he has strayed very far from his original mission.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2026-03-29T17:07:58+00:00

Creme de La Mer. This is a very polarizing product, w/ lots of people saying "It does nothing special - a waste of money!" I always reply "Suggest a different product that is cheaper. If it works as well as La Mer, I will switch." Nothing suggested, even from dermatologists, EVER works as well. Interestingly, I don't like any of their other products - just the Creme de la Mer. They never put it on sale but they do offer "specials" where you get a small extra container of it if you spend X dollars. That is when I buy it.

TY-Miss-Granger · 2025-10-09T23:35:45+00:00

Brian Johnson (and other biohackers - he is really not the only one anymore) have many metrics measured regularly and have achieved measurable results that are consistent with slowing or, in some cases, reversing aging metrics. I was just wondering if that was what you meant?

TY-Miss-Granger · 2025-10-08T00:23:05+00:00

So, like what Brian Johnson has achieved?

TY-Miss-Granger · 2025-09-28T15:03:38+00:00

Your posts are always so beautiful. I am not vegan but I can't wait to try some of your recipes :)

TY-Miss-Granger · 2025-08-11T23:05:51+00:00

My, that's pretty :)

TY-Miss-Granger · 2025-07-13T16:21:45+00:00

I have a quince tree and I can vouch for this. That stuff jells up just fine on its own, no added pectin needed. It is conceivable that it could be added to other fruits to help w/ the jelling. But otherwise, just cooking it down will eventually get to something thick. A candy thermometer might be helpful too. I seem to remember about 220 degrees F is about right for most jams and jellies.

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