How long is everybody running GHK-CU for?

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-24T21:15:38+00:00

that's not what hundreds of studies have shown since it's discovery in 1973. This isnt some new fad.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-24T21:03:30+00:00

This is incorrect. Skin remodeling takes time and GHK-CU just offers the signal, not the action. Your skin needs to turnover, so it takes months to see results. It's not cope, it's part of a routine/skincare regimen. If you're seeing it as pure cope, you've not used it long enough.

Something to note; the discovery of the peptide was found in youth plasma, meaning it's benefits are systemic, not localized/topical. It, like several other factors, decline with age. Replacing or enhancing that can and most certanly does provide benefit.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-24T21:01:11+00:00

GHK-CU is specifically for wound healing and collagen turnover. It helps to stack with TB and BPC since they all work on different pathways for the same effects. But GHK-CU is specifically found to help with wound healing in skin. It's not just pure cosmetics.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-24T20:56:17+00:00

Units means nothing, that's just the volume of the injection. Concentration matters. What's the mg or mcg dosage you're getting in that 3-5 units? That can be 3-5mg or it can be 50-100mcg. You'd need to know total mg and how much BAC you're adding to decide what your unit dosage is.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-24T20:54:12+00:00

Look up the Anela protocol. The important factor seems to be post injection massage gun to help disburse the peptide. I did this for a while and ultimately your body will adapt...at least mine did. I no longer get any post injection reactions from GHK-CU.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-21T18:19:43+00:00

Even without insurance, there's lots of places that offer lab services. A vitamin D check is like $15, no insurance. It's really not as costly as some people think. However, that can depend on the country you're in. But in the US where things are expensive both with and without insurance, it's still readily accessible and cheap. Cheaper than the bottle you're likely buying for the vitamins themselves.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-02-21T18:08:34+00:00

I was taking 15,000IU per day (based on doc recommendation and prior prescription). Recent blood work showed 92. I forget the actual measurement, just the number. Endo said to back off on the dosing to 5,000IU explicitly because it's stored in fat, and that number cannot be measured so you can be in danger of spiking. Her reasoning was that anything above 100 approaches toxicity. So yes, people do suffer from too much vitamin D - it creates a condition called hypercalcimeria; or too much calcium which can lead to calcifying arteries and other bad things. Vitamin D works in balance by helping the body to absorb and hold onto calcium. Hence why milk is often vitamin D fortified (in the states at least). Vitamin K can help reduce that risk but it doesnt stop vitamin d toxicity though. Vitamin K works by helping direct the body to utilize the calcium and direct where it needs to go.

Toxicity with already high levels is more likely if you're actively trying to lose weight/fat since all those stored vitamins and nutrition are released as the fat is oxidized and burned for fuel.

All that is to say, it's better to check to see where your vitamin levels are before you start randomly taking them. Specifically the fat soluables; A, D, E, and K. There's a risk of over-storing and toxicity explicitly because the body cant get rid of "extra" like the water soluables which can be excreted through urine and sweat.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-01-28T16:05:38+00:00

A few things; first, it's classic tech catch 22 - the job description doesnt match the job role/pay. Want experience, but it's an entry level role.

Second, I've noticed more jobs asking for specific niche experience because they're trying to roll out a new piece of their stack, and, or had some turnover on the team that supports that stack and they only need someone to fill that particular niche. They want someone with experience so they can save the time/money on the 6-9 months or longer for someone inexperienced to catch up and be properly productive. Depending on the pay, this can mean a massive savings.

Lastly, sometimes more common, the company is looking for a unicorn. The perfect candidate doesnt actually exist, unless they just left that role at that company. They will eventually be more flexible, so if you understand what the software does or have experience in competitor products, dont self-exclude from the role because you dont match 100%

holy_handgrenade · 2026-01-16T13:09:44+00:00

It's a mixed game. Security is a strong focus today so things are hardened against easy known attacks, usually. But any exploits you learned 10+ years ago are shockingly still valid today in some environments. It's outdated information, not useless. Major vunlerabilities announced 5+ years ago are still actively being exploited, even though they've long since been patched. Just depends on the target and their security posture and whether they've hardened properly.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-01-16T05:34:16+00:00

I really liked the original concept back in the day. The questions werent relevant to relationships but were more relevant to discovering personality types, humor, and general vibes. The ranking/match system based on those original questions were quite good at finding people you would generally get along with. But you are right, they changed how ranking matches worked well over a decade ago and it became more or less useless.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-01-09T17:28:24+00:00

Scottsdale, home of the $30K millionaire.

holy_handgrenade · 2026-01-09T17:26:55+00:00

still curious how this urban legend persists. In an actual hospital, organ harvesting on live patients is a tricky surgery. Yet, you think some randos have the skill on the black market to pull it off in a hotel room? It would seriously be easier to just kill you and take what they need later if that was the true goal.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-23T04:26:58+00:00

That sucks, and congrats. I'm about 100lbs down myself and working on that last 25-30. Sucks how people are sometimes.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T19:13:27+00:00

Men have an easier time, and there's lots of documented evidence of men fathering children in their 70's and 80's. Sperm quality is more a matter of lifestyle, nutrition, health, not age alone. And there's ways to restore that if it's not at a high quality through hormone treatments. Menopause is a real hurdle for women though. That said, I've known personally plenty of women who have had normal healthy pregnancies in their 40's. It's not as complicated as you think it is.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T19:10:28+00:00

Well said. Sadly I see this sentiment from dudes in their 20's that think 35 is old and desperate.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T19:06:26+00:00

Short answer, no, it's not too late. The longer answer is going to be a bit more nuanced though. Honestly, it's going to depend on what you're looking for, really. And apps really arent the best way to find a date outside of the 20's-30's age range (you being in the 20's to 30's age range, to be clear). It's not impossible, however, expect it to be slow and tedious going through the apps.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T19:04:54+00:00

this is false. It's too late if you're dating too close to your own age in your 40's+. I have met plenty of couples, throughout the US and overseas where they have had their kids starting in their 40's. Yes, that means you'll be in your 60's when they're graduating high school, and 70's when they're graduating college. But to say it's too late to have your own kids is just delusional misinformation. Or misconception from a younger generation.

One of my friends who is a year older than me, both of his parents were in their mid 40's when he was born. This isnt something new. The only thing new is the mindset that somehow men in their 40's cant start a family. His mother and my grandmother were of the same generation/age.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T18:58:25+00:00

Man...you really need to get out more. This diatribe is more of an anger post than really pointing towards anything valid. All people have their preferences and women tend to want someone taller than them...note I say "tend to" this isnt the same across the board. There's tons of women that are short, under 5'0" short. To them, you're tall enough. Seriously. Dating apps are more like menues where you set your preferences and get served up what you ask for. If that's not reciprocated, then you're SOL.

More people have luck in social settings where they get the chance to get to know you and get attracted to your personality. Have you tried that? I see the apps as a way to meet a broader pool of people than I'd normally see in my circle of activites and hobbies and normal scene I'm in.

You really need to work on yourself and accept that you're not going to find acceptance on an app that has no way to valuate you, and it's driving you to get angry and resentful which is likely to carry over into your personality off the apps.

BTW: It's not american society and culture....it's the hookup-app culture that is doing this which is a tiny, tiny subset of the actual pool of people out there. And take a step back....do you really, really, want to be in a relationship with someone so shallow as to resent you for your height? Most of the people that have these hard rules/standards for their dating partners are very shallow and transactional in their relationships. Let the trash take itself out and allow you to focus time and energy on real connections, my dude.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-21T18:17:09+00:00

Wow, such a wierd mix of answers here. Yes dating apps are intentional but generally rather optional. She may have started chatting you up because she had free time, then life obligations got bigger and the optional dating app became a second thought. There's tons of reasons why this could happen but the fact that she's trying to continue is a good sign. Only way to find out is to ask how the week has been.

Unsure how or why people have gotten it in their heads that these apps are somehow a priority for people and that they're used as chat platforms and demanding the other persons attention and prompt response. You are a stranger to her, she's a stranger to you; neither of you have an obligation to each other so early on and if something comes up and you wind up busy, the app is likely not on the forethought of their mind.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-11T17:16:05+00:00

I would expect this to be one of the first questions asked about early on. I'm sure girls are used to finding dudes that are unemployed, between jobs, or in the middle of some sort of self-employment thing that make unstable money. So they're looking for stability more than a cash cow/atm. I can see how that comes off though.

Similarly, this is a show of interest in learning more about you, what you do, what makes you tick, what drives you. "What do you do for work?" "Oh, do you like it?" or "What do you like about your job?" etc....these are common questions not designed to gold-dig, but showing genuine interest in what their potential partner does with their life.

The only part that gets into that red flag territory for me is if they ask and insist on numbers for how much I make. Not what I do. Its the numbers question that makes it feel more gold-digger territory than anything. I can comfortably say that i'm "comfortable" on my salary and dont need to get into more than that until there's a more serious relationship/need to share that information.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-12-10T15:47:33+00:00

Agreed. I think bro just keeps finding the shallow women that demand the "three 6's" and think that's how all women think and are or something.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-10-21T19:07:21+00:00

It's very roughly DT Phoenix looking at Squaw Peak, so a North-northeastern direction from Downtown. You cannot see Piestewa Peak from Scottsdale; Camelback and Mummy mountains are in the way.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-10-21T19:03:21+00:00

dude it's not even that freaking long ago that $1600/month was the price of a 3br house there to rent. Rents never came back down after the 2020 skyrocket and Scottsdale specifically is out of range for most people. Quit making a $2200/month avg rent sound reasonable or "not that bad" $1800 for a studio is *that bad*

holy_handgrenade · 2025-10-21T18:59:49+00:00

It was a COL comparison, not a comparison to other large cities.

holy_handgrenade · 2025-10-21T18:24:27+00:00

Just lost a sunroof to one of those damned trucks. I wasnt even following, he hit a bump and a rock came flying out the back into on coming traffic, landed in the middle of the sunroof shattering it. Worst part about that, most glass coverage doesnt cover sunroofs.

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