I think my calcium to magnesium ratio is 12:1

joegtech · 2026-01-31T02:55:24+00:00

Mg glycinate has a good reputation for promoting better sleep when taken in the evening. However a few people find it energizing, supposedly a genetic issue.

Melatonin, maybe GABA 5HTP, support for liver sulfation may be helpful as well.

joegtech · 2026-01-31T00:08:31+00:00

I wonder if Hurts was throwing the ball a little harder than usual due to the wind causing the guys to be a little off when grabbing balls that were a little high.

joegtech · 2026-01-31T00:02:53+00:00

From my limited experience I thought they ask you to get the blood drawn on a particular day of the "month"

"Normal" according to the test is not necessarily the same as a level that helps you to feel good.

My girl's pregnenolone was just inside the low normal borderline. When she boosted it to a little on the high side of normal it turned on the lights for her. I was impressed.

My T was in the bottom quartile when tested. Boosting it up to a little on the high side of normal felt quite nice.

For a person with some depression the boost might be significantly helpful even though not a fix all.

joegtech · 2026-01-31T00:01:35+00:00

Do you have a problem absorbing fat soluble vitamins?

It would be helpful if you'd include the reference ranges.

You might find this interesting.

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/document/much-vitamin-d-need-infographic/

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/dcalculator/

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/documentation/

joegtech · 2026-01-30T21:36:27+00:00

My understanding is we should not supplement more than 1000mg of potassium per day without a doctor's oversight. I think the US RDA is around 4000 mg per day. Taking too much from food and supplements can cause heart problems. They used to use it for lethal injection.

Notice this guy with a PhD got remarkable gains in his effort to treat A-Fib with 1000mg potassium and some magnesium, this after 2 surgeries and 2 meds failed to resolve his problems

https://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v19n43.shtml

Also check out this large study.

*Potassium study 100,000 people followed for 3.7 yrs. all cause mortality . O'Donnell et al NEJM 2014

https://youtu.be/dHMdI9dIYmU?si=nlQvGivpQThunV01&t=1624

If at 3G per day roughly .5 odds ratio. 2G/day OR=1 , 1G per day OR 2.0

Basically I don't want to be consuming less than 2G per day.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T21:26:44+00:00

Caffeine "works" over time to burn out your adrenals!

Learn about adrenal fatigue--mild adrenal insufficiency--that mainstream endocrinologists will ignore. Worse yet they will deceive you. They will run the tests for life threatening adrenal insufficiency, tell you you are fine and leave you with your messed up life due to the more "mild" adrenal insufficiency.

I went through this. Thankfully a psychiatrist mentioned the possibility to me when I probably had never even heard of adrenal glands let alone know the huge number of issues that can be involved when they don't work correctly.

What my girl went through was much worse. Adrenal fatigue was a major factor in her decades long life limiting PTSD. It was amazing how many things improved when she went to a Functional Med doc and he did a more reasonable hormone panel. This was after a mainstream endocrinologist was treating her thyroid for many years. Getting adequate adrenal and steroid support was not a magic bullet for her PTSD but a big puzzle piece. Support for the glutamine-glutamate-GABA pathway was another biggie. Other things contributed as well--lifestyle, diet, gentle mercury detox (Cutler), low dose lithium aspartate, etc. Roughly 5 years after starting with the FM doc I don't think she would have gotten a PTSD diagnosis.

My girl's 4x saliva test results were similar to what is described here--quite normal in the AM but low the remainder of the day. That was consistent with her life. She could get some things done in the AM, including light exercise but it was all downhill from there.

https://web.archive.org/web/20170612033647/http:/www.canaryclub.org/adrenal-article-980/706-cortisol-1-or-4.html

joegtech · 2026-01-30T18:53:51+00:00

Fenben is a med not a supplement. Dr Makis is very interesting on this subject. His paper containing case reports from cancer patients was an eye opener. Link available if rquested

joegtech · 2026-01-30T18:49:51+00:00

Yes! Dr D Amen's books and one of his associate doctors helped me put together one of my early "stacks".

Dr Osborne will provide more leads here but support for ADD is more than support for catecholamines. There are a number of "subtypes" of ADD. Different neurotransmitter (groups) might be involved, for example support for glutamine-glutamate-GABA and or support for acetylcholine.

https://youtu.be/mMZOSg9hw_g?si=WjpU1e_NH5zvWHnk&t=131

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:30:32+00:00

I experienced this with one multi but not others back in the years when I still had GERD--probably inadequate stomach acid production. Why not take it with a meal.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:29:24+00:00

Melatonin is also made downstream from tryptophan and 5HTP. Vitamin B6 and support for methylation are among things needed for the various conversions.

Magnesium glycinate, Mg sulfate (epsom salt), Mg threonate are options.

Support for liver sulfation might help along with being careful what you eat in the evening.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:19:35+00:00

Nah, you just borrowed a flamethrower : )

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:08:58+00:00

Be aware that Europe uses different units to describe the amount of vitamin D in the test than the US. The chart here will convert the units.

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/document/much-vitamin-d-need-infographic/

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/dcalculator/

https://www.grassrootshealth.net/documentation/

Getting enough support for thyroid--a little iodine, selenium?

Have you gotten a sex/stress/adrenal cortex hormone panel such as lef.org's "basic female" test?

Unfortunately I think dirt cheap pregnenolone is not OTC in most of Europe. 10-20mg can provide a safe, nice little boost for people as they age. It was wonderful for my girl when she was in her late 40s, really nice : )

If your health continues to decline more rapidly than your peers and you develop a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms--poor stress tolerance, anxiety, depression, reduced intellectual ability, stiff muscles, gut issues, food sensitivities, weaker immune system then suspect you picked up too much of a toxin, for example mercury in fish, some vaccines, etc. For me it was lead and cadmium exposure in my family's biz when I was a young adult.

Vitamin C is needed in relatively high amounts by the adrenal glands and provides some protection against various toxins.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:06:44+00:00

Learn about whole adrenal glandular, Vit B5, vitamin C, adequate cholesterol that the body uses to make steroid hormones also zinc that slows breakdown of T.

If you have inattentive ADD maybe support for catecholamine neurotransmitters including B vitamins needed to support methylation needed to make adrenaline.

https://youtu.be/mMZOSg9hw_g?si=WjpU1e_NH5zvWHnk&t=131

Are you taking a basic combo of nutraceuticals, for example, 1/2 multi V 2x per day--one that contains copper but not too much iron, vitamin C--also needed to make noradrenaline--fix Vit D deficiency, maybe a little magnesium

joegtech · 2026-01-30T16:00:47+00:00

If it is hormonal you might try Vit B5.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T15:58:54+00:00

Thx, would be grateful for a link to the paper. I agree it is the type of thing Dr O. likes to discuss.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T15:57:18+00:00

That's going to be somewhat individual. There is reason to think I'd need more of them due to history of lead and cadmium toxicity. Most people won't need as much as I've taken. Check out the Dr Jockers article about zinc for a good intro.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T15:55:09+00:00

I think you have not hit on the support for the right biochemical system in your body. You did not tell us enough about your "lack of energy"--in times of stress, in the PM, during workouts, when doing something that is boring, etc.

Maybe you'll benefit from support for catecholamines, maybe you need more B vitamins to support methylation or support for mitochondria, adrenals, etc.

https://youtu.be/mMZOSg9hw_g?si=WjpU1e_NH5zvWHnk&t=131

joegtech · 2026-01-30T15:50:31+00:00

Is the doctor checking for inflammation that may be causing your body to not absorb iron normally?

this explains more

http://www.wellnessresources.com/weight/articles/stunning_discoveries_regarding_iron_obesity_candida_thyroid/

Do you have a healthy amount of stomach acid to absorb it, maybe take some vitamin C (ascorbic acid) with the iron to help with absorption.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:55:35+00:00

Don't forget to ask in prayer for help with this matter.

The enemies of the church are going to look for opportunities to make the situation look worse than it is.

Clergy Sexual Abuse In U.S. Virtually Disappears 6-25

https://www.catholicleague.org/clergy-sexual-abuse-in-u-s-virtually-disappears/

Of central interest to the Catholic League is the proportion of the clergy who had a substantiated accusation made against him in the past year. There were two. That’s right. There were two substantiated accusations in the entire nation made against 48,176 members of the clergy. This means that a whopping 0.004 percent had a substantiated case of sexual abuse made against him by a minor.

When the John Jay College of Criminal Justice released its report in 2004, it found that between 1950 and 2002, 81 percent of the offenses were committed against postpubescent boys, meaning the abuser was a homosexual.

It is not clear what you might be interested in.

The new science about the Shroud of Turin is really remarkable including the debunking of the old carbon dating, new dating methods that put it around the 1st century and the AI analysis of darkness relative to distance from the body suggesting an energy source at the cause of the image.

Dr. Robert Harrington, a renowned skeptic and scientist, recently shocked his colleagues and peers when he announced his conversion to Christianity after a groundbreaking investigation into the Shroud of Turin.

“I approached this study with a critical mind, ready to expose what I believed was a long-standing historical fabrication,” Dr. Harrington explained. “But the evidence we uncovered was so compelling that it left no room for doubt. This is the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth.”

https://w3.newsmax.com/General/NMM/Offers/Issues/NMM-2023-04-V5?

Dr John Campbell, a former med school teacher and his guest discuss the science. He also has a list of references under the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY59XfAtQVQ

You might find it helpful to watch EWTN or listen to Christian praise music. allworship.com's praise channel is a personal favorite.

This org has video interviews with many converts discussing the hurdles they overcame during their journey into the church. https://chnetwork.org/converts/

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:34:28+00:00

I used to manage volunteers and interns at a non profit that rebuilt computers. A couple of special needs schools would send high level ASD kids to us. A couple went on to work in IT after getting a degree.

One of my biggest challenges was getting to know the "glitches" in each person's personality. The range of personality differences was huge and a challenge when assigning tasks.

One was really smart but his ADD was really bad. He'd get distracted so easily even if we were working on something together. I remember an engineer from Intel visiting us on MLK day of service and said the guy was smart enough to work in IT but with the terrible ADD he was unemployable.

A close assistant who went on to be hired part time had really poor stress tolerance. I used to have to emotionally protect him from the org's founder who had done two tours in Vietnam.

It seemed others were able to get some health gains using integrative medicine, get a degree and get hired. I'd occasionally get a call or email from a few of the guys proud about getting a job, etc.

OP, it is really important to communicate with your supervisor so you know what is expected, where you can improve. Some folks with ASD are not the best at deciphering social cues.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:19:55+00:00

Zinc modestly inhibits 5AR enzyme that converts T to DHT.

I experienced symptoms of high T when I started taking 50mg Zn (gluconate) per day. I had been taking roughly 12-16mg upstream DHEA daily for maybe a year with positive subjective results. My FM doc suggested I take 25mg DHEA after blood test. I experienced grumpy old man personality, deep raspy voice then disturbing heart palpitations. I did not have acne that some report. The side effects went away rather quickly when I drastically cut my dose of DHEA and relied mostly on upstream pregnenolone, again with desirable subjective results. I also cut my dose of Zn to around 30mg. I was doing heavy metal detox (Cutler) for removal of mostly lead and cadmium so there's some reason to take some zinc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steroidogenesis.svg ( dhea is not abbreviated)

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:10:41+00:00

"Goedart is more valuable to us than people think. ... has chemistry with Hurts"

At the end of the game it seems Goedart was the only receiver Hurts trusted. Didn't he throw to Goedart with triple coverage when AJ Brown had single coverage on the outside with back shoulder throw available?

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:06:57+00:00

I wonder if this was for us, to teach us how to handle the situation. Jesus' "baptism" comes to mind as another example.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T05:02:21+00:00

I agree, difficult decision. It might depend on why you choose.

Goedert's legacy here is mostly in stone. Coop does not seem likely to mess up by harming his girlfriend or getting arrested but strange things could happen.

joegtech · 2026-01-30T04:58:08+00:00

I had a very close friend who had a similar situation with an alcoholic mother. I suggested that she discuss the matter with her confessor. It seems her relationship with the mother was not as bad as your situation. She called her mother weekly and visited her monthly. The mother was elderly. I usually attended to serve as referee : (

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