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Cod liver oil or regular fish oil?

I've been taking a couple of tablespoons of cod liver oil each day, but it was recently brought to my attention that the vitamin A levels in it could be a problem. Could anyone she …
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Shakeology vs Primal Fuel

What's your thoughts? For meals on the run when you work in the emergency business when its difficult to prep food for constantly being a truck for up to 12-16 hours daily.
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Epsom Salt Bath in Unfiltered Water

Do you think that the chlorine in normal bath water would make an epsom salt bath not worth doing?
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Creaky knees + night blindness? What am I missing?

I've recently and suddenly been experiencing creaky knees and night blindness. (Damn, I'm only 44 and walk "everywhere", those joints should be OK, right?) I'm guessing I'm missing …
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Do we need a new theory of cell physiology?

I watched the video Danny Roddy put up of Ray Peat. It was very interesting in it's own right, and also sent me off looking for Gilbert Ling and Mae Wan Ho. So, I am looking at Li …
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BMI — Valid, or CW

Paleo lifestyle challenges a lot of CW, especially on diet and fitness regimen. That understood, is BMI still a valid rubric, or are there better ways to understand ratios of bone, …
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Hack knee medial meniscus damage

Hi - I'm wondering if anyone had any thoughts or similar experiences that may help me, I have some knee issues that i am loath to just put down to irreversible joint degeneration …
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Hack my blood test - 23yo male, high TSH/BUN, low HDL

Summary: BUN/TSH seem high, HDL seems low. I'm a healthy, athletic 23 year old male. Current pictures here and here. 6', 195 lbs. Between 8 and 10% body fat I'd guess. Details: B …
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Fat and Skin appearance and Health

Anyone find eating a lot of fatty chicken (chicken w/ skin on) leading to poor skin health or decreased overall well being? I feel like a lot of people avoid poultry and pork here …
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What’s your gut reaction to lab-grown meat?

Based on this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/19/test-tube-burger-meat-eating?newsfeed=true I suppose you could take stem cells from healthy cows that wer …
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Which Toothpaste?

Looking for something natural to use. I'm about to try one from Tropical Traditions which contains coconut oil.
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Besides dairy, what is a big skin offender?

Through experimenting I've pretty much ruled out the fact that dairy is causing me to breakout. Normally I have clear skin but I would say once every few months or so there will b …
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Bone Broth - lid on or not?

Making a batch of Bone Broth at the moment and just wondering wether I should have the lid on or not? Thanks
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Why do we need to be Leptin Sensitive opposed to Leptin Resistant?

I know many tried the Leptin Reset protocol trying to be Leptin-Sensitive. But, why, do one need to be Leptin Sensitive? Is there a real scientific theory behind the claim that Lep …
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Dairy-free probiotics

I'm on a course of antibiotics and don't want to risk them messing with my digestive system too much. Usually I eat a lot of yogurt so I wouldn't worry, but I want to stay dairy-fr …

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