Whoa! Thatās a good way of thinking about it, and now that you describe progress that way it makes sense. And thatās awesome to hear about your experiences as well as your son and relative.
I have a friend who lived in a state called āsuper morbid obesityā for several years. She got gastric bypass about 20 years ago and now maintains a healthier weight. Sheās not into lifting or fitness the way we are, but her years of maintenance are their own form of progress. She hasnāt backslid anywhere near that really dangerous place where she once found herself.
I absorb as much as I can from Eric Berg and have tried a lot of his stuff. I will keep trying to learn about my body and why it acts the way it does. Never giving up the fight to find relief!
When I went to my GP a dozen times and tests kept coming back clear, I got put on anti-psychotics which zombified me. When I refused to take them I got sectioned and had to spend 6 weeks in a mental hospital. Went down all the mental health routes, did all the talking. My symptoms? Didnāt change one bit. Because I donāt complain like I used to, they think Iām better, truth is I just donāt have much faith in Western medicine any more.
Thatās so interesting! I hate math with a passion so this makes sense.
Awesome! Thatās what Iām talking about ā being strong enough for everyday life without feeling physically punished for pushing toward a goal nobody cares about outside of the gym.
I wish there was something helpful I could say but it sounds like you know a lot more than I do in this area. As for western medicine, yep, Iām with you on that!
Sorry I didnāt mean to come across in that way at all! Iāve actually read your article on Leaky Gut several times and probably will again at some point. Reading other peopleās success stories is what keeps me going so youāve already helped me more than you know.
Oh you totally didnāt! But you know your body better than I do, and I think the longer someone struggles with gut problems the more information they gather. They have to out of self preservation. Digestive problems are a living hell and when someone has them, they tend to read all the material they can get their hands on.
I remember going to a GP when I had my first bout of digestive issues and the doctor gave me the absolute worst advice anyone could give. But she wasnāt a specialist. So despite her credentials she literally knew less about my digestive problems than I did. Kinda funny how that is sometimes.
It was actually shocking to learn how little time GPs actually spend on nutrition to get their qualifications. I donāt want to put them down too much though, thatās not their fault and I think Western Medicine for acute issues is phenomenal. As you imply, can their learning compete with someone whoās obsessively researched for almost a decade? Probably not.
The most annoying thing is Iāve managed to fix dozens of random peopleās minor digestive issues along the way. Just not my own! Heh.
GPs in the uk suck for digestive issues! I only found out I was lactose intolerant by chance after being ill for 10 years with it and then telling me it was growing pains.
I moved to California for a year and only found the trigger when I didnāt have access to a fridge so stopped having any diary for a while.
To be fair to GPs, think of all the different pathologies and presentations with which they have to deal - by definition they really canāt have any form of specific expertise. They tend to find themselves managing population health conditions, like hypertension and diabetes. Often the best thing they can do is refer a patient to the right specialist.
Very good point. I think weāve had this conversation before lol. But weāre on the same page. GPs are always super helpful when you have something like an ear infection or a UTI. But if you have uncommon or chronic problems, they may not be able to figure out whatās causing them.
Yeah, something about the anti inflammatory effects of cannabinoids. Apparently there are lots of receptors for these chemicals in the intestines. And some science guys found that people with digestive issues tend to have less of a certain cannabinoid in their intestines than people with health guts.
I think science is still trying to figure out the particulars.
Here are a few recipes and a whack article that popped up.
Green Green Smoothie
5 handfuls of spinach
Ā½ cucumber
3 kale leaves
1 Fuji apple
7 large cannabis fan leaves
Ā½ lemon
Banana
1 large banana, peeled & sliced
2 Ā½ cups of almond milk
4 tablespoons cocoa
Ā½ cup peanut butter
Ā¼ cup chopped fresh cannabis
Strawberry
3 tablespoons of raw cannabis
1 frozen banana
Ā½ cup frozen strawberries
3 tablespoons of shredded coconut
Ā½ cup thin vanilla yogurt
Ā¼ cup coconut or dairy milk
A few ice cubes
And this is a crazy You Tube guy who I heard talk about it.
Iām both a runner and a lifter. I noticed that in the lifting community there is a strong tendency for people to believe that whatever way they lift is the āright wayā to lift, not just the right way for them. In contrast, for the most part, runners donāt tend to think everyone should lift just like them. How a person lifts weight will depend on large part on their goals. How they lift will also depend on whether that particular method of lifting and eating help a person achieve their goals. Iām fine with people being super strong and kind of heavy as long as thatās what they want. Since I lift largely for health reasons, I also continue to run even though that potentially could interfere with my gains; I also like running. Since people are different, how we lift should be different.
Read this with great anticipation. I am 66+, COPD person, retired military and I have a confession. I like Bodyweight trainingā¦ There I have said it in public!! I look at my BB and think āNope, 50 burpeesā. Here is my normal day (no laughing): 50 burpees w/squat chaser, 100 pushups, 24 pullups, 100 KB swings (16kg or 28kg depending how I feel), 3 mile walk and some breath work. Even though this is probably more then a lot of the youngsters outside this forum do, I still sometimes get to looking at the photos in T-Nation and think āmaybe I need supplementsā You look great Dani and I appreciate this insight
But if you have uncommon or chronic problems, they may not be able to figure out whatās causing them.
You look great Dani and I appreciate this insight