Madelyn (Idaho) on 12/04/2025
thank you for sharing. Iâve got a 3.5mg nicotine patch on right now. Iâll probably increase to 7mg next week. I could definitely afford to lose some weight as Iâm about 10 pounds over my healthy weight. Iâve only worn the patch for a few days now, and havenât noticed much. Iâll give it much longer to see any benefit. I do know Dr Bryan Ardis wears a patch daily for continuous detox and virus prevention.
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Laura (Usa) on 12/04/2025
Tiberius (Oklahoma) on 12/04/2025
I recently made a post about how I cured hypertension by changing my diet. I figured I'd make a post dedicated to how I've been eating, because it was not obvious to me before that what I'm currently doing is exceptionally healthy.
Spoiler alert: It's not all about salads, fresh organic produce, happy chickens, grass fed cows, or green/brown box "healthy" processed foods.
So the general rules of the diet(TLDR): Eliminate processed foods pretty much altogether except for a couple of select items. Eliminate refined/added sugars as much as possible. Eliminate refined carbs like white flour, bread, pasta, and take it easy on grains like rice and oatmeal. Try to make everything you consume be of medicinal/positive benefit to you where you can. Not just "ok this is NOT harmful so I can eat it." Make your calories count for something good, if you can. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Replace the vast majority of your fats with avocado oil(I use chosen brand) and REAL single origin cold pressed extra virgin olive oil (I use terra delyssa brand). Avoid seed oils altogether (it's just empty calories at best, regardless of your beliefs about it). And stay away from restaurants, especially fast food. Also I try to eat high potassium foods. That's pretty much it.
You can probably take the above paragraph, copy it into Chatgpt and have it guide you based on that. ChatGPT is an exceptional tool for dialing in your diet. I've literally spent HOURS asking about pretty much EVERYTHING I'm doing in my diet, it's health benefits, pro's/con's, etc. I have it rate my meals, tell me where I can improve, I get tips about medicinal foods and ingredients worth consuming regularly, etc. I ask it for findings of legitimate, unbiased, peer reviewed, studies in regards to many things. The list goes on. And even recipes, which are often pretty decent.
As a guy with a job, in a household of people that are NOT currently sharing my dietary restrictions, I had to improvise and figure out ways to make it easier, realistic, sustainable, and budget friendly. We dont have room in the fridge for a ton of fresh produce that we dont normally keep, and I dont have the patience to go restock it as frequently as it needs to be replaced. In my case, I lean pretty heavy into canned beans and vegetables. I do try to get low sodium (because I was getting rid of hypertension), BPA free can lining, and as few ingredients as possible. Typically lots of black beans, pintos, kidney beans, lentils, green beans, some corn here and there.
Fresh produce: Russet potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, fresh garlic, green bell peppers, avocados, tomatoes, and white mushrooms are the fresh produce staples I keep stocked up.
For meats, for something quick for lunch at work, if I didnt have time to cook or didnt feel like it, I will stop at walmart and pick up a traditional rotisserie chicken. Cost like $6 will last me multiple days and they're exceptionally healthy for a hot ready to eat meat. (check ingredients, some have seed oils in the brine, the ones I get from my local walmart do not). Beyond that, I do pork chops quite a bit, they're dirt cheap, I pick up a pack of like 8 super thick ones from Sams for something like $12.. I filet each one in half for a thinner piece of meat and freeze them. I get I think a bottom round thin steak from Sams as well, it's only like $20 for big pack of 12 somewhat thin steaks. Lean 90/10 ground beef. And I eat A LOT of eggs, just regular cheapo large great value brand eggs in the big box. Also sardines and shrimp. I DONT do processed meats if I can help it. I have ate bacon a couple of times, but that's rare and only happened on special occasions like Thanksgiving. Also Rotisserie chickens(make sure the ingredients are clean before purchase, some have seed oils in the brine), they're dirt cheap cooked and ready to eat, you can take them home, butcher them, bag them, and freeze them.
Some other things I keep on hand, shelled walnuts, bananas, and fresh Medjool dates with the pit in them (this is what I have for a sugar craving), also Ghiardelli 72% cacao dark chocolate chips (for the health benefits of eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day. (I actually usually eat all of those every day as small snacks here and there and in small quantities.) I keep corn tortillas on hand(I eat them in moderation and maybe once a week or every two weeks), one of the only processed foods I'll eat, they're awesome for shrimp tacos and the ingredients are pretty clean as far as processed foods go. Also butter and real cheddar cheese(I'll eat both sparingly and not something I eat at every meal).
So here's how my meals look. Sometimes at work, if I havent cooked, I'll stop and pick up a rotisserie chicken and bring a can of beans and a can of green beans. Carve some meat of the chicken, rinse my canned goods, put them on a plate, heat them in the mircowave, season them, drizzle some olive oil on it, and that's it. Might use a sauce on the chicken sparingly like lousiana hot sauce or Stubbs BBQ (relatively low sugar and decent ingredients), Or I'll bring a big potato and bake it in the microwave, drizzle it with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and a little bit of butter.
One of my favorite meals, I'll saute onions, mushrooms, green bell peppers, and fresh garlic. Cook a pork chop or steak, 2 fried eggs over easy, and fried potatoes(russet or sweet potatoes) (pan fried with a bit of avocado oil)... Absolutely delicious, nutrient dense, and exceptionally healthy.
We make shrimp tacos, pan fried shrimp, heated corn tortillas, fresh cabbage, cilantro, onions, avocado drizzled with lime and some Sriracha. Delicious meal.
Also an important note, since I was relieving hypertension, I got in the habit of always trying to include potassium rich foods.. Mostly Potatoes, legumes, avocados, and bananas. Most people do not get enough in their diet whether they have hypertension or not.
Biggest thing missing from my diet is fatty fish.. I just dont like fatty fish enough to consume it as often as you need to consume it to get enough omega 3's. I do eat sardines on occasion but not 5 times per week.. more like once a month. I love regular salmon, cod, and plenty of fish. But fatty fish in particular like sockeye salmon and sardines... are hard to enjoy like that. So I supplement with some good fish oil. (talk to your doctor before taking any supplements) Do yourself a favor and learn about fish oil if you do take it, it's not all created equal. Dont just go buy whatever off the shelf. Look for a reputable product that's going to get you 500mg+ of combined EPA/DHA. The best option I've found that's half way budget friendly, is Now brand Tri-3D Omega Fish Oil (330 EPA/ 220DHA). Not going to go into how much is needed for full benefits, especially if you're not consuming fish regularly, you'll need to research that, talk to your doctor and decide how much you can safely take. Other supplements I started taking for hypertension and balancing my lipid profile that I'm still taking because I haven't got labs yet.. Niacin (the kind that makes you flush), Green Tea Extract, and Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract. (not suggesting you take any of these, talk to your doctor, just saying that I am taking these.)
Anyways, that's pretty much it. I do other meals, obviously, but the ones mentioned above are just to give an idea of what it looks like in practice. I never would have assumed that fried eggs, potatoes, and pork chops would have been a super healthy meal before I really got serious and looking into how to eat healthy myself. And if you noticed, I didnt even mention a salad(because I just dont really eat them, I will, but it's not something I eat often), organic anything, and certainly no brown box expensive "healthy" processed crap.
To give a before and after idea, I have been health conscious for many years, trying to avoid seed oils, and things like that. But I still ate processed foods in moderation, I'd stop and get fast food if out and about in hurry, I ate bread frequently, I indulged in high sugar items at least a couple times a day usually etc.. I was careful about what I had at home, but I'd eat unhealthy stuff in moderation. it wasn't til I buckled down, and got very disciplined about it and made those unhealthy things extreme rarities that things really changed.
Things that have changed/improved beyond hypertension (fyi, my blood pressure is exceptionally good without medication now. I'm talking 100-110/65-75 most of the time. I never saw numbers anywhere near that low while taking meds over the last 10 years). One of the biggest things that sticks out is how hunger works.. hunger before was frequent and if I didn't eat soon, I may get the shakes and go into that panicky awful hunger.. Thats carbs and sugar that cause that.. Now hunger comes after several hours and even then it's just a little uneasy feeling in your stomach you that it exists, you can easily go for several hours more without eating a bite with that hunger and be fine... And then you'll eat like a handful of walnuts or maybe a small banana and you're good to go for a couple of hours without feeling that hunger again. This is what hunger actually feels like. Sleep... I wake up after like 6 hours.. ANNOYED because I feel like I should still be sleeping, as I used to sleep for 8 to 10 or hours per day before and I'd still wake up groggy.. But 6 hours, I wake up and can't go back to sleep. I'll get up start the day and realize I'm totally refreshed.. still getting used to that. Here recently, I've noticed child like energy returning.. I am playing with my kids like I'm a kid myself with seemingly endless energy. Testosterone is improving and I'm noticing I'm more headstrong, in a good way, where I'm more willing to stand my ground and speak up for myself and others if needed. Something that would probably be very relevant for guys with ED.. It was never an issue for me, at all... but since the diet, I've noticed morning erections are substantial... I wake up feeling like I took a truck load of viagra most mornings. Yes I had perfectly fine morning erections before, but this is different. I could probably cut glass if there was a sharp edge on it.. lol. I've gotta take a few extra minutes and go splash some cold water on my face before going around anyone else to avoid an awkward situation, not something that just goes away before I'm done getting dressed. (Honestly, this post should probably be copied over to the section for Erectile Dysfunction. I can't say it would for sure help someone with it as I didnt have it, but I'd be surprised if it didnt.) I've noticed I dont like sitting around as much anymore. I'll just get up and go walk around without thinking about it looking for something to do. I'm doing chores around the house without procrastinating. The list goes on. To be clear, I'm not even exercising at this point.. This is JUST from dietary changes and possibly the supplements I'm taking. I do try to walk a bit when I think about it, I do park VERY far out in the parking lot, often the furthest I can get when I go to the store, and put myself in positions where I'm going to have to move more... But I'm not going out spending 30 minutes a day walking or doing any strength training. Not saying you shouldn't, just saying I haven't made the time to make that a habit yet.
Anyways, hope this helps you guys.
Some afterthoughts: people have different opinions on seed oils.. whether you think they're unhealthy or not, at best they're empty calories, eating avocado oil or olive oil instead is providing you with significant medicinal benefits along with the calories and they're absolutely NOT harmful assuming you're getting the real stuff and not heating them past smoking point. Organic products, may be healthier, I dont know, in my case, I didnt want to factor it into my budget and limit myself to the small organic sections at the grocery store, and despite that, my health has still massively improved. Maybe it would improve more if I only did organic produce, happy chickens, and grass fed cows and pigs.. idk. Just saying, the above is what I've done to get where I'm at now. And one more thing, I havent been too hard on myself. I allow myself cheats here and there. If the family goes out for ice cream, I'll definitely get myself a single dip hot fudge sundae.. The difference is, that is a somewhat rare treat.. Maybe a couple of times per month and it's small. What makes a difference in your health is the habitual diet, not the few exceptions, same reason why no one gets healthy by eating a salad once a few times a week while still eating majority trash the rest of the time.
Ruralady (Illinois) on 12/04/2025
Jesse (TX) on 12/03/2025
Art (California) on 12/03/2025
Supplements in general have only modest or less benefit, for people with ADHD and the studies tend to confirm this, but I think three supplements that are worth your girlfriend discussing with her doctor for long term use are vitamin D at a dose that will bring her 25 OH d level into the upper half of the reference range at whatever dose it takes to get there, which will require initial testing by her doctor to find what dose that is for her.
The second supplement worth considering is elemental magnesium in a bioavailable form such as Magnesium Glycinate taken at a dose that will deliver the RDA for magnesium for women which is 310 mg since your girlfriend is 18. To get 310 mg of elemental magnesium from the magnesium glycinate form will generally require 3 capsules per day from many brands of magnesium glycinate. Here is an example of a typical brand of magnesium glycinate that delivers 1000 mg of magnesium glycinate at 100 mg of elemental magnesium which would require 3 capsules per day to get close to the RDA and then get the remainder of magnesium from the foods she eats. Based on that dosing, this would be an 80 day supply :
The last supplement she can discuss with her doctor is Melatonin taken once in the later afternoon/early evening each day. Some people do not tolerate oral melatonin well, so she will probably want to start low around 3 mg and slowly increase her dose over time. Some people have no problem taking oral melatonin and can increase their dose fairly quickly.
So the three supplements are :
1. Vitamin D
2. Magnesium Glycinate
3. Melatonin
These three supplements have synergy with one another and their combined effects can work against the negative effects associated with ADHD. As an example, and you can confirm these with her doctor, ADHD has circadian rhythm disorder as a known issue and melatonin can help toward realigning the circadian rhythm. ADHD is noted for vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D at the right dose can resolve that deficiency while melatonin can increase vitamin D receptor (VDR) activity.
As another example, it is known that inflammation and elevated oxidative stress levels can increase ADHD severity and these three supplements offer potent anti inflammatory activity as well as potent anti oxidative stress activity.
People with ADHD typically have lower magnesium levels than healthy controls and magnesium taken at the RDA can help normalize magnesium levels.
People with ADHD have increased cortical excitotoxicity and these three supplements through various direct and indirect activities can synergistically help to calm this cortical excitotoxicity.
These three supplements have many other effects that can work against ADHD than what I mentioned above, but are highly likely to be agreeable with her doctor given their well established safety profiles. Also, people are often low on vitamin D and magnesium. She will have to get her doctor's approval and supervision in order for her to use these supplements as adjunctive treatment for ADHD for her safety as well as to insure that they will be compatible with all of her other medications that her doctor may prescribe now and later. These three may potentially allow her to reduce her dose of her current medication allowing her to take the medication for a longer period of time without experiencing any potential side effects.
Please keep us updated on her progress!
Xrystianna (N.E. Ohio, USA) on 12/03/2025
Addison (Doncaster) on 12/03/2025
my girlfriend who is 18 years old has diagnosed ADHD and is currently taking Methylphendidate tablets which are helping her concentrate and she is happy they do work but I want to find a method to try permanently reduce her ADHD or possibly get rid if this is possible as there are side effects to the medication that she says haven’t effected her yet but I don’t want them to effect her in the future.
Thank you for your time and I hope you can help me with this or point me in the right direction for help.
Kind regards,
Addison
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is it better to take it with food, evening, morning? thanks so much. chris
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Ana (New South Wales) on 12/02/2025
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Eoost (Chicago, IL) on 12/02/2025
I should elaborate on the joint pain, which is what I started on the patch for. It was so bad I couldnât open my water bottle and getting out of bed every morning was painful! After about a month on the patch I donât even remember the pain! Sometimes it comes back in my hands if Iâm over using them but really the pain is non existent.
I also give it to my 13 yo (lower dose) for his ADHD. He can finally focus and complete his homework with almost no help! I used to have to sit next to him and keep him on task but now I can do whatever else needs to be done around the house! I LOOOOVE THIS STUFF!
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Logan (Tarpon Springs) on 12/02/2025
Spooky2 is the cheapest and best rife machine on the market right now, I did extensive research before buying because the price is extensive
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