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CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT*: Take 1 NOW Ultra Omega-3 softgel 1 to 2 times daily to help support brain health.*MOLECULARLY DISTILLED - ENTERIC COATED: Those who experience nausea or reflux from other fish oils should find this enteric coated, odor-controlled softgel easier to tolerate.CERTIFICATIONS/CLASSIFICATIONS: Non-GMO, Kosher, GMP Quality AssuredGMP Quality Assured: NPA A-rated GMP certification means that every aspect of the NOW manufacturing process has been examined, including our laboratory/testing methods (for stability, potency, and product formulation).Packaged in the USA by a family owned and operated company since 1968.
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I was in a similar boat to you: sex with someone new was a mix of excitement, slight fear stemming from performance anxiety, and simply nervousness. I'm sure you can relate to the feelings of emasculation when a man can't be a "man" - we all know it's embarrassing to say the least!
I take adderall, which gives me a permanent dopamine boost all day, followed by a seemingly permanent deficiency at the end of the day and beyond; in addition, I'm exist in a state of "fight or flight" because of how adderall interacts with your systems and pumps adrenaline, always. My libido was absolutely shot and I had similar problems to you. I was getting pretty desperate. I tried a lot of stuff, did a lot of research, tried more things, but ultimately, most, if not all, of it went no where.
I found some forums after entering [ +"adderall" +"libido loss"] into Google (without the [ ]) and found a wealth of information after sorting through the shit. I'd searched before, had varied success, but this time was different - I took the time to dig, research, find, and learn!
Often users of prescription meds like adderall, opiates, or anti-depressants find that libido destruction is a primary side effect, an exceedingly common one; the good news, however, is that loads of dudes are fed up having the same problems and have taken their issues into their own hands - they guinea pigged their bodies, desperate for resolution! These dudes are basically martyrs, so bless them for their diligence and hard work!
The solutions I found were interesting.
I learned that people often take some combination of the following pills; for me, however, I just bought them all and have experimented with doses, frequency, and combinations.
Adderall also plays with my blood pressure and, with everything else, namely adrenaline, my extremities aren't getting the proper blood flow; since taking these supplements, I now wake up with erections again --something I didn't realize had stopped happening!-- and have erections hard enough to club a seal to death with.
These have been an absolute god-send for me.
If you don't happen to read this, then I hope this helps someone else.
Here, I can save you some money.
NOW Ultra Omega 3 Fish Oil 360 caps $40.50
Life Force Multiple 360 caps (Year supply) $41.64
Healthy Origins Vitamin D 5,000 IU 377 Drops (Year supply) $6.99
True Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate 1900g (Year supply) $23.56
Comes out to $112.69 for the year.
Want to add beta alanine?
TrueNutrition Beta-Alanine 1500g $56.70
Total now is $181.66 for the year
Coupon codes:
I'm not sure if you are a troll...
>What about your Omega-3s?
Take a fish oil supplment. I take this one... http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6/
>Monos and polys?
This is way to specific to worry about.
>Fiber?
Have a salad as listed above.
>Complete proteins?
Yeah, you are just spouting buzzwords without understanding them. Any meat source is a complete protein.
> You know that sugar is a leading cause of many major diseases right?
Source? Like a medical or journal source too, not "Tina's Natural Living Blog".
>You ever see the pink slime that makes up the nuggets and burgers and whatever else "food" is served at fast food places?
And pink slime was found to be an overblown media hype thing the past year or so. The whole controversy is over it being called "meat" which by definition has to be muscle tissue. It can be made up of connective tissue which under FDA guidelines can't carry the "meat" name. It may not be "meat" but it is from cow carcass. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_slime#Product_overview
>Many people in the bodybuilding community love to drop iifym whenever convenient. But look at people who are actually healthy and lean and fit long term, I bet almost all of them are eating quality whole foods 90% of the time.
If you don't have a source, I really don't care about your conjecture. It's all HPRD (Highly Precise Rectal Data). I can say 90% percent of Fittors are idiots, but without any data there is no ground for me to stand on.
You're so welcome!
Hmm, I see. That is strange. I'm not an expert, but,,,
Perhaps it would be that:
- You are sensitive to some or combo of ingredients common in watery layers. Some things that irritate your skin can make it feel dry and tight as well, instead of rashes or acne-like stuff. Like if you were sensitive to butylene glycol (very commonly used in watery things), or plant extracts or essential oils/fragrance that is making your skin react. I have heard some people are sensitive to certain pH adjusters/preservatives as well. It's all very individual.
- Some skin need some amount of exfoliation before watery layers and other stuff to penetrate. If your skin woes aren't caused by getting dehydrated via overexfoliation, I would maybe try a AHA to gently take away some of the top layers to let the other stuff penetrate. AHA can be hydrating as well, while BHA can be drying (but anti-inflammatory). The gentlest options are PHA (polyhydroxy acid) like lactobionic acid, and AHAs like mandelic acid, and lactic acid. Glycolic may be too harsh. PHA and mandelic are the gentlest options, as far as I know.
- There isn't enough water before/inbetween steps. I would probably use a hydrating mist right after washing and in-between layering stuff. The humectants work by absorbing water around them, so it is helpful to have as much water before the occlusives as possible.
- There are ingredients that tend to be drying in your watery layers, like alcohol. Or they're just not optimal formulations. Even some stuff with alcohol can be quite moisturizing, if they're formulated right.
- Your humectants and occlusives just aren't cutting it. Personally, just using cerave cream or vaseline or aquaphor didn't help me when my skin was at the deepest dank dehydrated place, lol. I had to use ASSLOADS of really effective humectants and occlusives as much as possible. That meant incorporating urea and lanolin, panthenol, allantoin, etc. on top of everything else like ceramides. This is just a personal hypothesis, but I think what my skin needed was healing, not just moisturizing. I was CHRONICALLY stressed, which lowered my immune system, and prevented my skin from healing as readily. I needed stuff that would really HEAL instead of just provide moisture. What I also needed most was to get enough sleep at the right time, and do exercise or meditation or whatever else to keep my stress levels lower. Your skin can't heal no matter how much stuff you throw at it if you aren't letting your body rest and stop being so inflamed, y'know? And that starts internally.
Getting optimal nutrition I think helped me a lot as well. I wasn't getting enough sunlight and nutrition in my diet, too. I take vitamin d supplements (5,000 IU daily, in the morning) because getting it through that is better than damaging your skin outside baking under sunlight, which has DNA-destroying effects. And take vitamin k2 MK-4 & MK-7 because it's important to take it with vitamin d, to properly direct calcium into the right places (so you don't get calcium deposits aka stones and shit). Vitamin K is quite rare in food, but they're important in dental and bone health. You can get K2 MK-4 in egg yolk, but it goes in and out of your system very quickly, like within a few hours. K2 MK-7 can be found in food like natto, but I'm not Japanese and don't eat natto, so I get it in supplement form. It's VERY rarely found in food, and it actually stays in your system unlike MK-4.
Having balanced omega fats in your diet is important as well. We need something like 1:1-1:4 Omega 3 to Omega 6 to keep inflammation down and be in optimal health. Americans are at something crazy like 1:16 to 1:24 or something like that. Because we eat so much bread and other types of meat and stuff like that, and not enough seafood. Humans have evolved eating lots of seafood, so that is what we should be eating to be in optimal health (optimal, not just alive, lol). I don't eat a ton of seafood, altho I'm Asian, but I do have different types of fish and seaweed in occasion.
Instead, I take fish oil pills. You can't just take any fish oil pills as many have shown to be rancid, or have high levels of mercury and other toxic heavy metals. And you're better off not taking in any oxidized oils than not taking anything at all. The one I have found that has the best EPA/DHA levels and best bang for buck is NOW Foods Ultra Omega-3 (they have another fish oil, but this is different). You can check out this site for highly ranked supplements here: https://labdoor.com/rankings
But you don't need to take all these supplements and stuff if you have a good diet. I just take those three (vitamin d, vitamin k, and fish oil) because I'm lacking them in my diet. It's something that many Americans lack in their diet as well (I'm not sure what nationality you are). And you don't want to just nilly willy take vitamins and shit without researching them first, especially fat-soluble ones, as they build up inside you instead of getting flushed out if you have too much, like water-soluble ones.
On top of that, I would also just keep myself hydrated as well. Not that drinking water is directly correlated to skin hydration, but it's just good to keep hydrated. It's not enough to just drink a ton of water, keeping the electrolytes balanced plays an important part, too. You can't be "hydrated" if your electrolytes are totally out of whack. Which is also why you can't just give a dehydrated person who's been out stuck somewhere before being found just straight up water and kill them lol. (But really, don't worry about that electrolyte stuff, unless you're an athlete or something. Just drink a ton of water.)
To calculate the amount of water you should try to be drinking everyday is your weight in lbs * 0.66 (or .67 doesn't matter). For example, I weigh 143 lbs, so 143 * 0.66 = about 94 fl ounces of water a day. Feeling thirsty means you have already become dehydrated long before that.
SORRY I WROTE A FREAKIN' THESIS PAPER BUT I HOPE THINGS WORK OUT FOR YOU!!!
My favorite fish oil: http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6/
It's the cheapest for the amount of EPA/DHA I've found.
As far as multis, there are a few good ones, my favorite is Controlled Lab's Orange Triad, mostly for the extra joint support.
You can also give her high-grade human fish oil instead of fish oil designed for pets.
They have the same benefits, and the source is of much higher quality.
I use the same fish oil for my pet and me :)
As for carbs you should be aiming for 20-30g of netcarbs per day (a netcarb = Total carbs minus fiber carbs). So if you were eating 15g of fiber per day, your total carb intake would be 35 to 45g.
The rest of your calories should come from fat. So if you were eating 1600 calories per day, 100g of protein, and 20g of carbs, that would leave 1120 calories for fat, or 124g of fat. To calculate this yourself: fat in grames = (total calories - (protein in grams + carbs in grams)x4) / 9. Using the above example numbers that would look like: (1600 - (100+20)x4)/9 --> (1600 - 480)/9 --> 124g of fat.
If you need help figuring out how many calories you should be eating, provide the numbers requested above for calculating total protein intake and i'll help you figure that out as well.
I would also recommend a magnesium supplement, somewhere between 300-400mg per day. If you get diarrhea, then you should probably take two smaller doses of ~150mg twice daily (use a pill splitter) or switch to a slow-release version. If you still have issues even with two smaller doses, then reduce the dosage until you no longer do (usually after the first month of magnesium supplementation you'll probably need to reduce the amount to 200-300mg per day depending on how much you're getting from food). Also be sure to get a chelated form of magnesium (magnesium aspartate, magnesium citrate or magnesium citrimate). And when determining how much magnesium is actually in each dose, you will need to calculate it based on the RDI (the RDI is 400mg per day). So if the dose is 50% of the RDI then you would know that it's only 200mg per dose.
If you decide to take a potassium supplement, make sure you aren't on any other medication that might interact negatively (such as blood pressure medicines). If you plan your low-carb diet well you can get enough potassium from food. If you do decide to use a supplement or a potassium-salt, be sure to stay below ~500mg per day and preferably spread throughout the day. Excess potassium, especially from quickly absorbed supplements, can cause serious health problems.
The last two supplements i would recommend would be 1g-1.5g of Omega-3 fish oil capsules (or liquid) and ~2-5000 IU of vitamin D3 per day. There might be cheaper/better brands of these two supplements out there, but the two i linked are what i personally use.
I use a gallon pitcher, add (1.5 cups avocado oil or 2 cups of Darigold heavy whipping cream or 24 tablespoons of melted Kerrygold Irish Grass Fed salted butter), 6 scoops of ketochow, fill it 3/4 of the way full with water, give it 60 seconds with the immersion blender, let it sit for 2 minutes, and do another 60 seconds with the immersion blender. Then it goes into 6 bottles which is good for 2 days worth. I usually do 3 pitchers for 18 total servings, or 6 days.
I normally don't need anything else to get me through the day, but I keep extra stuff in the refrigerator if do need a snack, or I'll replace one of my Ketochow servings with a combo of bacon, eggs, cheese, and veggies.
I am lazy AF so I also regularly visit Costco and buy bags of Babybel cheese minis (regular, white cheddar, and light), packages of Kirkland precooked bacon, and boxes of Kirkland peeled hard boiled eggs. I also buy cauliflower, broccoli, and avocados for snacks. I'll occasionally grab a few rotisserie chickens, cut them in half while they're still warm, and refrigerate them, and have half as a meal when I'm craving something more substantial than Ketochow. 350f for 30 minutes heats them up perfectly.
I recommend https://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/ to figure out your macros and deficits and cronometer.com to track your dailies.
I've lost 31 pounds in just under 3 months eating mostly just 3 ketochow servings a day with a few supplements (omega 3, magnesium, fiber capsules). Started at 210 and I'm now 179 (46m, 5'10", goal weight 170, possibly 160).
The only downside I've encountered is having to buy a bunch of sealed bottles (and having to wash them).
You have a great LDL! Good job! I would try fish oil to raise your HDL. I use and recommend this brand: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SE5SY6
500 isn't bad. I get NOW Foods Ultra Omega-3 and those are 750 (500/250) with no fish burps. In addition to any focus benefits Omega-3's provide they have also been shown to be a great supplement for your heart which is primarily why I take them.
Now Foods Ultra Omega 3
www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6/
I could be wrong, but the Blue Ice one is pinging alarms for me. Not really bad alarms, but more like they're selling an ineffectual money-waster.
I'd go with a simple Omega 3 supplement. Which can be hard to find, as you normally want one with high EPA/DHA and few actually list those contents. Labdoor.com does a good comparison of products. For personal recommendations, I like NOW Ultra Omega, and Nutrigold is pretty good too.
Sounds like a good plan. I'd consider possibly adding a probiotic and Rhodiola for some more energy. An omega 3 supplement should definitely help with energy and brain fog. I use this one. When are you taking the zinc and magnesium? Magnesium is a relaxant and for some people even acts as a mild sedative in helping put you to sleep, so it's best taken at night before bed. From your last part about B vitamins, it sounds like you're basically already taking a B complex. Also, the multi you get may contain all the B vitamins you need.
Do you believe that the anabolic androgenic ratio rating (done in mice I know) could be a surrogate for non-AR mediated anabolism to AR mediated anabolism? You say that Test has equal effects through both mechanisms, which would be supported by this idea because it is 100:100.
Regarding androgen affinity of masteron you can see this full paper here.
You are correct that masteron has affinity for the androgen receptor, but interestingly it's androgenic rating is only 25-40, less than half that of testosterone. This could be suggestive that the majority of the effects are non-AR dependent. The hormone was originally intended for breast cancer patients, and I believe that it may mediate anabolic activity by acting as an antagonist at the estrogen receptor. By blocking receptor binding of estrogen, it may allow you to reap some of the anabolic effects (increased IGF-1, sodium retention) of estrogen without experiencing the femininization (sp?) properties.
Let me try to summarize the thoughts going around here, and see if I can suggest an option to address this.
I am not sure I have the perfect answer, but here is how I plan to do it in my next cycle:
I thought I would include supplement choices since I am writing a book here anyways:
I am on the fence about including HCG, because I was running it on a cruise for a while, but it was aggravating my pubertal gyno and when I went to get my bloodwork I found that I had above range prolactin and in range estrogen and test. I was only on AI + Test + 500IU HCG/wk administered E3D. I may include it just to improve lipid metabolism, and increase estrogenic tone, because boldenone seems to act similarly to masteron insofar as it has not well understood anti-androgen effects.
Sorry for the manifesto.
this is what I use:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SE5SY6/_encoding=UTF8
2 caps a day = 1g
4 caps a day if you're exercising/resistance training = 2g
When I started adding in 1500mg twice a day of epa's it was a game changer for my recovery. I take three of these twice a day.
https://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6/ref=sr_1_8_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1473968244&sr=1-8&keywords=omega+3+fish+oil
http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394322670&sr=8-1&keywords=now+fish+oil
Some of the others listed here have higher levels of Omega, DHA, and EPA.
However for the price this stuff rocks. And if you want to get really high levels of DHA and EPA you can take two. Even taking two its still cheaper per serving than the others listed here and then you are actually getting more.
Yup... take a look at this.
I like NOW Ultra which has 500/250 EPA/DHA. It's the best bang for buck with my limited searching...
NOW Foods kicks ass! My all time favorite is their Ultra Omegas. They don't taste bad, are really cheap and easy to swallow. Not to mention that the EPA helps me with concentration.
That's kind of expensive. This stuff is linked elsewhere in the thread and is way cheaper. I mean, even if there are some fish burps with it, at least it's the right kind and is a load cheaper.
Creatine timing doesn't matter once your muscles are saturated with creatine.
Your fish oil seems very low in epa/dha. My current fish oil contains 750mg combined epa/dha. So I only take 2-3 a day. I don't think there is any benefit to take more than 1-2 grams per day. That amount is perfectly safe.
I would recommend Rhodiola from my personal experience. That's another I buy from NOW.
L-Carnitine in the form of ALCAR affects the brain and the body. In LCLT form it only affects the body. You might get extra stimulatory effects from ALCAR, but you may not get the same testosterone uptake response you get from LCLT.
It's your personal preference if you'd rather juice a beet root before each workout, or take a scoop of powder. The difference is probably insignificant.
Rhodiola will help immensely with stress. That's it's main purpose. There shouldn't be any negative drug interactions. ALCAR has also been shown to have antidepressant effects.
The only thing else I would recommend is a multivitamin. I suggest Rainbow Light for Men because of it's high potency and bio-availability. A good multivitamin should improve your energy and mood.
> 180mg EPA & 120mg DHA
That's a little low. I'd try maybe [this brand](http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180- Count/dp/B000SE5SY6) because It's the cheapest per mg omega 3 on amazon that I've found.
>Centrum Advance Multi-Vitamin
I've found that a lot of multivitamins don't include their ingredients in the most absorbable form. This is the one I take, because it seems to be the most absorbable multi that I've found.
Check out examine.com for dosing guidelines.
I'm a lifter and take 2-3g of combined EPA/DHA daily.
FYI, Now Foods Fish Oil is the best "bang for your buck" when it comes to actual EPA/DHA content. I take 3-4 of these bad boys a day.
It's possible to acquire pills that are much higher in n-3 concentration without paying a ton. Like these are 75% n-3 (750mg of every 1g = 1000mg). There are probably even better deals if you look around hard.
Yeah, I can't make any sense out of it, for sure. I can eat crab, so it seems like a shellfish allergy wouldn't be the cause. As for my fish oil, I've tried a couple of brands. Currently, I'm using Now, and it's giving me the same problem. Oh, well. I'll give the kind you recommended a shot.
Thanks.
EDIT: forgot some letters and shit
This is the one I take:
NOW Foods blah blah blah words
$20.25 / (.750 * 180) = $0.15 per gram
If you really care about the price, you can buy fish oil as a dog food supplement. I found this gem while looking for fish oil for my dog. It's not molecularly distilled like most human fish oils are, but the mercury and pcb levels are below detectable levels, if the company is to be believed.
linky link
The only source I could find for epa and dha levels.
32oz: $24.50/(.675*267) = $0.14 per gram
64oz: $41.55 /(.675*267*2) = $0.12 per gram.
All calculations do not include shipping. I have amazon prime so I do not pay shipping on these.
note I don't know much about epa vs dha and therefore i was only trying to maximize dha+epa.
"Two softgels provide 360 mg of EPA, 240 mg of DHA, and 120 mg of other omega-3s" from Amazon!
So no, not even close - do you know of a brand that does have that much?
Edit: Read to the bottom, Martin seems to recommend This Brand
I understand you need both, but isn't the daily recommended dosage 1000mg of EPA per day?
edit: https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Ultra-Omega-Fish-Softgels/dp/B000SE5SY6/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1493430130&sr=8-1&keywords=now%2Bultra%2Bomega&th=1
is that the one you are referring too?
https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Ultra-Omega-Fish-Softgels/dp/B000SE5SY6/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1498225311&sr=8-1&keywords=now+foods+ultra+omega+3
i disagree with some here.
i would use curcubrain (curcumin longvida)
i would use a quality balanced epa/dha fish oil supplement. for the price, availability, and quality control, and the amount of dha to epa (almost 50/50, but def. higher than standard 25-30% dha) i like now foods ultra omega
https://labdoor.com/review/now-foods-ultra-omega-3-fish-oil
https://www.amazon.com/Foods-Ultra-Omega-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6?th=1
as for vitd3, get the levels checked. any level above 35 is actually associated with increased morbidity/mortality across the board....
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000SE5SY6/ref=sr_ph_1_s_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1487568138&sr=sr-1&keywords=fish%2Boil&th=1
I take 1 per day in the morning with breakfast.
My triglycerides went from 123 to 255 on 40mg accutane. I just ordered Omega 3 Fish Oil and it went down to 170 after a month. Depends on your doctor some get really paranoid. Mine did after a big jump like that. Like lordlaser said my doctor seemed really inexperienced with Accutane. But if it keeps rising do what I did and take a lot of Omega 3 pills.
What is your opinion of something like this for fish oil?
http://www.amazon.com/Now-Foods-Ultra-Soft-gels-180-Count/dp/B000SE5SY6
(I guess you'd only have to take one of these a day?)
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I took a sip of something poison, but I'll hold on tight.