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Nothing recent, I might get another done soon though. I'm focusing on gut health stuff at the moment so my diet isn't 'normal,' so if I did one now I think it wouldn't really be representative.

Now, solgar or Swanson are good brands. Alway open the capsule & taste. Should be super bitter.

@wuf what were your bloods like before you started the cortisol? I'm guessing you were low cortisol on blood tests? High or low DHT?

This is interesting that you have a good level of lactobacillus. Most people with PFS/PAS who have done this test have this species wiped out (including me). My beneficial e.coli strain is also wiped out, but my levels of bifidobacterium are fine. Odd that we still have similar symptoms...

Couple of recent observations; Tried a week of eating tofu, soya milk etc. Didn't notice anything at all from it. I know some people say they immediately get a benefit, but I got nothing. Maybe didn't eat enough. Also stopped taking daily tribulus 2 days ago, and getting bad anxiety, but...

What is your plan for next steps?

I didn't feel good! No energy, no motivation, but the main issue was it seemed to completely stop 'peristalsis'. It was like everything from my stomach down just turned to concrete. A few articles said this can happen to start with, but it just stayed the same. After more than a week like that I...

I had some real issues with keto. Didn't get on with that at all. I would definitely try and ensure anyone who does it gets plenty of soluble fibre (from things like beans, lentils, seeds etc) in addition to insoluble fibre from fruit and veg. I didn't realise at the time. Some people seem to...

@Admiral Do you feel the hair mineral balancing has been worthwhile? You look like you've done more than anyone. Honest opinion?

@Helen so potentially curcumin could be useful for those with high cortisol, due to the following? Top 37 Curcumin / Turmeric Benefits + Side Effects, Dosage - SelfHacked

Glucurondation angle is interesting. I see soy actually promotes this, so it would suggest soy based foods would help here too. Glucuronidation - You Are The Healer Actually makes me think back to that '8 tips for accutane' video on youtube. The guy was taking, amongst other things, soy...

So would this mean the slow oxidisers have low DHT and low cortisol, and the fast have high cortisol and high DHT? (I know in my case I'm high DHT and cortisol) I'm going to get on the tofu and soya milk for the next week or two, and I'll report back! It's worth a go, and it's a simple thing to...

Had no idea DHT actually opposes estrogen until I read @Helen mention this somewhere recently, and I've found a great article here which goes into some detail (actually a great article overall on DHT etc, see below) But essentially the take-away is that if you have high DHT then your estrogen...

Have you had DHT tested before? It could've been really high before maybe

Good find @Helen ! This makes a LOT of sense. Many people feel better taking vitamin D (including myself, and I think I've overdone it and ended up retaining too much calcium as a result), but some people on the PAS threads have felt pretty much recovered on vitamin D, and I can think of at...

Yeah I think that was my first hair test? Where I was a Fast4? But the second 12 months later I'd changed to a Slow1. I think the biggest factor was avoiding calcium for 2 months prior to the 2nd test. I've tried B6 and NAD before, and don't remember anything that special from it, but I'll...

CDG is another supplement this guy used in his recovery... So presumably the drop in estrogen receptors would make us more sensitive to estrogen I guess. I seem to do quite well on estrogenic things, and I recently got some tofu to experiment with that

Have you since been supplementing with K2?

That's good you can do trib again, I think it's good stuff - but you need to ensure you get a good quality one - open up a capsule and taste some of the powder to ensure it's super bitter. I've had some which were hardly bitter at all, so just binned them. Taking trib and TUDCA has almost...

Sounds like vitamin D supplementation should really be avoided, especially if you're likely unable to make K2 due to PFS/PAS/CFS induced gut bacteria issues. I hope some people on here can get the active form tested, I will try to. Pretty sure in my case that's what's caused issues. I'm going...