Little update;
Still on Cd's protocol. As I had those supplements available I added NAC, Histidine. I know only 1 case is supposed to be helped by this combination, and I'm still trying to figure out which case I am regarding Helen's theory. Figured the best way to know is to try . Nothing special to report yet
I'm also taking; _2g Taurine, 1-2g MgCl, 200mg B1( waiting for a bulk supplement to up the dosage ), 300mg Betaine HCl
_Bile acid factors, a bit of KCl, Vit E EOD
_Emergen-C ( 1g Vit C, Bs, Ca, Chr, Ph, Zn, etc. ) once or twice a week. Basically a Multi-Vitamin with very low dosage except for vit C
Betaine Hcl seem to crash me sexually. Not sure if I'll continue as I was happy with the little libido upswing post R andro. Could be the B1 too, but 200mg is very little so I doubt it. Hard to pinpoint
Apple cider vinegar, Taurine, MgCl, made me able to tolerate rice, gluten for the past days, which is a tremendous progress even though probably just a stilt. I'm glad I have found something that protects me from the usual inflammation symptoms, hair thinning everytime I eat these foods . No digestion issue after gluten either
I added taurine and reintroduced MgCl, ACV this week with this particular goal in mind;
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Taurine attenuates hypertension and improves insulin sensitivity in the fructose-fed rat, an animal model of insulin resistance. - PubMed - NCBI
"Thus, taurine supplementation could be beneficial in circumventing metabolic alterations in insulin resistance"
_Effect of magnesium supplementation on insulin resistance in humans: A systematic review. - PubMed - NCBI
"Oral supplementation with MgCl2 solution restores serum magnesium levels, improving insulin sensitivity and metabolic control in type 2 diabetic patients with decreased serum magnesium levels."
_ Vinegar Improves Insulin Sensitivity to a High-Carbohydrate Meal in Subjects With Insulin Resistance or Type 2 Diabetes
"These data indicate that vinegar can significantly improve postprandial insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant subjects. Acetic acid has been shown to suppress disaccharidase activity (3) and to raise glucose-6-phosphate concentrations in skeletal muscle (4); thus, vinegar may possess physiological effects similar to acarbose or metformin. Further investigations to examine the efficacy of vinegar as an antidiabetic therapy are warranted."
I should mention that I had a few drinks yesterday. First time for at least a year.
I felt really good, the last time I drank I felt absolutely nothing except the fatigue and inflammation from it. This time I had the " buzz ", really enjoyable and a welcomed progress. NAC probably protected me from the hungover feeling as well
*I'm willingly messing with experimentation right now as I figured this is the only window I have to do so.
In a few weeks I'll be more serious regarding the dosage and the scheduling of the supplements. Planning to copy what
@Orion has been doing these past months while running Cd's protocol and closely looking at
@tanedout 's and everyone's update on their TEI cycle