Oh man, you are really challenging my senior citizen brain here. I think I know how to bold things haha
I like Nootropics Depot as a source company. They sell it for $20 for a 30 count bottle of 200mg capsules.
Chetzemoka
joined 1 year ago
I knew this child from BIRTH. She's the same age as my younger sister and they were very good friends growing up. From the instant this kid could express preferences - I'm talking 18 months-2 years old - we knew something was up because here's this little boy who wants to wear dresses, play with dolls, and sneaks into mom's high heels and makeup at home.
We just assumed she was a gay boy because none of us had ever even heard of a transgender person 30-35 years ago. Believe me, everyone discouraged this. The constant battle finally met a stalemate agreement to just keep it at home. Even then, this kid was irrepressible, hence the glittery purple scarf at school.
When she told us in high school that she was really a girl, it was the most face-palmingly obvious thing, like of course that's what we've been seeing your entire life. That makes so much sense.
SHE initiated that conversation. No one EVER pushed her to do anything. She was a very active participant in her own medical decisions, which is medically appropriate for a teenager. (I'm a nurse. Teenagers should participate in their own medical decisions.)
She started puberty blockers, started living openly as a girl in RURAL OHIO 30 YEARS AGO and it was not a big fucking deal until you assholes suddenly decided it was a few years ago. She didn't receive any permanent medical treatment for transition until she was 18.
Believe me, son, she's PERFECTLY INTACT, happier than you, and you can fuck the fuck right off with that horse shit terminology.
It's really safe even in absolutely large doses. (There are studies performed using doses in the multiple GRAM range.) I highly recommend trying it. Personally I take 400mg/night, which is twice the dosage you'll see advertised. I only mention because I think the standard advertised range is probably too low for people like me.
Coenzyme Q10
Energy, mitochondrial support, antioxidant
Personally, I think everyone should be taking this. Extremely safe, improves cardiac outcomes, some evidence that it can reverse damage in chronic kidney disease. Most people won't feel different, but I take high dose CoQ10 for mitochondrial dysfunction, and I can tell you it definitely has a huge impact. Love this stuff.
Apigenin (herbal supplement)
Insomnia, anxiety
Derived from chamomile flowers (and other plant sources), I've found this to be more successful in treating my chronic insomnia than any of the pharmaceutical options. (And believe me, I've tried them all.)
Low Dose Naltrexone is amazing for all kinds of chronic pain and inflammation.
Hey! We're currently undergoing this at our hospital. I'm in Massachusetts, but we're owned by a dogshit Texas corporation. They're actively union busting us, filing frivolous appeals to delay our vote, bringing in corporate travelers to spread lies about the union.
Fuck Texas. Fuck hospital corporations.
When I was a kid, Yugoslavia was a country.
New gene therapies confront many sickle cell patients with an impossible choice: a cure or fertility
sigh
I do.
New gene therapies confront many sickle cell patients with an impossible choice: a cure or fertility
Why would we not make egg extraction and cryopreservation part of the treatment protocol for these patients?
Edit: I see there's a center down in Atlanta that does this. This should be the standard of care. Anything less is inhumane
Hell yeah, Morepork! We knew you could do it, little guy.
Also, Team Goth Owls represent!
Yep, that's the usual recommended dose - 200mg like an hour before bedtime