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Decentralised Health Optimisation
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samsoete 7 months ago
A study done in 1939 showing the effects of UV light on testosterone. "Exposure of the genital region is more effective than the chest."
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samsoete 7 months ago
Certain local impairments of enzyme function due to localised heavy metal burden for example can create functional nutrient deficiencies in those organs.
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samsoete 7 months ago
If you are dealing with ANY autoimmune condition, you need to expose yourself to more natural sunlight, especially UV light.
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samsoete 7 months ago
Something I am grateful to my medical training for is spending an extensive amount of time studying physiology, metabolism & anatomy. These foundations have been crucial to build on through my own self-guided learning & exploration.
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samsoete 7 months ago
Centralized Medicine = Searching for diagnostic label to initiate generalized pharmaceutical treatment pathway. Top-down, disease-centred framework. Decentralized Health Optimisation = Detecting & Correcting individual imbalances. Bottom-up, systems biology-based framework.
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samsoete 7 months ago
Decentralized medicine empowers everybody to take ownership for their own health. Nobody is coming to save you. You need to make changes to your own life. Its a beautiful gift, but an even greater responsibility.
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samsoete 7 months ago
Mitochondria lie at the heart of chronic, neolithic disease. Don't ever forget it. Take care of your colony.
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samsoete 7 months ago
Decentralized Health & Decentralized Wealth This Is The Way
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samsoete 7 months ago
Reclaiming sovereignty over my life was one of the core reasons (there are many) to leave the conventional medical system and setup a decentralized health optimisation practice. Sure, sometimes I still work 10-12hr days, but yesterday for example the sun was shining and I spent the morning getting raw milk and eggs at the farm, called an old friend while walking around in the garden, did client work in the early afternoon, then went for a cycle to a nearby calisthenics park + swim in the sea. I struggled to live a life where others constantly told me what to do and when to do it, dictated what I could and could not say. I can still work hard and find purpose in my work, but I can also choose to prioritize sunlight and sea swims when the weather commands it. image
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samsoete 7 months ago
Centralized medicine is focused on blood sugar and insulin levels. Decentralized health focuses on what your cells are able to do with that fuel! It looks into mitochondrial function and metabolism. One optimises for markers that are easily measured, then prescribes drugs to shove glucose into cells, but does nothing to help the mitochondria that are already struggling - that is why cells aren't accepting insulin in the first place. image
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My testosterone was 1138ng/dl (2024, retesting soon). *Yes I will actually show you some receipts. So what do I do? - Optimize sleep (9pm-5am +1-2hrs in winter) - Maximised sunlight exposure especially UV - Kept my circadian rhythms in sync - Micronutrient dense diet (animal based) - Exercised consistently - Built a healthy amount of lean muscle mass - Avoided xenoestrogens as much as possible - Daily grounding as much as possible - Believed in my often contrarian viewpoints despite mainstream ideology The fundamentals are what matter. Always. This is the way. image
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samsoete 7 months ago
Visual anagrams. Coolest thing I've seen today .
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samsoete 7 months ago
If you don't make beta endorphins from the sun and moving your body, it will seek opioid substances elsewhere. image
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samsoete 7 months ago
Thiamine requires magnesium to be activated to TPP. image
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samsoete 7 months ago
Drivers of Thiamine Deficiency 1. Dietary Choices - Refined sugar and carbohydrates - White rice intake (polished rice) - Processed foods - Frequent alcohol consumption 2. Poor Absorption - Chronic gut issues (SIBO, IBD) - Thiamine inhibitors (coffee, tea, raw fish) - Medications (metformin/ diuretics for example) -General digestive impairment 3. Increased Losses - Kidney disease - Diabetes -Diarrhea or chronic loose stools - Vomiting 4. Increased Demand - Excessive exercise - Surgery or infection - Pregnancy and lactation - Hyperthyroidism - High carbohydrate diet 5. Oxidative Stress - Impaired antioxidant system - Environmental Toxicities