I’m doing better again, not recovered but 90-95%. I resorted back to my previous lifestyle before recovery (i.e. before i went mad eating all sorts of stuff and hitting my body hard to test everything) and things came back really very fast this time. Therefore, I wanted to list some things below, because these core aspects of my lifestyle clearly underpin and lay the foundation of health for me. After this, i’m then off for a very long time, but I wanted to post this here, because this could help some people and/or set them on a path to feeling better at the very least: (apologies some grammatical issues with past tenses etc., I wrote most of this while fully recovered!)
[] Substituted pasteurised milk for Organic Raw Milk
[] Removed any grain fed meats, replacing only with free-range and pasture fed meats and organ meats - beef, turkey, chicken, pork, liver, kidney
[] Increased vegetable intake ALOT, opting for Organic where possible (tonnes of Broccoli, Kale, Beansprouts, Brussel Sprouts, Spinach, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Asparagus etc) steamed and with EVERY meal
[] Replaced farmed supermarket fish with Wild Fish caught on line and pole
[] Eat always Meat or Fish + Vegetables only
[] Replaced cereals (even the ones you might think are healthy like fruit & fibre, it’s not) with Rolled Oats for breakfast
[] Cut out fruit and fruit juices (full of natural sugar, very bad. Apart from Vita Coconut Juice - very good),
[] For fruit, only ate a handful of berries for nutrients every now and then
[] Bought 5kg of Organic Almonds & 5kg of Organic Pumpkin seeds and later started eating mixed nuts including brazil nuts - by buying in bulk i could continually eat them (think removal of obstacles)
[] Wash and skin (where possible, like carrots) thoroughly all vegetables before cooking - never did this before, but read there could be poisons in the skins because plants cannot run away from predators, this is how they defend themselves
[] Added Celtic Sea Salt to all lunch/dinner meals + in cooking
[] Increased consumption of free range organic eggs, cholesterol is required for testosterone, in fact testosterone is made of cholesterol. Ate plenty of eggs, alternating raw milk+oats and eggs+rye bread for breakfast
[] Cut out ALL other breads - I lost 5kg within a month in doing so
[] Cut out most carbs, apart from morning Rolled Oats
[] If you are struggling for lunch ideas - buy a pack or whole chicken - remember to eat the skin
[] Increased healthy fats, like started to eat the fat attached to pork instead of cutting it off
[] Made soups from the left overs of the pasture fed meats and bones, plenty of Celtic Sea Salt
[] Ate Organic Bio-live Yoghurt daily (Yeovalley brand), mainly when coming home from work before dinner with berries & almonds as a snack, sometimes mixed in the yoghurt - delicious. Later stopped this as I felt the dairy was holding me back and i was getting plenty through the raw milk
Other additional non food items that contribute:
[] I bought a Philips Go-lite as recommended by Tim Ferris - this i felt i needed to superficially pick my mood up, fantastic product I used every morning for 1 hour and also while exercising i had it on
[] Started to go on sun beds occasionally - Before you think they are bad, they’re not, they are proven to be good for health in moderation. Vit D is produced in the skin when light shines on it, we don’t get Vit D from the sun, it’s something our bodies produce themselves. A tanning bed is something that will induce this reaction in the skin
[] Running - fundamental exercise when recovering from illness. I did alot of running since I felt able to, but tweaked the programme alot and in the end I run 5km on Wed and Friday, including interval sprints the whole distance with short breaks in between, always pushing my body as hard as i could go. On Sundays I did a long distance 10km. Built up to this optimal running programme, gradual process
[] Ran in forests, near rivers, lakes - higher oxygen content areas
[] Plenty of yoga at home on my own mat (found this to be best - think remove obstacles like travelling to classes etc.), morning and night 20 minutes
[] Forced all urine out before sleep, by directing shower head directly at top of penis until urine came out - sounds weird, sorry can’t elaborate more now
[] Started sleeping without a pillow - relaxes neck, opens airways
[] Weight training, strict short routine (max 30 mins training time, short rests and do power sets). Mixed the frequency and timings but in the end settled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays - see my thread for details, i included bench press, power snatches (excellent), pull ups and squats
[] 3 litres of fresh organic spring water before 12pm each day (been doing for over a year, helped a bit the persistent dry mouth and kept me well hydrated)
[] 2 drops of Lugol’s Iodine in the spring water each morning (been doing for over a year)
[] Made a decision to start chewing all food properly (i.e. as much as possible in mouth before swallowing). Basically i wanted to make digestion easier so my body would have energy to focus healing efforts elsewhere
[] Took 5ml of Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver oil daily, usually in the morning after breakfast - took it neat. Later the one with butter fat
[] Bought a digestive aid called Aloe Vera Digestive Aid by Aloe Pura brand and took it before and after all meals and on an empty stomach occassionally. Later dropped this as i didn´t feel it was needed
[] I had a Colon Cleanse - Oh yes, with that pipe up your arse, it was actually very enjoyable and i felt a bit better
[] I started having freezing cold showers and i mean FREEZING, like painful freezing, straight in no hot tap, morning (after weights or running) and night (before bed) (This made my sack very tight, which i read is a sign your testes have been told by the brain to produce Testosterone) Penis shrinkage initially yes, but then better later in the day
[] I started taking 1 FREEZING cold bath a week. SO cold my body continuously convulsed for the full 20 minutes I laid there, fully submerged apart from head. Later added those magnesium bath salts which were good
[] I did get a script for GABApentin and i took it infrequently for about 1 month while doing the Effortless Sleep techniques. Did not cure my problems but may have helped ever so slightly
[] Performed the occasional 5-10 minutes prostate massage with a prostate massager only when my prostate felt congested. This was mainly in year 2, because when I started eating clean the prostate problems went away
[] I saw a specialist dentist about the weak/sensitive teeth. He gave me great advice, when brushing your teeth - always remember not to wash your mouth too thoroughly with water afterwards. By leaving a little toothpaste in your mouth, it helps cover up sensitivity. It did help, but the sensitive teeth didn´t leave until 4 months ago
[] Maximised my exposure to natural day light and went outside on work lunch breaks, often facing directly into the sun for 30 mins with my eyes closed
[*] Kept away from this forum as much as possible and only read threads by positive people actively trying to get better through means that were intelligent - e.g. Blunted
[*] Belief that I could recover from day 1 and ignored anything I read to the contrary
List of failures
Bovine Colostrum (brain fog), chinese bitters (gyno/brain fog), protein shakes (brain fog), most vitamins (useless), Zinc (i realised after a time it made me get gyno), L-Arginine (temporary crutch required for erections, nothing more), phosphatidyl serine & phosphorylated serine (cold penis later in day), magnesium (good to relax, but no long lasting benefits), all manner of fruit juices apart from Coconut Juice (Vita Coco), too many other supplements to mention.
Of course, the story and explanations behind some of the above do come with deeper explanation, which I will write when I come back with a long lasting full recovery. There’s are also big psychological and philosophical elements that I cannot list out as bullet points. This will have to wait.
So for now, good luck and take care of your good selves! I won’t come back here, but feel free to email me through the email link on my control panel.
Cheers
Chi
, there is nothing of use to you elsewhere on the forum. I only ever read John Coleman’s posts. Don’t read anything to the contrary that you can’t recover. It’s possible, but it’s a hard and long process, most don’t have a strong enough mind to forego life’s luxuries and don’t center their whole life around recovering. You have the right mindset, that’s half the battle and I am confident you will be fine!