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Nope.

Did your hernias come from improper form, straining during lifts and not strengthening core enough?

Nope.

My levels increased 40% after a month on 100mcg of KS-10 from Peptide Sciences. I am now doubling the dose to see if I can increase it further. You can read about it on my previous post here.

Were they succesful? Was mesh used?

Did you have the hernias surgically repaired?

Did you have surgery to correct? Looks like DRA can be corrected sometimes with certain exercises but not always. May take too long and not reverse. Umbilical hernia can only be corrected with surgery. I think I should talk with a surgeon to get his take. According to Heath, his surgery went...

I had no idea Phil Heath had DRA + double hernia + intestinal strangulation! https://muscleinsider.com/news/phil-heath-undergoes-hernia-surgery...

Any papers to show that? Everything I've seen is that it is a driver for diabetes, CVD and malignancies.

So, 100mcg in a.m. and 100mcg in p.m. as an example. Any thoughts as to the risks of elevated IGF-1 levels from the GH secretagogues?

Has anyone done a CAC scan and CCTA and observed a wide difference in results? My recent CCTA (coronary computed tomography angiography; see below) showed "no evidence of coronary atherosclerotic plaques or coronary artery stenosis". This is in direct contrast to the CAC scan I had done in 2021...

Big n-1 results update. With all the gym bros telling me for the last 10 years that GH secretatgogue peptides are a scam and a waste of $$$$ - and that good ol' GH is superior and the only way to go - - - Let me preface this post by saying that these peptides do work. I repeat. THESE PEPTIDES...

A recent metformin study casts doubts on longevity indications Thoughts?

Is this an alien baby about to burst out of me? You can see the protruding midline bulge when I lay on my back and tilt my neck up. You can also see an umbilical hernia. I really wonder whether specific PT core exercises will fix this over time - or if this will eventually require surgery. I...

I'm already taking Telmisartan and it still ddn't subside. Strange.

Anybody experience carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms (i.e. numbness in index finger, thumb and middle fingers) and body aches from GH peptides (tesamorelin, ipamorelin, etc.) especially when waking? I understand that CTS is a very common side effect with GH itself. What did you do to remedy it? I...

I have done independent purity analysis of Peptide Sciences peptides including BPC-157 and all have come out at least 99% pure. I was formally skeptical about using any non-pharma-grade research peptides. Although I have not used nor tested other purveyors, Limitless Nootropics is one of the...

Which one did you try? From your DEXA scan, it sounds like it did its job.

Has anyone done a DEXA scan before and during use of any GLP-1 agonists (semaglutide, tizepatide) to assess body composition? In Peter Attia's recent blog, he eludes to the fact the GLP-1 agonists can cause loss of lean mass (in addition to fat loss), of particular concern in non-obese persons...

Thanks. SIBO has been a likely issue. Already on Metformin (as a geroprotective and prediabetes prevention) and have been taking betaine HCL and pancreatin for years. I have done extensice gut biome testing. I tend toward IR, hence the metformin and many other supplements + LC diet. Working on...

Tesamorelin (Egrifta) also reduces VAT without the AAS side effects.

I'm assuming to check for herniated discs, disc degeneration, etc.? I've had painful episodes of lumbar issues on either side for the last several years from unintentional hyper-extending of the back during heavy lifts.

So I tried the exercise and can only fit one finger. But there is a ridge/bulge when I do which is described here. So I still don't know for sure. Can the abdominal region still stretch and distend without separation? Will need to get to a doc that can properly diagnose it.

Big difference from the above photos: 20lbs lighter and did not have this issue. I am perplexed as to why this wasn't diagnosed from my ultrasound I linked above since ultrasounds are used to diagnose IRD. Maybe because they were focusing on the internal organs.

So, if that's the case, I can't think of what caused it. What do I do to correct it? I don't squat these days, only work legs once a week and do leg press when I do. Where I was lifting heavy was doing standing BB curls. I am attaching actual photos of myself. No amount of dieting or cardio...

No TRT while on metformin. My take: caution to euglycemic men in using metformin when not on TRT.

While all my T levels across-the-board tanked after starting metformin, my IGF-1 levels sharply increased from a baseline of 250 to almost 400 after taking tesamorelin, ipamorelin/CJC-1295. I am not on testosterone therapy at the moment and feel that anyone that is on metformin should be...

Somehow I've developed a distended abdomen/hard belly and umbilical hernia (inverted navel) similar to the attached photo. I cannot tell if it's visceral adipose tissue (VAT) or subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAT) - perhaps both. I cannot see my abs even when I flex so there's SAT. It's...

Please share the doc's contact info. PM me, if you wish not to post here.

Oral supplemental delivery of iron to raise ferritin levels has been a total failure for me. I have tried most every form of iron available in the states and abroad. Too much interference with gut bacteria, I suspect. The ONLY form, I believe, that may protect against the wrong gut bacteria...