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The most sensitive test for H Pylori is the stool PCR: H. Pylori Test | A Comprehensive At-Home Stool Test for Helicobacter pylori, Virulence Factors and Antibiotic Genes. The other tests can give you false negatives.

Not eating simple sugars is indeed the best way to reduce gum problems. You can also try swishing Xylitol powder to starve the bacteria.

What people don't know is that many tests that you do at your doctor's office are not actually accurate. Do NOT trust any single test. That's why they are called "tests". I am currently "negative" on SEVERAL stool antigen tests for H Pylori but positive on GI-MAP (which is a way more sensitive...

You should eat bread/pasta/gluten before the test so that it can detect a gluten sensitivity if you have one. If you have gluten sensitivity that gives you "brain fog" (it makes me very sleepy even after minimal gluten/gliadin) but you don't eat gluten foods before the test, it may not detect it.

Do a GI-MAP test to see if it will find digestive problems: GI MAP (GI Microbial Assay Plus)

Check your gut and digestion. Many with "brain fog" have some kind of ongoing intestinal infection like H Pylori or have digestion problems (gluten sensitivity, low stomach acid, low pancreatic enzymes etc). As said above, if you don't address the actual problem, you will be just covering up...

Try Collagen Peptides (fully hydrolized collagen), above 10g per day. It helps people with arthritis. Since I started taking it, my body is not hurting as much after physical activity. I'm not sure how it works but it's not the same as taking whey protein or eating meat. The collagen aminoacids...

Pseudo-scientific nonsense that always fails to estimate the magnitude of the effect. Correlation is not causation because gazillion other factors have changed since the industrial revolution. A few nanograms of plastic in you has insignificant impact compared to stuffing yourself with sugar...

Morning wood is due to nerve activation in the genital region in the morning. It means you want to pee or take a dump, pardon my French LOL

That sounds strange, to gain muscle initially and then lose lots of it on the same regimen. Something doesn't check out.

You should use it at lower doses. You don't have Parkinson's.

Guarana helps a little with dopamine (enjoyment and interest in life, libido, easier to get to orgasm) and it's not due to its caffeine component because pure caffeine doesn't do that. I'm getting an Amantadine prescription soon. Pramipexole is another option that has been mentioned in the forum.

It's always comical on this forum when they claim that TRT solves all sexual problems. In reality, TRT resolves problems only when they were due to really low T before TRT, but many people get on TRT to "enhance" themselves, not because they actually had low T. Testosterone is a weak...

Here is an example that actually addresses the problem in a scientific way instead of spewing generalities: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/6/897 One of the components of "dysthymia" is lowered libido and Amantadine helped with that because it is acting on the dopamine system.

Pseudo scientific nonsense. Libido is controlled by the brain and lack of it indicates a problem in the brain, probably neurotransmitters. No wonder, libido is often restored to even hypersexuality with dopamine agonists. Everything else is secondary to dopamine. Contemporary impotent medicine...

The whole "study" sounds like an advertisement of Turkish clinics for male plastic surgery. Conflict of interest reduces the trustworthiness of such articles. Statistically significant change doesn't mean clinically significant - they suspiciously don't specify how big the change is on the...

Do you have high blood pressure when you measure it at rest at home?

Your best bet is Semaglutide, to lessen your appetite and calories, because clearly that's where the problem is. You will not understand how your body works at 100% - contemporary medicine is not that advanced and you already checked all of its tests. If you start losing your fat, but you still...

Nerve damage (muscle twitching, blurry vision, tinnitus) and/or problem with neurotransmission (not reacting to caffeine or acohol). Any signs of constant immune system activation? Stuffy nose, headaches, muscle aches, feeling feverish? Any problems with digestion and foods that exacerbate...

Your experience shows that you can't have a bad inflammatory diet and just take niacin or pills to manipulate your lab numbers and be ok. This is the traditional medicine way of thinking and it's a failure. You still needed a bypass and you still got a TIA. So how about focusing on your diet...

The feeling of fatigue that often comes with aging may have nothing to do with "mitochondrial health" and just focusing on that is elementary pseudo science. There are gazillions of factors at play. 1. You may have a thyroid problem. 2. Your immune system may be fighting something and using up...

Supplements proven to increase endurance: Caffeine, Guarana, Creatine, Betaine (TMG). Supplements claiming to increase muscle strength: MyoTor Chemistry Labs sell a combo of Betaine and MyoTor that has nice reviews on GNC.com I would try first Betaine by itself, to see if MyoTor has any...

Google AI: Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can potentially cause snoring by impacting the muscles in the upper airway, causing them to relax excessively during sleep, leading to airway collapse and obstructed breathing, which manifests as snoring; this mechanism is primarily linked to...

Fennel seed extract improved barrier function in gastrointestinal tract of mice: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0271045

Healing leaky gut definitely needs removing food allergens first. Glutamine is an intestinal and systemic anti-inflammatory but it acts only temporary. It's unlikely to heal the intestinal mucosa if you keep eating foods that you are allergic to. I was in Europe this summer and tried a herbal...

@Stoak Diagnosis: What was your diet 15 years ago in terms of carbs, sugars, and junk food? Smoking half a pack a day for 7 years is not "nothing". Nicotine is well known to damage blood vessels. Treatment: Why is your current LDL high? Are you on a meat heavy diet?

Because CoQ10 is actually anti-inflammatory, it is possible that it just suppresses the muscle inflammation and hence the pain, not really addressing the root problem caused by the statin.

Statins don't help because they create a fake sense of security and instead of changing their diet people just take statin and keep eating the same crap, which invariable leads to the same bad health result at the end.

Try Exilus Ultra 360, fat melting mode on love handles. Each procedure will decrease them gradually and you can judge if the skin retracts there before it's too late, by spacing the procedures months apart. The benefit is that it will also also heat the skin surface so it is more probable to...

CoolSculpting can damage when the fat is little and the suction makes an uneven contact with the skin. Many people were damaged. Do not do it! If you try to lipo your areas, you will need surgery to retract the skin later. It doesn't contract now, what makes you think it will contract if you...

There are tests for Covid and Flu at the pharmacies.