I've suffereded from anorexia for over half of my 31 years. After I had my son four years ago, I was able to gain weight for the first time in my life. I thought I had repaired my problem with food and control, but looking back, I was binge eating. Over the last year I went through some really extreme trauma, and stopped eating completely, stopped taking vitamins, stopped drinking my meal replacement shakes (that I added to my meals instead of using to replace). I went to the doctor last week and they had to weigh me for the first time in a long time. I went from 156 to 117.4 in under six months. When I had finally tried to start eating again, I couldn't. I almost checked myself into a hospital, but didn't because I was scared of the ramifications it would have on my life. I struggled really hard, but was able to get myself eating and digesting food again. I was at a point where I was eating three meals a day plus a snack. And then I saw my mom for the first time in months and she wouldn't get off my ass about how skinny and sickly I look. And now I can barely get myself to eat a salad a day.
I feel disgusting. All of my clothes are too big, nothing I own fits me. Buying new clothes wouldn't help, even if I had money, because i swore id never buy anything smaller than a medium again in my life. I bought a new pair of shorts a couple weeks ago, and i was so SO pissed at myself because they were smalls. I think I spiraled this morning because I put on shorts that were skin tight last summer, and now they're so baggy they're falling down. I have no clue how my significant other could find me attractive. He tells me I'm beautiful, but my brain cant comprehend that. I don't even recognize myself anymore. I don't look like me. I feel so ugly.
Can I just have a bit of encouragement? I just want to be healthy and feel okay in my body again.

Isn't that usually how life goes? When you get what you want, you realize you don't want it.
I realized it wasn't about money. No genuine insight derived from theorizing about abstracts like sexual marketplace value. I started by asking the question, "If charisma and wisdom are 99% of the population's dump stats, then what are they actually doing to attract partners?"
And the answer, from my perspective, seems to be: they're not doing shit. They're the wrong person in the right place at the right time. And the more social these people are, the more opportune moments occur.
Then I realized that being social doesn't just mean going to parties and drinking and clubbing and such. It can be a book club or a workshop or a hiking group or whatever. It can mean pursuing your passions in a context where you meet others who pursue the same passion. And if you're competent at that passion, there's a good chance someone in that sphere is going to find you much more appealing than in contexts where you're not an enthusiastic participant.
If this doesn't sound actionable to you, due to social anxiety, then I would say to seek out the lowest forms of socializing and work your way up. Like small talk. I'm sure many of us hate it, but maybe that has a lot to do with our expectations. When someone small talks with you, they're looking to see if you're safe to talk to on bigger subjects. Which is an invitation to talk in general. I promise you they won't downvote you for a grammatical error and pedantically parse through every word you say like people do on the internet. There is no rule that says you have to meet them on small subjects. Bring up a quick witted observation about the immediate environment. Make a joke about how you're glad you didn't get stuck in a "good, how are you" loop (again). Use your strength of creativity to your advantage
Anyway, the point I'm making is we can be social creatures in a way that doesn't take chunks out of our flesh. And when you realize the art of attraction is not all that mysterious and obscure, and fomo no longer takes up 50% of your daily emotional bandwidth, you'll realize that you've found things of value other than sex and romantic relationships: friendship, new creative outlets, new intellectual outlets, and possibly cure your chronic vitamin D deficiency

Hi, I'm a 25 years old male, no symptoms or prior hypercalcemia, non smoker and occasional drinking only.
my exam pointed the following results:
Calcium 11 mg/dL Hemoglobin 17g/dL Hematocrit 50,1% Vitamin D3 23 PTH 20 Normal T3, T4,TSH Normal AST/ALT Normal creatinine (1,12) kidney, liver and pancreas normal in ultrasonography Chest X ray from January (5 months ago) also normal.
Is this calcium level concerning or probably just because of diet or dehydration?
I'm hypochondriac and I'm trying to overcome this mental disease, I'm afraid of cancer possibility because of high calcium.
I'm sorry to bother with this topic, but my psychological state is terrible when I see exams out of normality.

In today's fast-paced world, the quest for a healthier lifestyle has become paramount. Amidst this pursuit, vegetarianism has emerged not just as a dietary choice but as a holistic approach to well-being. Let's delve into the remarkable health benefits that come with embracing a vegetarian lifestyle.

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The path to optimal health and well-being beckons us through the verdant realms of vegetarianism. By embracing this lifestyle, we unlock a treasure trove of health benefits, from a happier heart to a fortified immune system. Let us embark on this journey together, nourishing our bodies, minds, and spirits with the bountiful gifts of the earth. Join the conversation! Share your experiences with vegetarianism and let's inspire each other to embrace a healthier, more vibrant way of living.

Hello, Im 25 yrs old male, 6.1ft, 150-155lbs, caucasian. I dont drink, smoke and i dont use recreatioanl drugs. My diet is simple: (Rice, potatoes, oranges, carrots, red meat and chicken, butter, milk, liver, spinach, almonds) + cheddar, blueberries, walnuts, pistachios and eggs every now and then. Thats all i eat. And i drink more than 2 liters of water everyday. And i workout
I have a lot of skin issues. Acne, dishydrosis on my hands, cheilitis on my mouth, and from time to time i get some redness and itchiness on the posterior side of my elbows, some kind of eczema i guess. I've been diagnosed with ADHD and im on concerta but it doesn't help much. I still have lack of focus, attention and im not feeling good mentally. Still have brain fogg, and i feel stupid af. Recently i've noticed i have a few lumps under my chin and one under my right ear. I also have the shits, on the bristol chart between 5-6. I take zinc picolinate 15mg, vit d3 10 000IU, omega 3, creatine monohydrate and rarely magnesium citrate before bed, i also take vitamin C sporadically.
My derm told me to test IgE and it came 2182 IU/ml (the norm is 0-100) Last bloodwork i did long ago, my leukocytes were high but thats all i know.
Thats all for now. Thank you!

32M
White
Non-smoker
Drinks socially
Existing conditions: 1. Multiple sleep disorders including severe OSA, insomnia, and parasomnias 2. Anxiety, Depression, possible PTSD 3. History of anal fistulas 4. Ménière’s Disease
I have some concerns about my blood work. Since March of 2021, I have scored slightly low and out of range for WBC. My RBC has also been slightly low and out of range on two blood tests in this time period as well. So, my WBC has been slightly low for over three years now.
Blood tests:
7MAY24: 4.1 units
29NOV23: 3.8 units
28SEP22: 4.1 units
24MAR21: 4.1 units
I generally feel constant fatigue and brain fog. I also have been consistently weightlifting for several years now, but have made what I consider to be poor progress. I blame this on my sleep issues, which I believe impede my recovery and ability to build size/strength. Also for what it’s worth, I am pale. I don’t spend significant time outside, however. My vitamin D levels are good since I started supplementing years ago. I have many symptoms of low testosterone, but my T levels were meh—but not “low”—when I last had them checked (it dropped from like 650 to 450 in like two/three years, however).
I’ve read that low WBC may be common amongst endurance athletes. And while I usually workout 6 days a week (mostly weightlifting, with some cardio), I wouldn’t characterize myself as an endurance athlete. Maybe my sleep issues make my recovery so poor that my body thinks I am a marathon runner or something?
Anyways, I am wondering if I should be concerned, and if so, what additional steps should I be taking? I’ve asked my doctor if more testing is warranted. Haven’t heard back yet. I really just want to feel better and have better recovery, so I am curious to see if something else besides my sleep issues could be at play.
Thank you.

4yr old white female ( My daughter is 3 yr 10 months old. Post keeps getting deleted)She is diagnosed autistic level 1 and has some history of digestive issues. Only otc meds are daily ex-lax (prescribed by her GI Dr) ,probiotics and a daily vitamin. She is usually full of energy and ‘normal ‘ kid diet. She will eat all the snacks plus chicken pizza and so on. Starting Thursday she has had a fever ranging from 100.1 to 102.2 ( either non contact ir temp , temporal/in the ear thermometer…. Not sure if it matters). She has had no symptoms other than wanting to lay on the couch , nap and decreased appetite. We did give her Tylenol days 1-3 and it would bring it down but she hasn’t been bothered by how she feels so we didn’t give anymore. Yesterday her temp went down to 98.9 or so and she started to have congestion. she went with me to run errands today. When we got home her temp was 101.5 but mostly same symptoms but her congestion is making her take quick breaths while drinking. Assuming it’s because kids typically breathe through their nose ? Has appointment tomorrow at 1500 with pediatrician, is there any reason I should take her to urgent care/ER now ? Normally I wouldn’t even consider taking her but the length of fever with the symptoms are a little concerning. Thanks in advance

Hey people. I wanted to share my long ass story about how nitrous used to be one of my most favorite things in the world and now my relationship with it is complicated and twisted.
A lot of this will tackle interpersonal relationship dynamics, but I’m trying to illustrate to the reader the progression of how this drug took my ex’s mind. This is more of a thorough essay about my experience than a rant. When I was going through what I went through at the time, I wished there was a story like this out there to help me know better and understand. This is how I watched the love of my life melt away his brain on this drug.
I will try and keep this brief, but it probably won't be. I wish to convey the addictiveness this drug can have and the toll it can take on your mind and body. In the summer of 2022 I met my then bf who introduced me to the rave scene and drug scene he was a part of. He really only used K and Nitrous (which I will refer to as N going forward). He told me about his 1.5 years of being addicted to K, but did not inform me of his also 1.5 years (at the time) addiction to N. He told me after meeting me he didn’t want to abuse K anymore so as far as I knew when we started dating he got better about that.
It all started very early in the relationship. We went to a weekend festival together and both found doing N together was so fun. We continued on using and abusing N every weekend, and sometimes many weekdays. Probably going through 6 or 8+ tanks a week, this went on for like 3 months. Sadly, I do look back on those days fondly, despite what would happen later down the line. We had so much fun together and yes sadly it bonded us in this weird way. Using it causes you to feel more open and positive in the beginning, and we had so many heartfelt and deep conversations. And it felt like a little special world we could go into together.
At the time I had no clue how much those small-medium sized tanks cost ($65 and up for just one where we live). And he never told me how much they cost, and didn’t ask me to chip in, so I had no idea he was throwing himself into financial ruin buying them all the time. Looking back I have no idea why I didn’t ask, I just figured they were only $25 or something, or his friend was giving them to him, and I was aware it was probably a poor financial decision, but figured he could bounce back after the summer. You have to understand I thought I had him figured out, but I didn’t really know him that well at this point, or know about the drug scene at all. Before this I really only drank and smoked weed with the occasional cid or shrooms trip.
Three months into us dating and abusing N we come to the conclusion we just need to stop and take a break from N as this had all become quite excessive. Still he doesn’t explain to me how much debt he is in from buying all of those tanks over the summer. Two months into the break and he’s starting to crack, asking for me to be okay with us using it regularly. I tell him that I think it’s okay for us to just do it once and awhile. It was hard to not cave in because truthfully I missed it as well, I myself was starting to feel the addictiveness of this drug, so I reserved it so that I only ever did it with him. We go back to doing it occasionally on the weekends. Over the span of 1 month my bf started to constantly complain of having nerve issues, his feet and legs and hands were numb, I also noticed that he seemed really depressed. This is when he started to experience the vitamin B deficiency, although both me and him didn’t realize this at the time.
Around this time is when he finally and unceremoniously reveals to me how much these things actually cost. This is the tricky aspect of his personality I would go on to experience more of. It was clear he was resentful towards me, that I had no idea how much money he was spending, but the reality is if I had known how much those things cost I would have ended it a lot sooner. I didn’t even understand how he had the ability to spend so much money, I don’t even want to do the math. I would find out later he would just take out credit cards and max them out. In addition to him doing them with me occasionally, he was also doing them behind my back, which I had caught him doing several times and was always forgiving over this.
So, because of this constant spending he was in a substantial amount of debt. What he told me at the time was around $6,000. Knowing him, this was probably a generous assessment. This is definitely a point in the story where I should have left him. Clearly he was developing this addiction towards N and spent an ungodly amount of money that was beyond even my comprehension. But, I was head over heels and believed that he could figure this out. People go into debt all the time, I would tell myself. But I told him, this all needed to outright stop. No more N, not even occasionally. Unfortunately while he of course agreed to my face I have to suspect now, he was doing it behind my back all the time. Around this time he wouldn’t come home from work until 7 or 7:30 which didn’t make sense as his hours at work would fluctuate from time to time, but he was usually always off at 5. He would lie and say his work was very busy and made him stay later, which I believed at the time.
Maybe about a month later we are in bed together sleeping, it’s the middle of the night. He wakes me up and explains he literally cannot feel his feet or legs and has been having trouble walking for the past several days. I take him to the ER that night. This night and the following weeks after were some of the most heartbreaking and emotionally terrifying times of my life so far. At this time neither of us had any idea or reason to suspect N was the reason for this. We actually talked to the doctor there and ran tests for over 3 hours, he got an MRI and a spinal tap which was so hard to watch being done to him. It wasn’t until I desperately did research on my phone in the hospital room and suddenly see all of these remarks and reddit posts and studies about N causing paralysis and nerve damage. I tell my bf and the doctor and they have no trouble assessing that is what is causing this. They give him a regiment of vitamin B shots as you typically do in this situation. The doctor even said that they hope they can stop permanent damage from happening, because if not he may lose control of his legs and it may spread to his pelvic area (IE dick don’t work) etc, he had to do physical therapy and see a drug counselor.
The following days and weeks after I was constantly on edge worrying and wondering if my bf and love of my life would lose his ability to walk. Thankfully, the treatment took and he didn’t even end up needing physical therapy. This is when I truly believe or would like to hope he actually quit and wasn’t doing N behind my back. Unfortunately it wouldn’t matter, as I’ve learned, a lot of symptoms of N abuse don’t show themselves until after you stop. Shortly after this event is when our relationship took a nosedive. He had also ditched the drug counselor. To compensate for no N he was drinking so often. He started to become aggressive and violent. I remember it all started in a fight where he got real close and in my face and stared me down to try and intimidate me. In a way it was both terrifying and laughable (because he’s only a few inches taller than me), I couldn’t even comprehend the kind of person he had turned into. After that came the months and months of never ending name calling, insults, degradation, and constant arguments over every little thing I did. He became so addicted to the high of his power trip of making me feel small and weak he would find any excuse to fly into a rage at me, even when we were tripping on mushrooms together.
Nothing was ever the same after that. We didn’t go out, didn’t do dates, and every activity together felt like it was all a big chore to him. I could look in his eyes and see he was constantly thinking about N, and when he would do it next. He really changed, and what I am now realizing is he was probably starting to experience the effects of pure brain damage. My close friends who knew him even agree with me that there is a huge change in his demeanor around this time in April of 2023.
I also want to add more info about his bizarre behavior. He started to develop an unhealthy obsession with social media, scrutinizing what I posted and what he posted. He started to obsess over current events of any kind, any breaking story or ongoing conflict and he would rant and rant about the current state of the world and destruction of humanity all the time. He started to get obsessed with mental health and psychology and pathologize me and himself and other people in our lives. He would send me 10 videos everyday about mental health and relationships and expect me to reply and have a response for every single one like a book report. This obsession with the destruction of humanity turned into a paranoia about the world, he would often say no one understands him, and he is all alone. He turned on his best friends of several years because he was paranoid they were racists or had bad morals (they were all pleasant and nice people who enjoy edgy humor from time to time). There was no more middle ground for anything, you either loved something fully, or hated it fully. Somewhere down the line he actually got his account banned on Instagram for the craziest reason. He couldn’t stop or control himself from having heated arguments with random strangers in comments sections, of almost any video of any topic. He would insult people there constantly.
Here is another big mistake I made.I allowed him to live with me, and we moved in together. At this point we had been dating for a year. Before this I lived on my own and didn’t want to renew my lease, and he was living with his dad who was abusive and financially took advantage of him. At the time I was convinced that this bad behavior would go away if he could get away from his dad and his toxic household. Well the toxicity only followed. That summer we went to another weekend festival and he revealed to me when we got there he had purchased N and brought it. I was so conflicted as I myself had missed it quite a lot, and I had to deny myself my healthy regulated usage of it in order to not trigger him. I caved again and said we could do it only for this weekend. You may not at all be surprised to learn it didn’t end that way.
After the festival everything truly fell apart. He continued to buy tanks of N and do them behind my back constantly. He would say he was just going to his car to talk to his friends, or his mom, and be gone for hours. Because he was totally abusing me and I had no idea because I was under his spell of manipulation, I had no recourse. Any comment of mine asking why he was gone for so long, why can’t he just talk to his friends inside our apartment, I’ll go in the other room for privacy, was only met with complete indifference. These questions only pissed him off. He would say it’s because I was so exhausting and demanding he needed a break from me. When I would call him when he’s on one of these “excursions,” he would every so often mute the call while I was talking or in a silent moment. I eventually realized he was hitting the tank every time he muted himself. When I finally called him out on this he gaslit me and told me he just does this all the time because he coughs and clears his throat, fyi he had never done this before in our relationship. Because I had no recourse I just had to agree and move on. And because his mind was deteriorating more and more each day he would go on to make randomly muting himself in calls as a common, thing so as to keep up the facade he told me. Actual crazy behavior.
He even started doing K again, he would clearly be f-ed out of his mind by both K and N, and stumble around our apartment with crazy red bulging eyes and again and again tell me he was just drunk. Around this time is when he finally divulges to me not only had he been abusing K for the 1.5 years before he met me, he had also been abusing N for 1.5 years before he met me. And it wasn’t actually the case that he only “began” to become addicted to N when we started dating and doing it together. This really started to put a lot into perspective for me, and it made sense how he had almost paralyzed himself over this, now at this current time 3+ year addiction to these substances, and it made me realize how psychologically and cognitively he was failing based on changes in his personality. You also have to understand he explained to me before he met me, he was doing 1.5-2 grams of K or more and N, EVERYDAY.
And still at this time the name calling, insults and manipulation continued. He of course was no longer experiencing any true “high” from the N anymore, it would just simply dull his senses. It was like a stereotypical violent alcoholic husband comes home from the bar and berates his wife, kind of situation, except with N. And I became obsessed with figuring out how to get him to stop and go back to the loving person I remembered meeting and loving. I began to do very toxic things, going through his backpack, going through his car, and constantly always finding tanks and balloons and all kinds of paraphilia everywhere. I would find tanks in our recycling bin, like he actually thought I wouldn’t notice. I would come home late from being with friends and catch him passed out on the couch with an empty tank in his hand. He couldn't be left alone anymore. If he wasn’t with me, 100% of the time he was sitting in his car doing N. At this point in time there was no forgiveness, I was completely broken. I would yell and scream at him or wake him up and demand he stop and choose me or the drugs, all terrible things to be doing. I know that.
Eventually it got so bad I felt I had no other recourse other than to call and inform his mother of his behavior and what he had been doing all this time. Me doing this is probably what saved his life, as there was never anyway I was going to get through to him myself. But it did not save his mental health. Even having his mother involved didn’t stop any of it. He still went out and bought it behind my back like nothing happened. Another painful painful aspect of how his personality had changed is he would constantly have crazy back and forth mood swings, one minute showing me the sweet man I had fallen in love with, thanking me and praising me for having stepped in and put a stop to this, the next minute he hated me and I was the worst thing in his life and I could never tell what was even real anymore.
But did I leave, oh no, that would have been the smart thing to do.Instead at the time I was seeing a therapist who also specializes in couples therapy. I get us started with counseling and during our second session he gets called out by my therapist and yells and screams and berates her, it was actually insane. That is when things really ended between us. He moved out and moved into his moms apartment 30 minutes away that night. Even though the breakup was traumatizing and painful I still had hope that even if he isn’t with me, now he will receive help from his mother. Well, she didn’t place him in any special drug counselor program or rehab, she just severely cut off his finances so that he could pay off his debts, which she had bought back from several banks so it would not gain more and more interest. I do believe now his debt may be somewhere in the $10,000-$20,000 range. So now he, as an almost 30 year old man, needs to ask his mother in order to buy or purchase anything. Somehow, despite all of this I would learn he was continuing to do N and K.
Amazingly, we still tried briefly to even make our relationship work after he moved out. At this point he has mastered the art of manipulation and being fake, and convinced me he was getting better, he had even started to look better too, but he was still up to his old BS. He came over to the apartment once for us to have a mini date. Because he went on and on about how he was getting more and more into walks he said he was going to take a quick stroll around the block to get some fresh air. Well a quick stroll turns into 30 minutes, and I start to notice his car is gone from our street. I call him and he says now he is sitting in his car talking to his mom, I tell him I don’t see his car and it’s been a long time, he clearly had left to buy N. He becomes irate and claims he simply moved his car down the block for “reasons” and I was in the wrong for being accusatory and not trusting him. P.S. I went down the block and he just was not there. This guy is either absolutely crazy or thinks I’m some kind of imbecile, or both. It basically ended from there.
We tried to be civil, but he cannot control himself from completely going ballistic on me anymore, or his mother. And it is so painful when he is remorseful and doesn’t remember all the things he said to me. At this point I have had to realize I am basically talking to and trying to reason with a mentally disabled person. The fun loving, easy going, creative, altruistic, thoughtful, smart and attentive man I met doesn’t exist anymore, and I don’t think he will ever come back. All that remains is the shell of a confused and angry person.
Some small things to address, how it came to be that he abused these drugs all the time before he met me is because his best friend was a drug dealer and in the beginning would give him all of these things for free. Once he was hooked and doing it everyday it seemed he would stop at no end to spend money and buy them. Yes K was definitely a contributor into his mild psychosis but I still think it would have happened even from the N abuse alone, based on research I’ve been doing lately. And yes I have to admit I think he had bad and malignant psychological traits before abusing drugs, and doing that made it all worse.
So that is the story of how I watched this man ruin his life, and scare away maybe the only person who could withstand experiencing all of his BS and still wanted to love and help him. There are SO MANY things I too should have done differently. There is also an age gap between us of 3 years, so I naively thought he had a better handle on his life than he really did. I do find it hard to understand how people can be so addicted at times, but in the end like my ex, everyone is trying to chase some kind of feeling or experience that came with it, rather than the drug itself.
Thank you for reading if you made it to the end.
TLDR: Two years ago I started dating a guy who wasn’t honest with me about his 1.5 years of Nitrous abuse before we started dating. He was a sweet and honest and caring man when I met him. Sadly most of our relationship was spent on doing lots of Nitrous together. He eventually developed health problems like a vitamin B deficiency and even almost got paralysis and permanent nerve damage, which was hard for me to watch and witness. His health issues didn’t deter him away from Nitrous and he was constantly buying tanks and doing it behind my back. The more he abused Nitrous the more abusive towards me he became as a person. Our relationship crumbled and not even getting his mom involved helped. He was also clearly experiencing psychosis and mental deterioration. We broke up because he yelled and screamed at my therapist and he had to move in with his mom. Moving in with his mom didn’t stop his addiction even though she cut off his finances.
Even when we tried to make the relationship work he still abused it anyway. I would now consider him a mentally disabled person and I don’t recognize who he even is anymore after 3+ years of abusing Nitrous almost everyday. Please use Nitrous responsibly or don't at all.

I finished Morrowind + DLC and I figure this is a good way to end my time and share what I learned. I'm sure there's some I forget or didn't find. Feel free to share.
Have to add this one. 100 Jump 1 second. No slow fall. 100 or 120 (no damage) acrobatics.
I think there's the easy examples. Fortify Intelligence and make Intelligence potions. Drink Intelligence potions. Make more Intelligence potions. Then start making other potions. 125% reflect. Fortify attribute potions. Levitation + Speed. I kind of hate admitting this, but after I was done having fun with super potions, I still used Feather potions and detect enchantment for the rest of the game.
A subcategory is Fortify Fatigue. Most of Morrowind's formulas factory in fatigue so once you fortify fatigue by x5 your maximum and beyond things get crazy. Your jumps get bigger. You move faster. Every attack hits. Every attack against you misses. Every persuasion check works. Once it gets high enough merchants will starting giving you things for 1 gold and trainers will train you for 1.
Then there's calm person. A calmed person will let you do almost anything to them. Drain Personality + Luck. Drain Merchantile for even cheaper training/trading.
Fortify Skill in general. 100% enchanting chance (granted the base formula is unfair even at 100 int, 100 enchant). More effective potions without even requiring Int looping. Turn any trainer into a master trainer with a +60 fort skill on touch.
Drain Attribute. No humanoid can even be a challenge with this. Drain Strength 100 over 1 second stops them from moving. Drain Agility makes ever hit work and knock them down. Drain Intelligence disables any mage. Drain Personality + Luck makes them basically give you money. I never found huge use for Drain Skill, other than drain mercantile for cheap training + trading.
Chameleon. Once you get enough agility, you can start doing almost anything to anyone with 100% chameleon. Stealing obviously. Enemies don't know how to fight back and run away. You can mess with guilds and even cast spells on them without risking expulsion. Even something as small as 20% chameleon lets you easily sneak up on enemies for x4 sneak attacks. Makes assassination easy. Each instance stacks so a 80 chameleon with amulet of shadows and a 20 chameleon lets you access 100 chameleon easy.
Enchanting in General. 100 weakness to magic 1 sec + 100 drain health over 2 seconds in 50 ft is easily accessible once you get a fortify attribute spell. 100 drain strength over 50 ft too. Whatever custom spell lets you take out the 20 cliff racers chasing you. Let's you punch well above your weight when your damage is low or your skill level for magic schools are low. There's also constant enchantments that can more than double your strength, give you 100% chameleon (maybe too strong to be fun), 100% sanctuary, etc. With enchanting it takes some restraint not to make yourself too powerful.

I’m 29F, 5’5” and 118 lbs. I workout 4-5 times a week and have been a vegan for 9 years. I am generally healthy aside from a drinking problem (I drink 2-4 light beers anywhere from 4-6 days out of the week. I know nothing good can come from it and am actively working on cutting back.)
I got my first blood test in years at an initial check up with my new PCP and everything came back within normal ranges except for:
globulins: 1.8 gm/dL
vitamin D 25-hydroxy: 11.2 NG/mL
It appears that my doctor ordered a vitamin D test specifically as I wasn’t tested for any other vitamin/mineral levels. I may be looking too far into this but Is there a reason why she would specifically order a vitamin D test and are the low globulin and vitamin D levels something to be seriously concerned about? Thank you in advance (:

Male Italy 28. No smoke no drinking. Hello, I’ve never had serious belly problems since a year ago. Then, I was forcefully taken to the hospital because of a suicide intention. I was forced to take risperidone. I’ve only taken it for a little over a week but since then I’ve developed bowel issues. I constantly feel a bloated belly, I have a feeling of fullness that eases only when I’m able to go to the toilet but returns in a couple of hours. I alternate periods when I can’t evacuate basically anything and the feces are really thin to periods when I have diarrhea. During the diarrhea periods, my upper belly (colon?) hurts/burns. I have really low appetite because of this feeling of fullness/bloated belly. I’ve tried with osmotic laxatives, long walks, high/low fiber diets, added vitamins but nothing really changed. Done some basic blood test and it’s all ok. I’m not celiac, I’m mildly lactose intolerant but I know how to deal with it. No blood in feces, calprotectine is ok, no helicobacter pilori detected. I have Gilbert syndrome but it’s been like this since ages. I don’t know what to do, any idea is appreciated, I can’t stand this feeling anymore

In my 20s and early 30s I was a regular binge drinker. I didn’t drink every day, but heavily on most weekends and occasionally during the week (a margarita on Taco Tuesday, for example). In my early 30s, I think it had started to affect my health. I didn’t have anything severe going on, I just got sick too often and never felt great. I don’t think I was actually an alcoholic because I never had trouble abstaining, but I definitely abused alcohol.
I found out I was pregnant at age 32, so obviously I quit drinking altogether. For a while, I assumed I’d “pump and dump” so I could drink occasionally while breastfeeding, but I ended up staying completely sober until I weaned my daughter at nearly two years old. I didn’t have a single drink for two and a half years, and it was great.
For the past two years since then, I’ve been a “social drinker.” I don’t keep alcohol at home. I only drink on weekends (and not every day of the weekend). I never have more than 2-3 drinks. I think it’s been fine.
I’d probably have continued like this indefinitely, but last night I had three drinks to celebrate Mother’s Day, and it gave me a pretty scary symptom. I’m 37, so a mild hangover from three drinks isn’t all that unusual. A headache, fatigue, some nausea. But today I have HEART PALPITATIONS.
Now that I think back, this actually happened to me a couple times when I was drinking more heavily, but back then my hangovers were so bad that I couldn’t isolate single symptoms like this.
I looked it up, and apparently this is fairly common but also potentially quite dangerous. I nearly took myself to the hospital, but I decided to just take some aspirin, drink a vitamin water, and take it easy today. I’m feeling mostly better now, but I’m definitely done drinking every weekend or more than a single drink on special occasions.
I don’t think I’ll ever be 100% sober, but 99% feels good to me. I want to be able to have a drink with my partner on anniversaries, birthdays, holidays, or vacations, but I don’t want to risk my health. I want to be around to watch my daughter grow up.
ETA: back when this used to happen to me in my early thirties, I did notice it occasionally even when I wasn’t hungover, so it’s possible that it’s just related to that. I had a few heart scans that determined I have mild mitral valve prolapse and regurgitation, and I’m actually prescribed a beta blocker to help if the symptoms get bad. The crazy thing is that after I had my daughter, my symptoms went away and my heart appeared to have healed. Apparently fetal stem cells can help heal damage like that, so I always joked that my daughter helped heal my heart both emotionally and physically. But either I’ve developed new symptoms due to alcohol consumption, or they just came back organically (I have hEDS so valve problems are fairly common). I haven’t gotten a heart checkup in three years though, so maybe I should go ahead and do that in addition to making lifestyle changes. :)

i have this running joke with friends that i can eat all the garbage junk food i want without consequences even though i’ve never eaten a single fruit or vegetable in my life and we play it off as “if a kid eats dirt when they’re young and gets exposed to germs their i up system will adjust to it and grow!” thing but as i’ve started to think about it i’ve started to realize how bad that is. my mom has pleaded with me to eat something healthy like fruits or at least cut down on all the sugagreasy foods to which i decided yeah i should cut down my sugar intake but that doesn’t solve the problem of me not getting any fiber at all whatsoever. I’ve tried a few fruits when i was younger and i used to like grapes but that never lasted long, it’s always either the texture or the taste that puts me off and i’ve tried to knock those problems out by turning berries into jams or syrups to put into drinks without using to much sugar but i always end up forgetting so i come to here foe advice, what the heck do i do? i don’t want to end up in adult hood with problems later on like hemorrhoids or something but i don’t want to take fiber vitamins, i wouldn’t mind trying to eat new fruits or vegetables just for the sake of my health but i’m to skeptical to try like an apple or orange, any advice?

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The Importance of Iron:

Iron is often referred to as a "blood builder" because of its pivotal role in the production of healthy red blood cells. These cells are responsible for delivering oxygen to all the tissues and organs in our body, ensuring they function optimally. Without enough iron, the body cannot produce an adequate amount of hemoglobin, leading to a condition known as iron deficiency anemia.

Signs and Symptoms of Iron Deficiency:

Iron deficiency can manifest in various ways, with symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Common signs of iron deficiency anemia include fatigue, weakness, pale skin, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, and cold hands and feet. In severe cases, iron deficiency can impair cognitive function, weaken the immune system, and affect overall quality of life.

Sources of Iron:

The body cannot produce iron on its own, so it must be obtained through dietary sources or supplements. Iron-rich foods include red meat, poultry, fish, beans, lentils, tofu, spinach, kale, fortified cereals, and grains. It's important to consume a balanced diet that includes a variety of iron-rich foods to ensure an adequate intake of this essential mineral.

Iron Absorption:

While iron is abundant in many foods, not all of it is easily absorbed by the body. The absorption of iron can be influenced by various factors, including the type of iron (heme vs. non-heme), other nutrients in the diet (such as vitamin C), and certain substances that inhibit absorption (such as caffeine and tannins). Consuming iron-rich foods with vitamin C-rich foods can enhance iron absorption, while avoiding substances that inhibit absorption can help maximize its effectiveness.

Supplementing with Iron:

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Hi everybody,
I did an experiment at home using indophenol as a vitamin C indicator. I goofed on the initial mixture and it was way too concentrated, but eventually I diluted it just using my sink water and a pint glass. Everything else I used was disposable. I hand-washed that pint glass extensively with standard dawn dish soap and am running it through the dishwasher. I assume after that it would be fine to drink out of, but my wife is still worried so now I ask you all: is my pint glass still safe for kitchen/consumption use?
Edit for clarity: the pint glass did have the saturated indophenol blue solution in it for several minutes, if that makes a difference. Thanks:)

Will this make me cough?
Will this make my head hurt?
Is seven too early to go to bed? I just want to get away from the world.
Will I ever live without pain?
Why am I always sick?
These are the types of questions I don’t have to ask myself anymore. I’m here to say, loud and clear for anyone listening: Chiari doesn’t have to rule your life. You can take it back, one moment at a time. There’s so much more to life than an affliction you can’t control.
But you HAVE more control than you think.
What triggers your symptoms? What questions do you ask yourself before you decide how to spend your time?
At my worst, pain ruled the day. I did anything to avoid it, which usually meant doing anything to avoid the cough that triggered it. For many years, that looked like this:
Prescription asthma medication (pre-Chiari diagnosis)
So, sooooo much cough syrup
Drinking wine
Calling in sick to work
Avoiding parties
Avoiding friends
Avoiding family
Avoiding any kind of gathering
Shrinking my world

And the more I avoided the things that triggered the cough, the smaller my world became. Reducing triggers has become one of the most important parts of living well with Chiari. BUT living in constant fear of those triggers didn’t serve me. It only served the pain. The more I withdrew from people and situations, the worse I felt.
I could never make my world small enough to avoid the pain.
In doing an inventory of my life, I knew there were many ways I was living WRONG. After I stopped taking all my unnecessary asthma medication in 2016 and started feeling slightly better physically and hopeful for the first time in years, I began making changes to how I was living to feel better overall. Some of these, consequently, also reduced the cough triggers.
Reduced chemical use: This deserves its own post—or several—because of the massive difference it made, both with the Chiari and my general health. Some of the steps I took to reduce chemical use included:

• Replacing most harsh/toxic cleaning supplies with natural/less toxic counterparts.
• Eliminating all traditional air fresheners, both plug-in and aerosol, and replacing with essential oils.
• Removing all triggering perfumes and heavily scented personal care supplies from my daily routine.
• Trading Swiffer WetJet for a Bona cleaning system—which is very similar to Swiffer except the Bona has washable/reusable cleaning pads and you can add whatever floor cleaner you want to the soap cartridge.

Addressed/Reduced Stress: Stress was (and still is) a major trigger. Just the other day a hiccup with my health insurance sent me into a rare and unexpected coughing fit. Reducing stress is so broad a topic and looks different for everyone. For me, the quick version went something like this:

• Quit well-paying but soul-sucking job with a huge corporation in a giant building with no natural light and poor ventilation.
• Began a job in line with my personal values. There were still times of stress, but I had more control over how to deal with it. The job paid less money and I went from full time to part time, which isn’t feasible for everyone (I didn’t think it was feasible for me either, but it worked out).
• Started meditation practice—mainly through guided visualizations by Dr. Joe Dispenza.
• Started writing again.
• Went to Reiki sessions (a form of energy healing) every few months.
• Took time for myself to connect with the parts of my soul that needed healing.

Improved physical health: Since my biggest pain trigger was from coughs, it follows that I also had to improve my overall health to catch less viruses. This is ongoing and constantly evolving (the bugs my son brings home from preschool are tough and linger forever), and involves:

• Regular use of vitamins, supplements, essential oils, enzymes, and detoxifications programs
• Limiting alcoholic drinks to a couple per week (down from a couple per day)
• No smoking
• Resting when I need it
• Moving away from processed foods, focusing on adding fresh fruits and vegetables into a more plant-based diet
• Exercises to strengthen my neck muscles
• Increasing my step count every few weeks

Reducing triggers isn’t managing symptoms. It’s a constant effort to prevent them without making the Chiari the star of the show. For me, it’s actually removing Chiari from the scene entirely. These changes didn’t happen overnight and don’t have to be expensive and add additional stress to your already overloaded life.
Start small. Start where you are with something that will make the biggest difference.

Hi there, I am 6 and a half months pregnant with my first child. Since thursday of last week I’ve had a painful cramp in my right foot that won’t go away. I can barely walk and when I do I have to limp because the pain. Normally I walk my big dog 2-3 times a day for an hour each plus I stay at home (don’t work) and do all the chores around the house but that is now nearly impossible to do with this stupid cramp. I try to elevate my feet, ice it and haven’t walked my dog since Friday, thankfully my husband does but it’s frustrating and I just want it to go away so I can go back to my normal routine. Anyone else experience this and the cramp just went away over time, if so how much time? I’m going to see my family doctor on wednesday but not sure what they will tell me and I can’t have an Xray being pregnant. I also drink lots of water still take all my prenatal vitamins so and get exercise so I don’t know where I went wrong, I was feeling great during my pregnancy up until this foot pain.

I have slow MAO-A and take 2 doses of riboflavin (inactive vitamin B2) a day. With 20 mg in total, I´m less stressed and relaxed, so it helped me a ton and made a noticeable difference in my well-being.
I normally stay away from plant-based supplements and caffeine, since these are MAO-A inhibitors: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814621001102 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9268457/
But from time to time, I drink caffeine (still have hope to be able to drink caffeinated coffee again) and I get aggressive and nervous.
I do interpret this as my MAO-A still not working properly and me needing more riboflavin. Is it possible to push MAO-A with higher doses of riboflavin to work completely normal again? Did anybody manage to archieve this with large doses of riboflavin?
I would appreciate, if you could tell me your personal experiences.
TIA.

Hey guys. I am looking for the best drinks to get the most bang for my buck with vitamins. I live a fairly unhealthy lifestyle (very lazy and eat unhealthy) so I am just looking to get the vitamins I am lacking. Been drinking some v8 fruit juices but wondering if there’s anything better? I don’t know shit about vitamins and what %’s are good. Tried the kiwi strawberry vitamin water today but it has “300% b5, b6, and b12”. I was under the assumption that 100% is the daily max but clearly not! I would prefer drinks because I am trying to cut sodas and just plain water gets old so any kinda vitamin drink I am willing to try. Bonus points if it’s tasty and has low or no sugar! Also bonus points if I can get the most bang from a single drink but I am not opposed to buying multiple different ones to drink daily!

So after 18 months off them I am back onto night shifts. I have a pay rise, a shorter commute and overall a fairly chilled job so there is lots to be thankful for.
However recently I've been advised to cut back on my caffeine intake for medical reasons. My limit is 200mg a day, which for me is two coffees. Last time I did nights I wasn't tracking my caffeine intake but you can bet your life I was having more than 200mg.
I've done three shifts so far and the lack of caffeine is by far the hardest thing I'm dealing with. After my shift starts at 9pm I have a coffee at 10pm and then one at about 1.30am but by 5am I am seriously flagging and my shift doesn't finish til 7am. I don't want to have any coffee later than about 2am because I'm worried it will stop me from sleeping later on.
I'm definitely getting enough sleep (7/8 hours) and I drink water like a camel through the night. I am getting moderate exercise. It is not possible for me to move around much as I am basically confined to one room to do my job so can't even really go for a walk or anything. It is not possible for me to take a nap at work and I would risk dismissal if I did this. My diet at work is decent - mainly fruit, veg and protein.
So what can I do? Are there any vitamins I can take? Any other tips? I'm not new to night shifts but I am new to surviving them on limited caffeine.