Or put a variation of one of these signs as your "license plate". 
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chuyskywalker
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What a perfect spot. I wish they made a longer version; that one just doesn't have enough internal space for me to lock up my 20x4 fatbike.
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Check out the Litelok X1, that's what I've got for my fatbike, little larger internal space and similar toughness ratings:
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LITELOK X1
With 5x more angle-grinder resistance than the best performing D-lock, X1 is the ultimate in bike security: lightweight Sold Secure Diamond armoured D Lock.
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Bruh!!! your story is awesome!
I used to have type 2 diabetes, severe and constant depression, low testosterone, brain fog, antibiotic resistance, a sinus infection every 3 months and taking escalating, and more dangerous antibiotics by the year to cure, climaxing at physical damage from high dose ciprofloxacin.
My health was gradually falling apart at the seams starting my in my late 20's and i thought i only had a few years left in my late 30's.
I've been on keto/carnivore and taking some combination of vitamins/herbs since 2013. I have no diagnosable medical conditions today that don't involve the slight deformity of my leg bones.
I have seen a doctor once since, and it was from a sinus infection ( 2019 ) from a period of intense pollution before i discovered what kind of air filters combat pollution in my area effectively. The weakest antibiotic worked in 2 days. I used to require 2-3 rounds.
Getting off the carbs was a huge brain upgrade. I felt like i gained 20 IQ, within a year i was programming at a much higher level. I went from a dead end job for a decade to the manager of a company in some years after this monumental physical-mental upgrade. Today i'm in my early 40's and run two companies and serve as a part time CTO/CISO for 3 others. I'm doing shit that the chronically ill version of me could have never dreamed of.
This experience with keto turned me into a health hacker, in general. I'll spare you the jump into the other rabbit holes, but just wanted to say, good luck on your path and i hope the changes you made bear the same kind of fruit mine did.
I used to have type 2 diabetes, severe and constant depression, low testosterone, brain fog, antibiotic resistance, a sinus infection every 3 months and taking escalating, and more dangerous antibiotics by the year to cure, climaxing at physical damage from high dose ciprofloxacin.
My health was gradually falling apart at the seams starting my in my late 20's and i thought i only had a few years left in my late 30's.
I've been on keto/carnivore and taking some combination of vitamins/herbs since 2013. I have no diagnosable medical conditions today that don't involve the slight deformity of my leg bones.
I have seen a doctor once since, and it was from a sinus infection ( 2019 ) from a period of intense pollution before i discovered what kind of air filters combat pollution in my area effectively. The weakest antibiotic worked in 2 days. I used to require 2-3 rounds.
Getting off the carbs was a huge brain upgrade. I felt like i gained 20 IQ, within a year i was programming at a much higher level. I went from a dead end job for a decade to the manager of a company in some years after this monumental physical-mental upgrade. Today i'm in my early 40's and run two companies and serve as a part time CTO/CISO for 3 others. I'm doing shit that the chronically ill version of me could have never dreamed of.
This experience with keto turned me into a health hacker, in general. I'll spare you the jump into the other rabbit holes, but just wanted to say, good luck on your path and i hope the changes you made bear the same kind of fruit mine did.
Yes, there's no good cure for IBS. The only thing you can do, is be very nice to your internals.
Most carnivores report massive improvements to digestive health. Our digestive hardware shares more in common with carnivores than omnivores. The hardware we have for digesting plant material is a speck compared to that of a herbivore. This would suggest that our native diet as a species is meat based.
So by switching to this diet, your digestion is now on easy mode.
Yes, my T2D is in complete remission and the eye damage also healed.
The one time i saw a doctor in the last decade, i had my blood sugar tested. It was 80, above ideal. I don't have a blood sugar problem, because i'm not putting any sugar in, go figure!
The interesting thing about my body now, is if i go on a carb binge, even without any pure sugar in my diet, i gain weight extremely rapidly. I don't get high blood sugar, i just balloon. So the problem is still there for me, my body still over-reacts, and i will never be able to eat like a normal person, but i'm totally fine with that.
CBD is not cheating, but it is attacking a symptom. The good part is that it doesn't come with any negatives, like NSAIDs do ( NSAIDs stop the regeneration process and therefore lead to accelerated loss of cartilage long term, there's studies showing this! )
I find Boswelia is more effective than CBD on arthritis pain and also promotes joint lubrication. Of every natural pain reducer i've played with, it's the most potent. The red sappy kind is the most potent, the powdered stuff tends to be subpar.
But some people have a fantastic response to CBD, i don't, but certain strains of cannabis do wonders for my pain.
For arthritis i recommend taking collagen and glucosamine because these not only dull the pain but also promote small amounts of regeneration of cartilage, which itself adds to the pain reduction. They are both effective over a long tim span and not an easy fix. Bicycling at a light-medium intensity also promotes repair by stimulating proteolyglycans to do their thing... that's why it's part of every leg physical therapy regimen includes cycling.
This combination of supplements has been holding me together for 10 years, i have twisted bones and uneven friction on my leg joints so i have uneven wear and lots of inflammation.
However if you go long term on carnivore, you will find that ample cartilage building materials are already in your diet, especially if you consume a little cartilage off the end of a bone or skin. I'm more on the keto side because my body can handle the variety, so i do supplement.
Here's another aside. In research world, they're finding that digestive issues and mental health issues are VERY often interlinked. Some would say the gut is the second brain.
My major depression was mostly cured by keto/carnivore, however, i still somehow had a B vitamin deficiency because my body is bad at converting it ( B Vitamins must go a multi step process to be utilized ).
I have unnamed digestive problems but my dad has severe ones. He has transient psychosis and paranoia which seems to clear up temporarily when taking vitamin B shots. I have a little craziness, and depression slip in if i don't take my specialized B complex that's gone through 2 of the conversion steps for me. Luckily, it's not expensive.
I suspect most mental health issues are an inability to absorb certain vitamins. Someone with IBS probably falls into that category. Crazy inflammation and good nutrient absorption usually aren't happening at the same time.
If you have any inkling of mental issues then once you find the right diet to calm your guts down then you will probably see an improvement in that.
Most carnivores report massive improvements to digestive health. Our digestive hardware shares more in common with carnivores than omnivores. The hardware we have for digesting plant material is a speck compared to that of a herbivore. This would suggest that our native diet as a species is meat based.
So by switching to this diet, your digestion is now on easy mode.
Yes, my T2D is in complete remission and the eye damage also healed.
The one time i saw a doctor in the last decade, i had my blood sugar tested. It was 80, above ideal. I don't have a blood sugar problem, because i'm not putting any sugar in, go figure!
The interesting thing about my body now, is if i go on a carb binge, even without any pure sugar in my diet, i gain weight extremely rapidly. I don't get high blood sugar, i just balloon. So the problem is still there for me, my body still over-reacts, and i will never be able to eat like a normal person, but i'm totally fine with that.
CBD is not cheating, but it is attacking a symptom. The good part is that it doesn't come with any negatives, like NSAIDs do ( NSAIDs stop the regeneration process and therefore lead to accelerated loss of cartilage long term, there's studies showing this! )
I find Boswelia is more effective than CBD on arthritis pain and also promotes joint lubrication. Of every natural pain reducer i've played with, it's the most potent. The red sappy kind is the most potent, the powdered stuff tends to be subpar.
But some people have a fantastic response to CBD, i don't, but certain strains of cannabis do wonders for my pain.
For arthritis i recommend taking collagen and glucosamine because these not only dull the pain but also promote small amounts of regeneration of cartilage, which itself adds to the pain reduction. They are both effective over a long tim span and not an easy fix. Bicycling at a light-medium intensity also promotes repair by stimulating proteolyglycans to do their thing... that's why it's part of every leg physical therapy regimen includes cycling.
This combination of supplements has been holding me together for 10 years, i have twisted bones and uneven friction on my leg joints so i have uneven wear and lots of inflammation.
However if you go long term on carnivore, you will find that ample cartilage building materials are already in your diet, especially if you consume a little cartilage off the end of a bone or skin. I'm more on the keto side because my body can handle the variety, so i do supplement.
Here's another aside. In research world, they're finding that digestive issues and mental health issues are VERY often interlinked. Some would say the gut is the second brain.
My major depression was mostly cured by keto/carnivore, however, i still somehow had a B vitamin deficiency because my body is bad at converting it ( B Vitamins must go a multi step process to be utilized ).
I have unnamed digestive problems but my dad has severe ones. He has transient psychosis and paranoia which seems to clear up temporarily when taking vitamin B shots. I have a little craziness, and depression slip in if i don't take my specialized B complex that's gone through 2 of the conversion steps for me. Luckily, it's not expensive.
I suspect most mental health issues are an inability to absorb certain vitamins. Someone with IBS probably falls into that category. Crazy inflammation and good nutrient absorption usually aren't happening at the same time.
If you have any inkling of mental issues then once you find the right diet to calm your guts down then you will probably see an improvement in that.
Not to hack your thread, but if you're not familiar with her, Cassandra Peterson has a fascinating account on YouTube of her life as a (now) carnivore; her dad has one as well. I can't relate since my system seems to metabolize carbs well.
I was going to mention Mikhaila but her dad is controversial and some people could miss her message due to that.
More of a L. Amber O'hearn fan. Easily my second favorite Canadian and probably the most knowledgeable of all the scientific aspects of low/zero carb diets.
More of a L. Amber O'hearn fan. Easily my second favorite Canadian and probably the most knowledgeable of all the scientific aspects of low/zero carb diets.
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That's ketosis, people will lose an average of 10lbs of water weight in the first 10 days.
You're also on an enormous caloric deficit, so some of that is weight loss.
Electrolytes are a great idea because in ketosis your body needs more.
I take 100% of the RDA of magnesium as a pill and throughout the week have a few spoonfuls of potassium citrate powder, and my electrolyte needs are covered ( plenty of salt in my diet )
Electrolyte drinks have such a low % of your daily requirements that they're close to useless. Body Armor lite has an unnaturally high amount of potassium, and is the only electrolyte drink i give a thumbs up to, but i wish they'd reduce the amount of fake sugar in it.
You will start to feel like crap if you get inadequate potassium. most people quit the diet at that point if they don't understand that.
You're also on an enormous caloric deficit, so some of that is weight loss.
Electrolytes are a great idea because in ketosis your body needs more.
I take 100% of the RDA of magnesium as a pill and throughout the week have a few spoonfuls of potassium citrate powder, and my electrolyte needs are covered ( plenty of salt in my diet )
Electrolyte drinks have such a low % of your daily requirements that they're close to useless. Body Armor lite has an unnaturally high amount of potassium, and is the only electrolyte drink i give a thumbs up to, but i wish they'd reduce the amount of fake sugar in it.
You will start to feel like crap if you get inadequate potassium. most people quit the diet at that point if they don't understand that.
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Sorry about the wrong name(s); that's what happens when you're old and you think you remember something. Anyway Mikhalia had big problems, including, but not limited to a hip replacement when she was a teenager, but looks good (actually great) now. A doctor (YouTube "Nutrition Made Simple")'s mother developed severe problems which were controlled (after a year of searching for the origin or cure) by carnivore, and now they're reintroducing items in order to determine whether she can tolerate anything else. Good luck to both of you.
There is plenty of potassium in meat if you are eating it raw. If you're not, it's another story.
Humans require more potassium than salt. A carnivore or keto diet will inherently be very salt heavy and thin in potassium.
Magnesium is mostly found in the plant world. Most people are deficient it regardless of their diet.
In addition to the occasional potassium citrate, i also salt everything with 'lite salt', which is 50% potassium, 50% sodium.
I don't understand the mechanisms of this but people on ketogenic diets complain about potassium deficiency more often.
Humans require more potassium than salt. A carnivore or keto diet will inherently be very salt heavy and thin in potassium.
Magnesium is mostly found in the plant world. Most people are deficient it regardless of their diet.
In addition to the occasional potassium citrate, i also salt everything with 'lite salt', which is 50% potassium, 50% sodium.
I don't understand the mechanisms of this but people on ketogenic diets complain about potassium deficiency more often.
I feel you, I made a 2.1kwh battery for my moped hoping for a 20-mile range and ended up averaging 35 mile range. But consider that if you use a 10ah battery, it'd see roughly the same discharge rates as the 21ah battery you're using now. Meaning, you're treating your current battery rather gently, and it'll last longer as a result.
