Anxiety and depression are PHYSICAL issues. A continued deep exploration…
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First of all, if you haven’t watch my video on anxiety and depression, you can here…
The only reason you could ever feel bad about life is when *something*, somewhere, is static.
This is ALWAYS physical first…
How would a person be unable to handle a stressor if they had all of the resources to handle it?
Something must be impairing energy production…
This is ALWAYS physical first…
How would a person be unable to handle a stressor if they had all of the resources to handle it?
Something must be impairing energy production…
If someone is *technically* getting all of the resources that they need, yet still experiencing issues, then it simply becomes an issue of conversion, or digestion.
Better yet, metabolism…
Better yet, metabolism…
Anywhere that energy is static, flow must be restored. After this everything will regulate itself.
I have yet to talk to someone who has anxiety or depression who hasn’t been dealing with some sort of impairment of energy, at some certain point...
I have yet to talk to someone who has anxiety or depression who hasn’t been dealing with some sort of impairment of energy, at some certain point...
Physical digestion is no different than mental digestion, for this reason.
When we have a physical impairment of energy, we fixate mentally.
Things are static in our body, and static in our mind.
Mental fixation is an effort to try to preserve our limited resources.
When we have a physical impairment of energy, we fixate mentally.
Things are static in our body, and static in our mind.
Mental fixation is an effort to try to preserve our limited resources.
Under stress, cells are usually overexcited and deenergized.
This is because we aren’t producing enough energy to maintain structure, or properly metabolize what’s moving through our system.
This is because we aren’t producing enough energy to maintain structure, or properly metabolize what’s moving through our system.
Everything that we consume has an effect in either promoting energy, or impairing energy.
This can be what we consume as food, watch, listen to, think about, places we spend time, etc.
Each part of the environment affects us on a physical->mental->spiritual level.
This can be what we consume as food, watch, listen to, think about, places we spend time, etc.
Each part of the environment affects us on a physical->mental->spiritual level.
For example, a stressful environment will put a person into fight or flight, depleting their resources of abundance, and causing them to synthesize the protective stress hormones.
Also, under stress, a person will naturally hyperventilate, in an effort to make oxygen available.
Also, under stress, a person will naturally hyperventilate, in an effort to make oxygen available.
Hyperventilation creates an imbalance between oxygen and CO2, which is actually the substance that allows oxygen to be delivered to cells effectively.
This graphic I adapted, (credit to Danny Roddy) does an amazing job to show the cascade of stress towards nitric oxide synthesis.
I think this is vital to understand cognitive disorders…
Which are really just energy disorders…
I think this is vital to understand cognitive disorders…
Which are really just energy disorders…
Stress also diverts blood flow away from the less vital systems, such as the digestive, and reproductive systems, and towards the more essential organs for survival, such as the brain and heart.
This diversion then leads to host of downstream issues, feeding a vicious cycle.
This diversion then leads to host of downstream issues, feeding a vicious cycle.
When CO2 is deficient and cells are deprived of oxygen or blood flow, nitric oxide can serve as an emergency vasodilator, but if it is chronically elevated, this can impair systemic energy production…
Both serotonin, and nitric oxide serve as emergency mediators that lower energy requirements under stress in a effort to preserve resources.
The only problem with this is that when less energy is being produced, this makes an organism turn inward…
This is a sort of hibernation, or protection from harmful circumstances…
Now do you see why having these hormones elevated chronically is an issue?
This is a sort of hibernation, or protection from harmful circumstances…
Now do you see why having these hormones elevated chronically is an issue?
For example, when the digestive system becomes stagnant, endotoxin builds up; more serotonin & nitric oxide are synthesized to promote transit through gut, but this is through inflammation.
All of this damages blood vessels, allowing leakage of toxins into bloodstream…
All of this damages blood vessels, allowing leakage of toxins into bloodstream…
This causes a whole host of inflammatory reactions, impair energy production EVEN further, and causes more harmful cognitive effects.
Most notably being “brain fog.”
Most notably being “brain fog.”
If you aren’t producing energy in abundance…
You WILL NOT face life with the proper capacity.
and this is exactly where the issue lies...
You WILL NOT face life with the proper capacity.
and this is exactly where the issue lies...
You “don’t feel like enough”, because you literally aren’t enough!
You are deficient in energetic resources!
You feel numb and depressed because your body is trying to protect you from your circumstances!
It’s trying to say that you DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES!!!
You are deficient in energetic resources!
You feel numb and depressed because your body is trying to protect you from your circumstances!
It’s trying to say that you DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES!!!
Cortisol and adrenaline are obviously elevated in times of stress. This is to to keep the metabolic rate high (except they oppose thyroid), and when they stay elevated, this is when major deterioration occurs, and I shouldn’t need to convince anyone of this.
Cortisol is catabolic, and breaks down muscle into energy.
This is why ensuring abundant caloric intake (especially from carbohydrate) under stress is essential to prevent the body from breaking down it’s tissues into energy. (which also feeds the whole vicious cycle of stress)
This is why ensuring abundant caloric intake (especially from carbohydrate) under stress is essential to prevent the body from breaking down it’s tissues into energy. (which also feeds the whole vicious cycle of stress)
Now I understand that this may not seem exactly interrelated to anxiety and depression yet, but I’m about to start explaining…
Cortisol activates the aromatase enzyme, which synthesizes estrogen. High estrogen is reliably associated with emotional instability, and as many of us may know… high estrogen is NOT just bad for males, but for females as well.
Estrogen directly opposes the youth associated hormone, progesterone; a hormone of vitality, and longevity that opposes stress.
Alloprenenolone, which is a downstream metabolite of progesterone, is known to be a powerful mood regulator, and promoter of GABA.
Alloprenenolone, which is a downstream metabolite of progesterone, is known to be a powerful mood regulator, and promoter of GABA.
Inhibiting the synthesis of estrogen with natural aromatase inhibiting foods such as orange juice, grapefruit, marmalade (all rich in naringinin, an aromatase inhibiting substance) and parsley (rich in apigenin, another aromatase inhibiting substance) can help to… ——>
… lower estrogen.
Well cooked white button mushrooms, aspirin, and coffee can help to inhibit aromatase as well.
Insoluble fiber such as carrots can also help to bind and detoxify excess estrogen.
Combatting PUFA & estrogen with vitamin E & progesterone can also be useful.
Well cooked white button mushrooms, aspirin, and coffee can help to inhibit aromatase as well.
Insoluble fiber such as carrots can also help to bind and detoxify excess estrogen.
Combatting PUFA & estrogen with vitamin E & progesterone can also be useful.
One of the most commonly overlooked but vitally important aspects of cognitive disorders is overexcitation at a cellular level…
This comes from a lack of inhibitory substances.
High glutamate which is excitatory, directly correlates with low GABA, which is calming.
This comes from a lack of inhibitory substances.
High glutamate which is excitatory, directly correlates with low GABA, which is calming.
Glutamate can be synthesized from ammonia, breaking down protein into energy (stress or when protein intake is too high) and from inflammatory amino acid consumption.
Constantine wrote an amazing blog explaining glutamate and GABA, I’d recommend reading.
Constantine wrote an amazing blog explaining glutamate and GABA, I’d recommend reading.
Essentially, when estrogen is high, and thyroid is low, vitamin B6 and magnesium are lost quickly.
This prevents tryptophan from being converted into niacin, and instead it easily gets converted into the inflammatory and toxic quinolinic acid.
This prevents tryptophan from being converted into niacin, and instead it easily gets converted into the inflammatory and toxic quinolinic acid.
Also, most notably, glutamate is unable to be converted into GABA.
With excess glutamate and low GABA, dopamine will almost undoubtedly be low.
With excess glutamate and low GABA, dopamine will almost undoubtedly be low.
Under stress, when cells lose structure, they take up calcium, which is excitatory and lowers energy production.
This is a first part of cell death.
EMF also opens up the calcium channels and plays a role as a chronic stressor that causes overexcitation, and depletes energy.
This is a first part of cell death.
EMF also opens up the calcium channels and plays a role as a chronic stressor that causes overexcitation, and depletes energy.
Eating calcium in the diet such as in milk, cheese, or ice cream, can help to prevent the influx of calcium inside the cells.
Maintaining adequate resources under stress, allows the body to continue to produce energy properly.
Maintaining adequate resources under stress, allows the body to continue to produce energy properly.
Calcium channel blockers such as magnesium and cyproheptadine can also be good to prevent the influx of calcium.
But essentially, the goal is to clear whatever roadblocks are preventing the flow of energy.
As William Blake said, “The cistern contains, the fountain overflows.”
But essentially, the goal is to clear whatever roadblocks are preventing the flow of energy.
As William Blake said, “The cistern contains, the fountain overflows.”
Support digestion.
-anything to improve bowel movements (to prevent fermentation of bacteria, and keep endotoxin low)
-easily digestible foods (to keep transit time quick)
-natural laxatives and detoxifiers (magnesium, cascara sagrada, coffee enema, carrot, etc.)
-anything to improve bowel movements (to prevent fermentation of bacteria, and keep endotoxin low)
-easily digestible foods (to keep transit time quick)
-natural laxatives and detoxifiers (magnesium, cascara sagrada, coffee enema, carrot, etc.)
Lower estrogen.
-aromatase inhibiting foods (orange juice, grapefruit, marmalade, parsley, white button mushrooms)
-oppose with (aspirin, coffee, vitamin e, progesterone, carrot salad)
-aromatase inhibiting foods (orange juice, grapefruit, marmalade, parsley, white button mushrooms)
-oppose with (aspirin, coffee, vitamin e, progesterone, carrot salad)
Increase CO2.
-provides oxygen to the cells for proper function and order creation
-provides oxygen to the cells for proper function and order creation
Increase GABA. (lowers excitatory glutamate)
-magnesium
-glycine (gelatin)
-l-theanine
-taurine
-vitamin B6
-magnesium
-glycine (gelatin)
-l-theanine
-taurine
-vitamin B6
Keep inflammation low.
-minimize tryptophan, methionine, and cysteine, eat gelatin
-aspirin and methylene blue
This could be an entire thread in itself so all I’m going to say is anything that promotes energy, physically or mentally will likely lower inflammation.
-minimize tryptophan, methionine, and cysteine, eat gelatin
-aspirin and methylene blue
This could be an entire thread in itself so all I’m going to say is anything that promotes energy, physically or mentally will likely lower inflammation.
Lower nitric oxide.
-keep carbon dioxide high
-methylene blue
-aspirin
-coffee
-keep carbon dioxide high
-methylene blue
-aspirin
-coffee
Regulate calcium & PTH.
-consume more calcium (dairy, well cooked greens mineral broth, calcium carbonate, mineral water)
-prevent the influx of calcium (cyproheptadine, magnesium)
-vitamin D and K
-consume more calcium (dairy, well cooked greens mineral broth, calcium carbonate, mineral water)
-prevent the influx of calcium (cyproheptadine, magnesium)
-vitamin D and K
This is an ever expanding exploration… and has truly improved my own life and related symptoms.
Once I began to learn how to GENUINELY fight the effects of stress, and gained the perspective that:
The only time I can feel bad about life is when my cells aren’t receiving enough energy…
Then things started to improve.
The only time I can feel bad about life is when my cells aren’t receiving enough energy…
Then things started to improve.
I literally forgot to mention…
Lowering gut serotonin could quite possibly be the most therapeutic thing for many people.
Here are some things that could help:
Lowering gut serotonin could quite possibly be the most therapeutic thing for many people.
Here are some things that could help:
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