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Hello. I am 21, an epileptic (recently diagnosed 11/2025, I get tonic-clonic seizures managed with Lamotrigine) and have some issues with anxiety and occasional insomnia. As part of my goal to get healthy and make some changes to potentially never have another seizure again, I’ve thought a lot about dietary changes and have the idea to give keto a try. I’m concerned about trying because I know that I’ll have to give up a lot of my favorite foods such as sweet potatoes. Also, my mom will definitely be concerned that I’m not eating any fruit at all (except for small servings of berries). I too am concerned about that. I don’t just want to be eating meat and bacon all the time.

Can I please have some insight from more experienced keto people here? How can I make keto healthy and what are some example meals and recipes? What has it done to you health wise. To any epileptics here, have you found any good thing out of going keto (not talking about the modified Atkins diet or epilepsy keto diet that barely allows any protein or trace carbs whatsoever used for drug resistant epilepsy)?

I’m probably just going to count total carbs and keep my carb intake to 50 grams a day max, keeping my protein high enough as I like to run, weight lift, and I have a job where I’m on my feet all day. Also, i want a gradual transition from my current high carb diet to keto as im concerned that keto flu could potentially lower my seizure threshold.

Thank you very much. 🙏

Can you guys give me a no nonsense approach to fixing scapular winging without those silly corrective exercises I find on YouTube? What exercises and stretches should I be doing as well as ones I should be avoiding right now? I do that drill where you breathe through your ribs as I understand poor rib cage expansion is a cause for scapular winging, anterior pelvic tilt, and rib flair. Thank you. I work out at home and I do have some resistance bands.

Hello guys, I am a tall 21 year old guy (about 6 foot 4).
I’ve been looking to start calisthenics but could never create a routine that I could stick to. I want to work from the ground up.

Here are my priorities: bent over mobility (I have a hard time with deadlifts and bent over/pendlay rows especially as a tall person). Maybe some mobility work for my hips and hamstrings would help?

Scapular winging: I have pretty significant scapular winging. I can feel it even when attempting to just bench press the weight of the bar (45 lbs)

Overall core and hip strength

Overall mobility

Can you guys give me some insight and a simple starter routine that I can do daily until I build a habit and then eventually I can start adding more things?

I know this is a bodyweight fitness community but my goal is sort of a mix of weights and calisthenics. I want to be able to bench but also do pushups and dips. I want to be able to do bent over rows but also inverted bodyweight rows and eventually chin ups and pull-ups.

As for a skill: my first skill goal is probably the L Sit

I know I’m way ahead of myself and need to start at square one.

Thanks. 🙏 😊

Hello guys. I'm 21 years old and live in Anchorage, Alaska. I still live with my parents and they are talking about making the move to Idaho in 4 years or potentially less. Long story short, I was strongly opposed at first but now I am totally on board. Alaska has given me and family so much but we are ready for a change and I'm ready to start a new chapter in life. My brother went to University of Idaho and we have been to Moscow, Coeur D Alene, and Sandpoint quite a few times so I have some familiarity with part of Northern Idaho. My brother lives in Nampa now and we're going there in October. We are considering that area but we also really liked Moscow and Coeur D Alene.

Here are some questions I have for you Idahoans (If that's what you call yourselves):

What are some things I should know about Idaho?

What are the best and worst things about living in Idaho?

What about living in Idaho is going to be different than Alaska (asking my people that have lived in Alaska or visited Alaska long term) what is a thrilling thing(s) in Idaho that is at least somewhat comparable to Salmon/Halibut fishing, and Aurora Borealis viewing in Alaska?

I am looking into the College of Western Idaho community college in Nampa to pursue my diesel mechanic and welding aspirations. Is this a good community college? I was going to UAA here in Anchorage but a health issue forced me to drop out and I found that UAA just wasn't for me. I'd give it a 7/10.

Please try not to get political. I do not care and don't want to here it. I'm just a decent but imperfect human being and don't want to be involved in any political discourse.

Thank you.

I am thinking about giving the keto diet a try. I’m an epileptic but I am doing the keto diet for the other health benefits besides preventing seizures. However, I don’t just want to abruptly cut down my carb intake and I want to try to minimize keto flu as much as possible as this period of time could potentially trigger a breakthrough seizure. Can you guys please give me a good plan of how to gradually go from higher carb to full blown keto. I’m thinking of doing 50 carbs (total carbs, not net carbs) per day. And yes, I’m planning on consulting with my doctor first. Thank you.

I’m considering trying out the Keto diet. I’m currently on Lamictil XR 350 mg. I’m being bumped up to 400 mg soon. I’m thinking about supplementing with the keto diet as I suspect my higher carb diet could be making my anxiety, fatigue, and insomnia worse and maybe the keto diet would reduce these symptoms.

My understanding is that ketones are like diesel fuel for your brain (I’m a car guy) and unlike glucose, once your body is accustomed to ketosis, your body can readily make ketones either from the fat you eat or from your fat reserves and will make all the glucose it needs via gluconeogenesis. The other reason I’m thinking about keto is because I know it’s used for drug resistant epilepsy. Now that’s definitely not the case for me but down the road under the guidance of my neurologist of course, maybe I could experiment with scaling back on my medication.

I would eat as many real foods as possible and avoid processed “keto” and “Atkins brand” products as much as I could. I definitely plan to talk to my physician and/or neurologist before attempting keto but I would like to here
y’all input and experience with keto.

Thank you. :)

I am 20 years old, almost 21. Currently working. I was in college for a technical focused degree (diesel tech). My instructor had an essay requirement for almost every single one of his classes in MLA format and single spaced 12 point 2-3 pages about a technical topic. I struggled with every part of the essay, finding good articles (I tried Google Scholar, I tried searching up specific topics on Google), synthesizing the information in articles, and writing my essay. I didn’t learn how to write essays very well in highschool and I have high functioning autism and I struggle with some things and writing and research seem to be one of them. I’m planning on returning back to college eventually but the writing part is discouraging to me. What are some ways I can practice in the meantime on my own time outside of an academic setting so I can come back to college feeling confident? If curious, I can show you guys the rubric for one of the essays I had to write. Thank you.

I got some magnesium l-threonate. I am curious about what your guys’ experience has been with this supplement. I already take a magnesium complex supplement (Sucrosomial magnesium oxide+citrate+glycinate) and it works with no concerning side effects. I’ve been reading though about magnesium l-threonate and how it uniquely crosses the blood brain barrier and people have reported good effects (less anxiety, mental clarity, better sleep etc…). I’m planning on starting with a minimal dose (1 pill at night) for a week and then gradually upping if no concerning side effects. Before I try this supplement out though, can I please have some input regarding safety and personal experiences? Thank you. For reference I am taking Lamotrigine 150 mg twice a day and I have tonic-clonic seizures.
Thank you