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I have a small grow tent from spider-farmer. It mostly worked well so far. But I had to change the fan+filter unit, and since they sent me the new one Im dealing with this problem. Something in the fan and hose creates noise. I tried with 2 hoses, the original which is more like aluminum inside, or another one from flexible plastic.

Anyone uses the same brand and knows what Im talking about? Im sensitive to noises so need everything to operate in silence.

Otto's is perfect for tortillas and it's available on iHerb, but more expensive than other options on Amazon.de for example. But with the other brand I tried I couldn't form good tortillas. Any relevant experiences?

I love using Otto's cassava flour for tortillas, but here in Germany it's really expensive... Other brand I tried was so bad, tortillas didn't happen lol.

I feel like anything that influence cortisol, or HPA axis, is such a mess for me. Licorice tincture, Ashwaghanda, Reishi...... Anyone else relate? Did it ever improve for you? Like, someone who had overcame this sensitivity? Or you found out adaptogens aren't necessary for CFS, and it's more about rest, pacing, eating well, and keeping a simple and predictable routine..?

i'll be happy if you share a few things with me, as Im considering my first banana mono cleanse 😄 .

1. How many kg bananas per week?

2. What was the total cost/budget per week?

3. For how long did you do it?

4. What benefits did you experience? Did it have a lasting effect after the cleanse too?

The brand MM approves is more expensive to buy where I live. Like x3 the cost of other brands. Does it matter?

Is VCA IgG fluctuating during our lives? Does the number say anything about how significant the EBV levels are or were in the past?

Claude AI says : Typical patterns:

• Someone who had EBV decades ago and fully resolved it: IgG might be 20-40 — just above the reference, showing immune memory
• Someone with chronic/reactivated EBV: typically 50-150+ — showing ongoing immune engagement

Your 124 at reference <16, 8x the upper limit is notably elevated

• Places you firmly in the chronic/reactivated category
• Not just "had it once" — your immune system is actively producing large volumes of EBV-specific antibodies
• Consistent with what the ME/CFS literature describes in patients with herpesvirus-driven fatigue syndromes

Is this info accurate? Can it be so easily detectable in blood? I know we all know about EBV from the books, and not necessarily need more tests, but it's nice to see those things on paper.

Is VCA IgG fluctuating during our lives? Does the number say anything about how significant the EBV levels are or were in the past?

Claude AI says : Typical patterns:

• Someone who had EBV decades ago and fully resolved it: IgG might be 20-40 — just above the reference, showing immune memory
• Someone with chronic/reactivated EBV: typically 50-150+ — showing ongoing immune engagement

Your 124 at reference <16, 8x the upper limit is notably elevated

• Places you firmly in the chronic/reactivated category
• Not just "had it once" — your immune system is actively producing large volumes of EBV-specific antibodies
• Consistent with what the ME/CFS literature describes in patients with herpesvirus-driven fatigue syndromes

Is this info accurate? Can it be so easily detectable in blood? I know we all know about EBV from the books, and not necessarily need more tests, but it's nice to see those things on paper.

For those who have done neurological testing for their symptoms, can you please share what kind of physical examinations were done by the neurologist? Is it anything exhausting? Mostly touching your body and checking reflexes, or are long conversations also part of it? Is brain MRI relevant for ME/CFS? Did it help you understand your situation better in any way?

Im 50/50 if I should make the effort or not.....

seriously, i don't invent this : my mom spoke to some doctor, a head of me/cfs treatment in a private clinic, and since then she's sure she completely understands everything about this condition. Unwilling to get corrected, or to accept it that maybe there are few wrong interpretations here and there. In the very same conversation she bragged about her new expertise, she advised me to go to the lake for a swim. Yup, you heard it right. And after all of her talking, which was very stimulating, I don't think i'll be able to walk, handle a lot of sunlight, or do anything interesting outside for a long time.

I find that Im capable of looking fine almost, when having guests.. like, even making food for everyone, sitting together listening to their stories. But then I don't sleep afterwards, I sweat more, my muscles get tight.... and I don't like those symptoms. I only do it when family is here, because I hate it if they start worrying. How to handle? How could I do it differently?

If i'll be expecting guests on Friday, does it make sense to make some of the preperations a day before? i don't know if it make sense to mash the potatoes and shape them already, or bake them already, it's similar to pizza crust.. i just put steamed potatoes + potato starch

I know the history of it, with Simon Wesley and Michael Sharpe, PACE trial etc. But are there any voices today still defending it publicly? Or they all quit from the field and the lingering leftovers are just old remaining misconceptions?

So I bought a blend of chicken rub spice, which smells delicious, bought it in order to make one of the recipes from MM.. And now I can't remember which one it was!! I thought maybe the bean burger, but it's not it. Any ideas? I feel so dumb to buy something for a specific purpose and then not knowing what it was......

If I go to a psychiatrist in Germany for an assessment, how much of what I share in the meeting will end up on the final report document? My main goal is issuing a paper that says I do not have mental health issues. It is not meant for court use at the moment. Id like to protect my privacy at the same time, so want to know if there are things that legally they must include on the document.

The recipe says to put the dried apricots in a food processor till it gets paste-like. I tried using a kitchenaid food processor, also tried in a ninja a mini-chopper. Nothing happened, they just twist in the container and sometimes get stuck on the blades...

Should I soak it? Is it a quality issue? Other hack?

Im a beginner with Claude. Im wondering, if the email address used for initial registration matters? I have several email accounts : One for online shopping, one dedicated for family communication, another for work emails, another for other personal stuff..

Is it only a technical thing for login? Or also matters later, in case i'd want to use Claude to draft emails, pull out data from past email conversations, etc.

Im looking for a baking powder, free from corn ingredients. In Gefen the ingredients are : potato starch, sodium bicarbonate, sodium pyrophosphate. But I could only find it in USA. Any recs?

There are many health oriented places, that also have books on display, like "How not to die" and other plant based oriented books. I've never seen any MM book in those places. And it's not like AW isn't famous... so.... how come? Is MM info considered 'underground' or what?