I’m getting close to two weeks or at least 15 days at the 50 mg of iodine. I’ve had some of the best erections this week.
Also my body shape is changing like more muscular. I didn’t even work out this week. I did last week and am still eating the same plant based pretty simple food.
Not usually an issue however this is an improvement!
59 years old
I’m waiting on the 5% one by J Crowe to arrive in the mail but I’ve been doing 50 drops of this according to the label that should be 50 mg is that correct? I’ve seen in some of the books and PDFs that they say one drop of 2% equals 2 1/2 mg so I’m a little confused.
Since I posted this I read a review of the product and I think the issues is the Iodide is not listed on the bottle!
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the label only list the contents of Iodine. It does not include Iodide.
Lugol's formula appears to be a ratio of 1 (iodine) to 1.5 (iodide).
If each drop contains 1000mcg (1mg) of iodine, then in that same drop, is 1500mcg (1.5mg) of iodide.
Most youtubers use 12.5mg of iodine as a safe dose, but fail to explain the breakdown. 12.5/2.5 = 5mg iodine (5 drops with this supplement) + 7.5mg of Iodide."
Hi new in the group. I have been about 3 weeks now intuitively doing OMAD. My goals are digestion improvement and the mental/spiritual benefits of the daily fasting. My diet is very limit besides being plant based I am pretty narrow on what I eat. I do not want to lose weight if anything prefer to gain muscle. So far my work outs at the gym have not been as strong as when I eat 3 meals a day. My eating window has been usually in the 2-5 pm range or 3-6pm....I am not hard core trying to do it all in one sitting in one hour so I quess you can say I am doing a compressed 2mad plan. Trying to eat as much as I can and also chew it calmly over 2-3 hours.
Anyone else doing this plant based in here? and how are you finding it?
Today I had sweet potatoes, two pounds of cooked greens including carrots, daikon, onion and about 10 total things or more,4 pieces of pacha buckwheat Gf sourdough, a green apple, cup of blueberries, 1.5cups of cooked lentils, some rice crackers oil free and 1.5 cups of white basmati rice. My calculation come around 2100 with 70grams of protein. both of those are perfect for my goals. I just want to be careful not to be eating too little like I did a few days around 1400-1600 calories. If I can duplicate today will be amazing. I would normally have Tofu or tempeh every day but these last few months I have been lowering my protein a little but on purpose to give my kidneys a break. (59 year old male, 38 years long vegan wfpb, prefer cooked vegan not raw.). Only thing raw I have is green apple and blueberries both low sugar and good for me. I do sometimes do celery/cucumber and other green juices but thinking I may not fill up on those doing omad.
Thanks!
I’m on day three of the iodine protocol. I’m up to 50 mg anyone else trying that for Candida and parasites and such so far it’s really doing something dramatic
Using Lugols iodine 2%
First day I did 12 mg second day 25 and now I’m on the second day of 50 mg.
Heard if you shoot up to the higher dose, it reduces the die of symptoms or at least you get past it faster so I opted for going straight for the big dose.
What’s the general belief about gut changes for like parasites and candida SIBO Leaky gut, etc. when people start the protocol?
What kind of benefits have people gotten on digestive health that have had really bad issues?
Good morning I’m new to this protocol. I started with 12 mg and then 25 and I’m on day two of 50 mg.
Moments of the day, I feel amazing and calm other moments I feel an unbearable anxiety
I’ve heard that the initial anxiety wears off and I like the idea of just getting over the detox quickly
I don’t think I’m gonna have that much to detox cause I have 40 years of all kinds of fasting and juicing and many kind of things that I’ve done for my health on a really strict diet.
My question is to those that are on that level if there is an initial anxiety and how many days does it last?
I have also had the craziest wild vivid dreams
I’ve had the bottle of Linzess with me for a few weeks and I’ve been waiting on a really strong constipation day.
Had me go it was like a diarrhea two hours later.
No discomfort or anything else.
Does anyone use this only occasionally or like once a week or something? I really don’t wanna get on it daily.
I’ve had a breakthrough lately on my IBS C eating oddly lentils something I was avoiding. I just in the last few weeks started eating lentils again and my digestion has been working. I’ve been having 2 to 3 bowel movements a day, but I got in a rough patch.
Both of these are so amazing for me, but they make me hyperactive! Still so good for my skin, gut health- digestion, energy mood, etc. it’s almost worth the excess energy. I’m experimenting with lowering the dose to like tiny tiny amounts and I’m still getting good results and I’m wondering if anyone else has done that how low did you go? Anyone else super sensitive? I’ve tried many brands over the years and I’m not convinced it really matters which one!
IBS-C + Histamine Intolerance — Day 7 of a strict 10-day elimination protocol, and it’s working
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, with gut dysbiosis underneath both. For years my gut and anxiety have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every time. Today is day 7, zero deviations, and things are shifting:
• Digestion went from sluggish and incomplete to full, easy, urgent morning movements — daily now, like clockwork. The fermented/off smell is gone.
• Morning anxiety noticeably lighter; some mornings I wake up with almost none
• HRV climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
• Chronically tight lower back loosening
• Better sleep, steady energy, and the deepest meditation states I’ve had in years
The core principle: subtraction, not addition. Every time I’ve added something — supplements, “gut healing” powders, antifungals — it set me back. What works is removing triggers and giving the body uninterrupted, consistent time. The same foods, every day, for enough days.
What I eat:
Starches (base of every meal): white/basmati rice, sweet potato (baked), white potato, millet, quinoa, buckwheat, rice noodles, rice cakes
Vegetables (large volume, always cooked): bok choy water-sautéed with garlic, romaine, zucchini, carrots, cucumber. Raw garlic daily.
Fruit (small amounts): blueberries, green apple. No citrus, dried fruit, or high-fructose fruit.
Green juice (60-70 oz daily, fresh, drunk immediately): cucumber, celery, parsley, cilantro, ginger, green apple
Other: plain oat milk, decaf coffee, sea salt
What I never eat: beans, lentils, tofu, soy, nuts, seeds, protein powders. Nothing fermented — no miso, vinegar, kombucha. No citrus, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, mushrooms, seaweed. No oils or overt fats. No leftovers (histamine builds in cooked food that sits).
Timing: Water fast every morning — I don’t eat until the anxiety lifts, sometimes 10am, sometimes 1-2pm. Then juice on an empty stomach, wait an hour, then food. Compressed window, finish by early evening. Chew thoroughly.
Supplements: NONE. The hardest and most important part.
The rule I broke for years: the moment I felt better, I’d add something. That was always the collapse. This time: 10 days, nothing changes.
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues gone long and strict like this? When did your turning point hit, and what happened past day 10?
IBS-C + Histamine Intolerance — Day 7 of a strict 10-day elimination protocol, and it’s working
Already went to the bathroom three times a day, which never happens!!
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, with gut dysbiosis underneath both. For years my gut and anxiety have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every time. Today is day 7, zero deviations, and things are shifting:
• Digestion went from sluggish and incomplete to full, easy, urgent morning movements — daily now, like clockwork. The fermented/off smell is gone.
• Morning anxiety noticeably lighter; some mornings I wake up with almost none
• HRV climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
• Chronically tight lower back loosening
• Better sleep, steady energy, and the deepest meditation states I’ve had in years
The core principle: subtraction, not addition. Every time I’ve added something — supplements, “gut healing” powders, antifungals — it set me back. What works is removing triggers and giving the body uninterrupted, consistent time. The same foods, every day, for enough days.
What I eat:
Starches (base of every meal): white/basmati rice, sweet potato (baked), white potato, millet, quinoa, buckwheat, rice noodles, rice cakes
Vegetables (large volume, always cooked): bok choy water-sautéed with garlic, romaine, zucchini, carrots, cucumber. Raw garlic daily.
Fruit (small amounts): blueberries, green apple. No citrus, dried fruit, or high-fructose fruit.
Green juice (60-70 oz daily, fresh, drunk immediately): cucumber, celery, parsley, cilantro, ginger, green apple
Other: plain oat milk, decaf coffee, sea salt
What I never eat: beans, lentils, tofu, soy, nuts, seeds, protein powders. Nothing fermented — no miso, vinegar, kombucha. No citrus, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, mushrooms, seaweed. No oils or overt fats. No leftovers (histamine builds in cooked food that sits).
Timing: Water fast every morning — I don’t eat until the anxiety lifts, sometimes 10am, sometimes 1-2pm. Then juice on an empty stomach, wait an hour, then food. Compressed window, finish by early evening. Chew thoroughly.
Supplements: NONE. The hardest and most important part.
The rule I broke for years: the moment I felt better, I’d add something. That was always the collapse. This time: 10 days, nothing changes.
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues gone long and strict like this? When did your turning point hit, and what happened past day 10?
IBS-C + Histamine Intolerance — Day 7 of a strict 10-day elimination protocol, and it’s working!!
Went to the bathroom three times already today amazing.
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, with gut dysbiosis underneath both. For years my gut and anxiety have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every time. Today is day 7, zero deviations, and things are shifting:
• Digestion went from sluggish and incomplete to full, easy, urgent morning movements — daily now, like clockwork. The fermented/off smell is gone.
• Morning anxiety noticeably lighter; some mornings I wake up with almost none
• HRV climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
• Chronically tight lower back loosening
• Better sleep, steady energy, and the deepest meditation states I’ve had in years
The core principle: subtraction, not addition. Every time I’ve added something — supplements, “gut healing” powders, antifungals — it set me back. What works is removing triggers and giving the body uninterrupted, consistent time. The same foods, every day, for enough days.
What I eat:
Starches (base of every meal): white/basmati rice, sweet potato (baked), white potato, millet, quinoa, buckwheat, rice noodles, rice cakes
Vegetables (large volume, always cooked): bok choy water-sautéed with garlic, romaine, zucchini, carrots, cucumber. Raw garlic daily.
Fruit (small amounts): blueberries, green apple. No citrus, dried fruit, or high-fructose fruit.
Green juice (60-70 oz daily, fresh, drunk immediately): cucumber, celery, parsley, cilantro, ginger, green apple
Other: plain oat milk, decaf coffee, sea salt
What I never eat: beans, lentils, tofu, soy, nuts, seeds, protein powders. Nothing fermented — no miso, vinegar, kombucha. No citrus, tomatoes, spinach, avocado, mushrooms, seaweed. No oils or overt fats. No leftovers (histamine builds in cooked food that sits).
Timing: Water fast every morning — I don’t eat until the anxiety lifts, sometimes 10am, sometimes 1-2pm. Then juice on an empty stomach, wait an hour, then food. Compressed window, finish by early evening. Chew thoroughly.
Supplements: NONE. The hardest and most important part.
The rule I broke for years: the moment I felt better, I’d add something. That was always the collapse. This time: 10 days, nothing changes.
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues gone long and strict like this? When did your turning point hit, and what happened past day 10?
I’m very sensitive to supplements, but I think I need a multivitamin. Is this still the most recommended one? I’d probably take one a day or even half of a one is there another one that’s recommended for people that are more sensitive? But at least to cover some of the basics?
This is the type of B12 that’s apparently the safest for me to take. I don’t have methylation issues, but I do have really negative. Reactions to all the vitamins when I take them. Can range from being completely exhausted in bed or hyperactive.
It’s been about a month since I’ve taken any and two drops of this, and I have a decent headache three hours later.
Should I draw any conclusions or keep taking it and see how it goes?
My B12 tested on the low side like 300. Mma good.
Vegan 38 years 59 years old and I just feel like I need to B12 for variety of reasons.
Recent trouble with histamine foods and I have kind of lifelong IBS c
Some anxiety and mental side effects, which all of those are better if I eat really carefully.
IBS-C + Histamine Intolerance — Day 3 of a 10-day gut dysbiosis protocol, and something is shifting fast
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, and what I’m really trying to fix underneath both is gut dysbiosis. For years my anxiety and my gut have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every single time. I finally committed to a strict 10-day elimination protocol (cutting the specific things that seem to trigger my immune/histamine response) with no cheats and no new supplements. Just clean, consistent, and giving it real time to work.
I’m only on day 3 and some strange things are already happening:
My digestion went from sluggish and incomplete for weeks to three full, easy bowel movements today — and the smell actually changed (the fermented/off smell is gone, which I’ve read points to a microbiome shift)
My resting HRV has climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
The morning anxiety I usually wake up with is noticeably lighter
My lower back, which has been chronically tight (I think it’s gut inflammation pressing on the sacral nerves), is starting to loosen and almost “rearrange”
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues done a longer strict elimination and hit a turning point around day 3-5? Did the fatigue lift? Did the good stuff accelerate? Trying to stay disciplined for the full 10 days because I’ve never made it past day 4-5 without breaking it.
Feeling pretty energetic most of the day and getting into incredible meditation states and sleeping better.
IBS-C + Histamine Intolerance — Day 3 of a 10-day gut dysbiosis protocol, and something is shifting fast
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, and what I’m really trying to fix underneath both is gut dysbiosis. For years my anxiety and my gut have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every single time. I finally committed to a strict 10-day elimination protocol (cutting the specific things that seem to trigger my immune/histamine response) with no cheats and no new supplements. Just clean, consistent, and giving it real time to work.
I’m only on day 3 and some strange things are already happening:
My digestion went from sluggish and incomplete for weeks to three full, easy bowel movements today — and the smell actually changed (the fermented/off smell is gone, which I’ve read points to a microbiome shift)
My resting HRV has climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
The morning anxiety I usually wake up with is noticeably lighter
My lower back, which has been chronically tight (I think it’s gut inflammation pressing on the sacral nerves), is starting to loosen and almost “rearrange”
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues done a longer strict elimination and hit a turning point around day 3-5? Did the fatigue lift? Did the good stuff accelerate? Trying to stay disciplined for the full 10 days because I’ve never made it past day 4-5 without breaking it.
Feeling pretty energetic most of the day and getting into incredible meditation states and sleeping better.
My core issues are IBS-C and histamine intolerance, and what I’m really trying to fix underneath both is gut dysbiosis. For years my anxiety and my gut have been locked together — bad digestion, bad anxiety, every single time. I finally committed to a strict 10-day elimination protocol (cutting the specific things that seem to trigger my immune/histamine response) with no cheats and no new supplements. Just clean, consistent, and giving it real time to work.
I’m only on day 3 and some strange things are already happening:
My digestion went from sluggish and incomplete for weeks to three full, easy bowel movements today — and the smell actually changed (the fermented/off smell is gone, which I’ve read points to a microbiome shift)
My resting HRV has climbed to the highest I’ve ever tracked
The morning anxiety I usually wake up with is noticeably lighter
My lower back, which has been chronically tight (I think it’s gut inflammation pressing on the sacral nerves), is starting to loosen and almost “rearrange”
Anyone else with IBS-C or histamine issues done a longer strict elimination and hit a turning point around day 3-5? Did the fatigue lift? Did the good stuff accelerate? Trying to stay disciplined for the full 10 days because I’ve never made it past day 4-5 without breaking it.
Day 4 extremely energetic and the Fasting state was even better than I slept very good last night. I went to the gym and had a good weightlifting session. Really excited to see what day five brings.
I went from six tablets a day been taking for about 14 days and yesterday I only took three tablets and I had a horrible amount of anxiety today after a day of only three is that very typical. It only lasted about four hours and past.
Just stick to three per day, but wanna work my way down to one. Haven’t felt any huge benefits, and if anything it’s just made me constipated, but I think it has cleared something cause I feel the knots in my stomach.
It’s day eight today that I’ve been taking it and I feel incredibly depressed and kind of constipated, but I can feel that my colon is getting cleaner and tighter so it’s improving some digestion.
After day one I had a mild headache, but then nothing till day, six and seven really bad headache on day six that continued in the day seven.
Little perplexed with how depressed I feel today on day eight.
Anyone have any insight or something similar happened to you?
Does is 6 tablets per day 500,000 each. (a doctor said nine per day, but I thought it was too much.)
The Authentic Creator Lab
I’m considering starting a weekly Zoom mastermind posting regularly on YouTube for creators, storytellers, coaches, authors, speakers, and anyone who feels called to share their ideas with the world.
The focus would be on helping each other:
• Tell better stories
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• Be more authentic on camera
• Find our unique voice
• Stop sounding scripted
• Create content consistently
• Inspire and connect with people more deeply
I’ve recently been part of a group that did a “post a video every day for 30 days” challenge, and it was one of the most valuable experiences I’ve had as a creator. The accountability, support, and creative feedback made a huge difference.
The vision is a small group that meets once a week on Zoom to share ideas, get feedback, celebrate wins, work through challenges, and encourage each other to keep showing up.
Each month, everyone could set their own goals, whether that’s publishing more content, improving storytelling, becoming more comfortable on camera, growing a YouTube channel, writing a book, or simply sharing their message more effectively.
If something like this would interest you, send me a message. If enough people are interested, I’ll organize the first call.
My functional medical doctor in Maui found Candida in my stool analysis so he’s giving me a nystatin three tablets a day 3×500,000. I’m really sensitive to medication and I’m thinking a lower dose. What do other people do? Tend to go very high on everything. My score on the Candida was a one out of three so not that high. I did take three at dinner time last night and woke up with a mild headache, but nothing too bad.
Sub question is has this medication or and/or lowering candida helped people with anxiety and just general mental health, depression, etc? I’ve had a year of incredible physical anxiety that has been unresponsive to almost everything except lowering my histamine and protein to almost nothing.