Mastering Nutrition cover image

Self Experiments In the Biochemically Unoptimized State

Mastering Nutrition

CHAPTER

The Insulin Hypothesis of Acne

In the third and fourth pairs of my last glucose protein experiment, I shaved my beard and let it regrow. While it was regrowing, I developed a second pimple on the right side of my face that became infected and turned into a large abscess. And although this went away with a few days of topical clinomycin, it left minor darkening of the skin in an extremely subtle bit of nobi tissue. So that made me feel like that was adverse enough of an effect that I would not run another 25 glucose tolerance system myself ever again.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner