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1. Heavy metals in canned fish

Fredrik says:

Hi there,

Long time listener and fan of your work in general. I have a question that I hope you can answer but before that there is a topic that needs addressing! I really hate to bring this up but since this has been the topic for two of your warm up talks in a row, I feel called to set the record straight! ;) It is about the all too important battle of the cold snaps! I think you need to check your conversions from Fahrenheit to Celsius, because -30 Fahrenheit is not -50 Celsius, it is -34. -40 degrees is where the two systems converge. I am from Northernmost Scandinavia above the arctic circle and we regularly have -40 in winter and sometimes -50 degrees Celsius which is -58 degrees Fahrenheit. If you had ever experienced -50 degrees Celsius it would forever be ingrained in memory, believe me. So lets get to my question now that the record is set straight! ;)

I have been doing keto for many years which is great for all the reasons we know all too well but it can sometimes be hard to find easy to grab healthy snacks and meals. I have eaten a lot of canned fish throughout the years, I enjoy it and it is quick and easy. But what about the heavy metal content?! We are constantly told that we shouldn't consume too much of it, but I have struggled with this since I find it hard to believe that all oceans at all depths could be so saturated with heavy metals that it renders all canned fish poisonous. The ones who advise against consuming too much canned fish also advise against red meat consumption and would rather see that we all went vegan. What is the real story on this, are there real concerns or are they just making assumptions without evidence to back their claims as they do with red meat? I have been sort of thinking that if there are some heavy metals in canned fish it has to vary and might not be a problem in the overall context of a healthy diet and lifestyle? Am I completely wrong and slowly poisoning myself with my daily canned sardines and tuna?

 

2. Activated Charcoal

Sarah says:

Hey guys!

I love your work and have been a long time fan. I came across someone the other day saying we should be taking activated charcoal due to all the toxins we encounter in today's world. I don't know who this guy is and I'm not sure if he has any credibility. It just got me to wondering. I've never heard of this before and was wondering what your thoughts were on the subject?

Thank you!

 

3. Homelessness, TBI and addiction

Jamie says:

Dear Robbo and Nicks,

I love putting 50 pence in the Robb Wolf question and listening to what comes out. And there are a lot of questions I would like to ask including one on the Great Reset. I’ll forgo that today although I will say we have entered into what will turn out to be a historical, epoch defining shit show that will go in down in history as a transitional event that will forever change the world just like the industrial revolution did, whichever direction, good or bad, it takes.

Instead I will focus my question of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Not my own but a friend of mine who we’ll call Danny. I first met Danny in 2007 through a mutual friend after finishing my first bullshit humanities degree. It was one of those Indian summers we sometimes get in the UK where September turns out to be rather warm. I was sitting with a mutual friend called Paul out front of bar near to the River Trent in Nottingham when Danny turned up with another friend of his who I would also go onto befriend. My first impressions of him were that he was a bit nuts which turned out to be the correct inference I could make from this gregarious character who is the funniest person I have ever met.

Something that I have been doing in my own recovery from TBI has been reflecting a lot about my life as once the fog of TBI began to clear certain things do look different. Based on my own anecdotal epidemiology I think there is an epidemic of mental ill health out there related to TBI as I know of seven people who have had their lives devastated by it. This includes Danny who before I met him got assaulted and whilst he was on the floor had his head kicked in like a football. He lost most of his teeth and to boot, got a TBI with it. I haven’t seen Danny for over two years now as he is now homeless, addicted to heroin and is now estranged from his family and friends for reasons I won’t go into.

I will make the point here that as someone who believes in the complete legalisation and regulation of substances as the war on drugs has been a complete and unmitigated catastrophe, you have to understand why it is that people go on to develop addiction. It’s no use treating the addiction in isolation. You have to do some reverse engineering to find out what the addiction is in response to. For Danny it was self-medication for some mental health problems as a result of TBI.

I have some money invested in crypto (which is the future of money), however I need to wait until the next bull run or until my trading has built up enough money to pay for him to see someone similar who can put Danny through Dr. Gordon’s TBI protocol.

I’ll phrase my question as more of a thought experiment to both of you. What would you do if you had a friend who was homeless and addicted to heroin because of TBI and you wanted him to get better?

I mean this in terms of a multi-pronged approach so;

• What supplements would you use?
• Exercise and training programs?
• Diet and food (low/carb keto)?
• Rebuilding social connections?
• Psilocybin/LSD?
• I have access to a sauna so how would you use that?
• Anything else you can think of?

Thank you,

Love Jamie

 

p.s.

This is unrelated to the question above but does involve TBI. Back on episode 112 you had a question from Charles who said he was suffering from strength in his erection. What was screaming out to me in brightly coloured neon lights was TBI. He mentioned in his write up to his question that he was involved in a car accident and was knocked off his bicycle. This, based on his description, indicates these were events that caused some sort of brain trauma and the resultant HPA axis dysfunction, with the consequent hormonal problems and sexual dysfunction he was/is experiencing. I would highly recommended he checks out Dr. Mark Gordon’s appearances on some of the podcasts he has done, including with Joe Rogan, and he should be able to implement some changes from what Dr Gordon says that should help him. I did and it changed my life. As well as being as being super knowledgeable on TBI Dr Gordon comes across as a really nice person. One of the good guys.

 

 

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