Transcript 2/20/2026 Skool Live

Yoon Hang Kim MD

20 Feb 2026 — 35 min read

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Recording. So what a great great question. I think this is from Nicholas. The spin off phenol Alan help raising endorphins? So it's a little, I think, not not straightforward because I think that we we think that I think that the phenylalanine, pyroxene, those are all five HTP. They're all oh, they can make a difference in terms of in terms of making neurotransmitters, like serotonin, dopamine, But endorphins are a little different. You know, the peptides are all the craze right now. Right? And endorphins are actually peptide hormones. So they're the original peptides before the peptides went crazy. And I'm a little surprised that the peptide companies are not saying, here is endorphin. Peptide.

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And it's gonna make you feel great. It's gonna make you like a Superman, younger, cancer fighting, because the beta endorphin actually is original studies they talked about, like, mice. And they injected they gave mice lymphoma, and then all the mice mice died. And then they gave they divided the mice into two different groups. One group got not the saline, and then lymphoma, that group died. And then the second group lymphoma and then they gave beta endorphin. And are those moms two things happen. One group, it affect them. The second group, all headed, but in a very mild force. So you talked about the idea of that that that endorphins can be helped. Helpful for fighting cancer in Dullian is a roundabout way to to treat more endorphin because you

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do the initial blocking, and then the body overcomes it. This supposed to overcome it. So what I see in our members, some of the post that people will release suffering, they take the my test, and then they they get 30 points, which means they should start out with one microgram, and they go higher, five microgram. Higher, and then they say, I feel worse and worse and worse. And what that signifies to me is that endorphins have been successfully blocked and the endorphins stay blocked. Why? Because these people have decompensated, and they can't make endorphins. the question that Nicholas asked is know, how do you how do you, like, raise endorphins? And I think it's a bit more complicated. Basically, endorphins are peptide hormones. And, basically, they translate p o m c. Or pro opioid lanocortin

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genes turn into protein, and that happens in pituitary hypothalamus and subimmune cells. And actually, that kind of makes a lot of sense because that is what I do in terms of some acupuncture treatments that that I do is to increase endorphin by stimulating acupuncture points in the anterior pituitary hypothalamus. And whatnot. So that's I think that's really, really cool. so I'm not sure if one like, phenomelanine, tyrosine, dopamine, can can can do that because the endorphins is has for example, is a 31 amino acid peptide So it it is a peptide

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switch, which is really cool, which, like I said, I'm a little surprised that no one is, selling endorphins and the peptide business. So I think the answer is unsure if that's that's true. But the thing is that what if we're stressed or we're in pain, then the POMC transcription goes up, and then the beta indoor synthesis in pituitary hypothalamus it takes hours to do. I think the biggest issue is that people that we are in our group So if you think about it, they they're sensitive to medication. They are not feeling very vital at all. And they're very very they've been sick very long time. So if you if you combine all that, then they're depleted, and they're function, the factor that makes endorphin probably isn't working very well. And

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it's this is really interesting to me since endorphins kind of straddle all both the the area of serotonin happiness and endorphin, which is a pleasure. And in some ways, I think the endorphin is really, really, really, really powerful molecule. So if we could the change the question and then aliens kidnap me, and then they point their death ray at me and say, what do you think what's one amino acid that will make the most difference? Oh, I think it's tyrosine. Tyrosine. Tyrosine can make I think, a lot of improvement because it it it it not only helps with dopamine. It it can also help with serotonin. So we we wanna hit it one time. You target serotonin, then you can you can use five HTP. Probably safer than other amino acids. So that's that would be my answer. Answer is that I think and

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noradrenaline or norepinephrine can stimulate beta beta endorphins production. And release release them. So and and it's kind of interesting because I've always said that the brain and immune system are cousins, brothers and sisters. And this article says that that the beta endorphin production and release in inflammatory tissues from immune cells. Then also happens in pituitary hypothalamus and so I think it's a complex question. But if you're gonna take one thing, I would say tyrosine might be a better a better bet Although, I don't think one thing makes that dip Because there's other other, what do you call, complex complex regulations in in place. I think one cannot make a difference. So and it says the leptins make a

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difference. Insulin makes a difference. Higher hormone also can make a difference. So all these are something that So what about peptides? Any inside pairing with LDN? Nicholas, I'm in The US. Or so, you know, in the country of US, we're a very interesting country. You're not so and and I think it's it's interesting. Nicole's wearing Canada. Canada. So I don't know about Canada, but in The US, it's really, really in interesting because the FDA says that the peptides are not there for two reasons. You can give it to animals. And technically wear animals. But this is not for human consumption. And then for IRB supported research or and so

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and having said that, there are a lot of biohackers, and they just get it from wherever wherever they get it. And they're a bit scary because they'll they'll they'll they'll talk about it. Hey. My my my peptide turned into gel. Can I still inject that? Into my body? So I think that it's it's it's a bit it it's a great new world. I I don't think that our FDA in The US is keeping up although so I I I know what to say. I think the peptide it makes sense. There's a thing called neuron regulators. Neuroregulators are shorter versions of peptides. And and these are mostly coming from Russia in they have a company in UK in it's called Nature's Marvels. And that actually is very interesting because I'm learning peptide from this peptide master. And

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And so I asked her, it's like, hey. What do you use? Because I use nothing. Stephanie, you use nothing. You're the queen. And then she goes, I don't like the way you turn environment. I'm still in The US. And so I don't use those at all. What I do is is bioregulators. So that's how I got turned into bioregulators. They're in The UK, as you know, you know who my president is, and it's today is fairly interesting because the supreme court said that tariffs are not unconstitutional. So that will be interesting. But I am looking forward to either importing them or they told me that they're coming to US. It's just a lot easier when when when we're in The US in do business with US government. You you skip the costume. You skip the and whatnot. So I I'm very, very interested in peptides when they become legal. I

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I don't know. I mean, I just don't like anything that's that's not legal. So I want to and then the problem is I I have a medical license, so that gets amplified. If I was nobody, I'm a civilian, which is no license. Then I bet I'll be playing a lot with it. Just I have license to correct It's just like, why are we meeting here? Facebook is so much well known and whatnot. Because Facebook is very dangerous, because if if Facebook AI caught that we're having this kind of conversation, and we we can't get shut down right away. Whereas here, we don't have that issue. Oh, I I feel very, very blessed. That we found a stool, and I feel very blessed that our our team members, are willing to move over and or, pairing in my opinion, I would pair it with BIOLAR regulators Bioregulators are really amazing.

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in our community of peptide doctors who are in the closet and and probably we're ordering for ourselves, but not we're not none of the and and some of the people don't care. The do it. It's right for the patient. I don't care the consequences. I'm gonna do it. And I have respect for them, but I also for them. But everyone's doing it, so I don't think they'll get in big, big trouble. The metformin, think, is a very interesting question. Metformin is one of those forever chemicals, but I think it's a good thing. I take metformin. I mean, if I take metformin and I go to Sam's Club, it's free. Provided you get a thirty day supply. But if I go to if I get berberine, it's not free. So I think it's it's it's a little bit of crazy. I like berberine. Berberine is really fantastic product. usually, I recommend berberine over my metformin. But if metformin is free, then I think they're not the same, but they

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But I I called it ketosis level one. One meal a day. Ketosis meal is level two. Skipping one day and eating every other day, not one meal a day. Ketosis would be level three. And then prolonged fast would be level four. some of my patients who have really, really gnarly MCAS on one person who contacted me. So my skin is burning. I I really can't live like this. So I said two things. Want relief right now? Goes, yes. I want relief right now. So I said, that's easy. I want I want you to consider doing a three day fast. And first days for me, watering the electrolyte. Second day is gonna be prompt and electrolyte. And third day, come back eating very, very slowly, have a plan. And execute it. So the person contacting me back so my skin is not burning. And but I cannot do this forever. And so, of course, not. You can't do that forever, but

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so, ultimately, this person who did still go to a allergist at my insistence. The allergist had a one of the newer medication and she decided to they they gave it to her for free. I mean, nothing's for free, but you know what I mean. They gave her samples to book her. Then she took one, and she said, I'm hooked. So she's using that. So LDN, methylene blue, and ketosis. Those are all my friends, so I think that that that for LVN, I I usually like LVN first, and and the reason is because it's easy. I mean, you just take it and then that's not ketosis. If the person asks about ketosis, I can recommend ketosis all day long. But my experience is that talking about food is somewhat like talking about intimacy. In their can't tell them what to do in their personal life, and and, you know, they'll throw a stone at me. They'll, you know,

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I'll be stone to them. It's the same thing with ketosis. But I'm pretty direct. So I have told like, I'll give you an example. I had a patient that really, really, like, crawling almost with walker, cane, And, you know, one of the doctors me to talk to that person. So I go in and say, sir, I think you'll be looking at palliative, like, a nursing home or like, a palliative services and and the person looks so shocked because his mind is really, really sharp. So I said, I think your only hope is ketosis. So I forgot all about it. And three months later, he goes, I am ready I am ready to get better. I've lost, like, 60 pounds of ketosis. I feel fantastic. But the pain is killing me. So then I treated his pain, and then I'm like, oh my god. Doctor Kim, you're a miracle worker. He's like, no. You're the miracle worker. Because your body's in ketosis

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I can do my hacking into your nervous system and reset your nervous system. And you don't have pain anymore. And last time I saw him, he jumped into the bed really. Just looked at the bed. I did, and then he used momentum. To jump onto the bed. Get off the bed same way. And he didn't have can't he didn't have a walker. He ever can. So I think it's it is just so amazing so if I had my, like, LDN, methylene blue to me is no brainer because those are easy. Those just takes a little convincing. In this case, the person I think was ready. Because he's much, much, much better. And I have patients like that who have MCAS, and then I tell them, that I want you to do three days of fasting and then do do ketosis. And then those people who do it, I lose them as patients.

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I think ketosis is more powerful than LBN. For my autoimmune condition, ketosis, curated. It everything else, stops steroids. And cool thing about steroid, of course, is even if it doesn't work, the weight gain part works as fine. So it really sucks. Supplements for fibro, Amy. Now you want me to be honest. Right? I think so. Doesn't nothing works really well, I think. What works really well is LDL for fibro. Do any if you had myalgic encephalitis, I think that it maybe works well. I think the CFS is a bit of a like, fibromyalgia. I mean, nobody really knows fibromyalgia one. Doctor. Younger did the research and, like, a formerly of Stanford. He found out are two types of fibromyalgia. Inflammatory fibromyalgia and non inflammatory fibromyalgia. And guess what LVN did really well with?

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Inflammatory fibromyalgia. What do I mean by inflammatory fibromyalgia? That means that you run some lab tests like high sensitivity CRP or ESR, which is a sedimentation rate rate. And other other other markers you can do. And then the people who who work inflammatory with fibromyalgia did better. Why? Because LDL mechanism goes after inflammation, neuro inflammation, and nerve inflammation. So then, of course, those people get better. Which people would not be helped as much? It's the people with centralization syndrome. So so that that that means the brain is creating it. So, fortunately, for me, I learned acupuncture from several masters who treated the presidents of their countries, including The US. Two for US, three for US, and one for South Korea. And and he's treated multiple presidents. And I've learned how to hack into people's nervous system with patient's permission.

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And very, very infected but nothing's 100%. And that's why, like, keeps me humble, keeps me hungry to learn and help people. So the supplements, in my humble opinion, I have not found something that is consistent. Now, ribose, I think, ribose, some people really like it. And the thing is if you drink coffee, Ribose is really easy. Just put Ribose in your in your coffee. People say that that seems to work, and creatinine may be the silver way. So that's that. I think anything early is really easy. Like, I'll give you an example. If patients come to me with Hashimoto's in early stages, I think that probably more than ninety percent can reverse it. And we can use the word we're not allowed to do in Facebook because I I used when I did Facebook Live, I had AI record me and analyze me, and I would always get

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and say, remission. It's a bad word in Facebook. You can't use that. You can't use. So what what do I say if it's true or true? It's like, irrelevant. You you you train me to go against Facebook. So do you use those words? It's not a great idea. So when I said, how about I do school live and go, let me check this. Oh, that's such a great idea. School does not have a, thought that's watching everyone in gets in trouble since then. I I think that's a you created me to keep you safe from Facebook, you know, the LDN support group. Like, I I approve. Go to school. So that's one of the things. So it says early diagnosis. Anything early, I think, is easy. So like I said, there are so we'll talk about fibromyalgia and, chronic fatigue syndrome. The if you don't have the inflammatory, you have the other one, the the brain sensitization

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That's actually difficult but not impossible too. There's a treatment called pain reprocessing therapy. Made by Shubiner, and I've learned that too. And amazing, amazing technique. And I've had fantastic results with that. And I think that early is better than late. What's early? Less than six months. Same thing with CRPS. If it's chronic regional pain syndrome. Early is better than later. But LVN does a fantastic job. So I there's no reason not to consider LDN. noninflammatory fibromyalgia, I think the that really I would really look at LDN is so helpful because we don't know everything. measurement of inflammatory inflammation is very crude at this stage. hasn't really changed in all my life.

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And I'm sure I mean, there are more, but it's not cheap to measure all these eye eye I l molecules. So and then GLP-one for fibro, I think, metabolic syndrome. I think that, you know, that there's movement. And, you know, I, for one of you, really, really excited to get GLP one that compounded, that is legal, not illegal, And then do sublingual. And, like, low dose GLP-one medication in I I would have great, great deal of interest. Incidentally, GLP-one, one of them has gone into FDA approval for generics. So that's gonna come up. Gonna have legal GLP one. let me get the next question.

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Next question. Is about fibroblast growth factor twenty one, which is a liver derived endocrine hormone. It it enhances insulin sensitivity stimulates glucose up uptake, It promotes ketogenesis. Or increase energy expenditure. Sounds really, really, really fantastic. Clinical outcomes reduces fat mass. Improves hypoglycemia, So where do you get this stuff? Is this an injection? It says that it can cross the blood brain barrier. So it's a bunch of universities, and there's a papers circulating FGF 21. As disease modifying factor

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for symptoms and cognitive profile for myalgic encephalomyelitis. And fibromyalgia. So how do we buy it? An experiment. You tried it? No. Because it's they're studying it. Yeah. So here's here's how you get it, though. Increase the protein restriction, prolong fasting, strong energy deficit, ketosis, acute exercise, and high simple sugar milk. And they say it works, but don't do it. So I I think that you know, jury's out on that. we have a lot of neat things, but they have to play out. And and the other part is that reason I love LDN is that in states where physicians are allowed to give advice about dilution, I can ask my patients to consider, especially if they can't afford anything, I can prescribe them the fifty milligram. And most, insurances is free.

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And then what happens if you dilate it one to one hundred? That's a 0.5. Right? Another one to 100. Five microgram. I love my all microgram. Or another one to 100. 50. Nanogram. So fifty nanogram, or five microgram those are all excellent mean, you just and anyone can do it. Because Amazon sells one to 100 dilution kit. And that's what I tell my patients to get. And I think I've listed it here too. Because someone asked me, how do you do one to 100? it's very easy. I mean my wife is very smart. She can do most things except science. So I I set her up, and she does it and she's very happy with it. Nicolas, are you a biohacker?

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Because they're all in like, England, they're 1AM, so they should be in bed. So then, of course, if they're US and Canada, either kind of work. So we have, one is, Asian time and Australian time, and the other one is US time. And and European time. So well, thank you, everyone. Yes. Doctor, can you post something about the acupuncture or acupressure? Or biohacking stuff because I'm interested in that. Yeah. I think it's not it's this is Or it's very personal. No. It's this LDN channel. We have another channel. That's I'll I'll post that channel. It it's called the I think it's called, like, a root root cause medicine or root cause help community, something like that. So I'll I'll I'll post a link to that. And then you will and or if you click on my profile,

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The the issue is fibro is no breaks. Right? Pain without breaks. So if you have pain without breaks, what happens is that it just goes on. And on and on, and the endorphins get depleted. Your sleep cycle gets messed up. Guess what? Now you will have a chronic fatigue syndrome even you do not And you're hurting. So also myalgic is there. Encephalitis is what Brain inflammation, neural inflammation. If you have fibromyalgia long enough and you're not able to sleep, you're not able to restore and restorative sleep, guess what? Gonna trigger secondary chronic fatigue syndrome Secondary. Myalgia. Encephalitis, And that's usually what I see. I mean, and the most critical person that I saw is that and one person said that's how what happened to this person. this person had father, Debar Catholic. And is her father committed suicide. So I did my

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new like, a brain hacking or nervous system hacking and she was doing great. But I can't cure her. I can't I can't get our remission out of her. So we just talked. I talked to my patients. My patients are my treatment shortest time is thirty minutes. So I talked to her doctor, doctor, and I find out, uh-huh. She's got all, like, pain reprocessing therapy got triggered, and I didn't even know what I did. Saw to her and said, my dad My dad. I'm a devout Catholic, and my greatest suffering is that I believe my dad committed suicide is in eternal hell. Well, that's totally out of my lead, but beside my clinic, student health services was a new Newman Center, which is a Catholic outreach for colleges, I think. So I went there and said, sister, I have an issue. And so we talked about it, and then we got

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father involved, a Catholic church involved, and they did investigation. And they ruled that that they the father had untreated depression, and he committed suicide And so they ruled that that really was not while it was suicide, it was natural consequences of untreated depression. So they basically said that it's not included in the inclusion criteria for what to help. And that and that guide with God is in charge. So just doing that. And, of course, the neuro hacking. Should achieve remission. And that's what I really learned a lot about and stuff. The fact that we can we can can learn so much from patients You do have to love your patients. And you do have to have time

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so that you're not just No. You're solid. So I can Like, Doctor. Kim, we love your results. The patients just love you. And, but we know we love you. Because you should see more patients. And if I say I don't wanna see more patients because the thing is, it's the golden loose. Right? Yeah. What do you what do you if you like the bold that the loose produces, what's the best thing to do? Split the belly open. No. You just melt the loose. And be happy with the bold and producers. But every company I work for doesn't work like that. The Purkinje is a gold boost that plays Golden Axe. Split his belly. Turn it all out. And I'm like, I don't want you to kill me. I want you quit and go elsewhere. And that's been kinda my career. Is ketosis better? I think ketosis is better. Better than not. And I think that hacking is all great, but it it's not available. Just file it away and create a bot to track

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You know, Google has a Google alert, news alert, so you put a news alert so that there's a news on it, and we'll just give it to you and then move on. Focus on things. I I tell my patients all the time. Kill one engage one dragon. That you can take care of. If you're not on ketosis, go into ketosis. There's things that you can do. Or things that will make an outcome difference, things that are the cheapest, or in your full control. So here is our thirty minutes. So I will see some of you. Thirty AM tomorrow. And, but this time, Target's Australia. Who's from Australia? Something so funny when no one is from Australia. But 06:35 was one Australian as well. I'm from Australia. We got at least one. Yeah. Yeah. Because Melbourne, Australia, I've posted that before. Okay. But I did I mean, this time was designed for that. And that's the 10:30 is designed for our European friends.

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it'll show that I'm member of my things. And then you just go there, and then we can talk about that. Like, there was someone who posted post COVID what do you call, hypercoagulability. I find it fascinating but it's not the appropriate channel. And I I I did delete it and exiled her. That person, I feel bad about it, but it's not we you know, it's it's hard enough to discuss just about And if she shows up here and ask me, that's fine, but we need to remain focused. Now the other group on purpose is not on focus. The more people are So where are you from? I'm from Canada. So I live from California. No. But you know, you're saying about you start off with fibro. I was I have fibro a year after my concussion.

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After stress, and then slowly, it had crossed over to MB. So what you said I know. That was I was just like, that is my story, and I'm like, I don't the LDN help, but you're what you're saying about the inflammation, But then the nervous system, my nervous system got worse with the LDN. So hopefully, I can figure out a path but I'm so thankful your of your groups and stuff like that. Well, I'm I'm I'm thankful too, and that's why we moved. I mean, we're going to stay as long as we can. Chowling, Jill, and other volunteers, are very helpful. But my intention is that our group is going to be the last one standing we got suspended. And and you know, Facebook just suspends me at no reason. I don't think they like spins. It's trying to kill my groups. Through by killing me, but I'm not doing anything wrong. So I'll what I'm what I'm

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decided to do is we will we'll just do lives here, and I'll post know, I'll upload it to Google and then not post it to Facebook. Because once you post it, then they can say you posted illegal stuff. And, we're gonna punish you. So I think that the the less I do, the better, and then our main group, is on lockdown. I mean, on bone injury, on ice for thirty one days. This is day two. And and what we've done is we just locked down on Pope's and I post, and then I forget to to close to comments and people comment. Then so far, the comments seem to be very, very good. And one of them said, this is a conspiracy for billionaires to kill us. Oh my god. I'm like, that's that's, like, that's the best way to get us in trouble. So I did I did a remove and and

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person because he's not safe. I know what the person is thinking. We're having coffee or hour. Beer, yeah, we can talk about that. But in in when our group just got suspended, to talk like that, you know, my my AI agent like, what are you trying to do? You you program me to save you from Facebook. You're trying to kill yourself in Facebook. So I said, oh, to get rid of the person and and go mad at I think I shared with all of you the playbook. Right? If you're in Facebook group, I I posted it And the reason is I just want transparency, and I want our culture to be realigned. So there are people who I let in, but they have to explicitly say, will follow the rules. And then the second one are the LDN group or FB compliant. I mean, the name is pretty clear. Right? So the one in there and and that that group is gonna give me give us how do we create this culture? And how do we

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New Canada, I don't know what's going on, but although I heard I keep on saying that want to be independent. So I don't know. Then they were saying Saskatchewan might join and you know, British Columbia, I would say. I I I think that it's not very credible me, but they say that the laws in Canada are different. California, Oregon, and Washington State are gonna be drinking. Yeah. That that before. And then Iverna, can join US. But I don't know. I don't know if this but, yeah, I think Australia from what I understand, Australia can do private practice, and they're really backed up with functional medicine. Really, the way I look at it is that I don't really have a main mix of maybe root cause medicine is the best thing because even in functional medicine, they have infrastructure, and they have protocols. And the way I mean, protocols are good, but protocols may doctors stupid.

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how do we do that in in the big group? And the big group even though I'm restricting it, it's so annoying. And so I I think that it's, like, another We'll finish up my show. Eight point six all k, and I would say, yeah, seven k. Because we tell you, was much better. Right? It's all good. Yeah. I'm just Nice. Wanna keep on announcing. Go to go to my preference is school. most of the information will be here because I'm just sick and tired of Facebook will say, oh, you're a violator. You violated this. And then when I appeal it, they say, oh, we made a mistake. But the thing is one day, know they'll say, didn't make a mistake. You're bad. So it's just better that I am active in in here. Wish you were here in Melbourne. I would love to go to Australia and live there and I think Australia is the original America. America is not America anymore. Australia is the new American.

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Because what happens is they stop thinking. They they're like, oh, just use this protocol. And that every protocol has a weakness, and you gotta figure out it So so my thing is what Rosalie said and Doctor. Andrew Weil said, which is like, commit to no technique. Commit to your patient getting better. Even then, it's really hard. But SIBO, SIBO is really easy. SIBO almost 100%. You can get better. What you know what's difficult? Patients have it. What did I say? Intimacy and food are, like, very, very together. So nowadays, I interview patients sometimes two hours. And then just the other day, I over I was interviewing and and a first interview. So I'd see what's difficult. Here is the website. All the information is free. Here are the articles. Read it. And then when you think you're ready to take my pop quiz, then let me know. So the people say, oh, I'm ready to take your pop quiz. A couple

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comes in, and then I give them the Papworth. Like, we lied. I'm so busy. I don't have time to meet them. I said, well, you're too busy to get better. So all I hear is how complex you are. You know, I have time. Other people can go, but and, you know, this is not like know, it's not privacy. But if you wanted to I think this is Tony. If you wanted to write it, maybe maybe everyone can see it or you want to talk, that's fine too. You're here. I'm here. And Nicholas, 11 year old our our patron of nursing is here. Charlie is amazing too, retired social worker. Nicolas, do you wanna help out as a moderator? I could. I don't know what that implies, but nothing. You know the rules, and, of course, you know. Listen. I have no secrets. I like them. All transparency. So

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it it means that when people are talking about crazy things, then you just keep them Okay. So that's on the page. Right? Well yeah. But I just want anything with LDN is fine, but, you know, if there are making effects about LDN or are they they or what they one person did was that they used AI, and that AI is wrong, and this person's not aware that AI can be wrong. So she's saying that Google said that I'm not responsible. So I said, well, you posted it, so you respond. Stop. so do you Tony, do wanna say more? Or or are we good? Should we I have. But and if Tony doesn't Tony can It's it's the part about writing it is it doesn't let you write more than two fifty characters. My original question was she cut off. So, say,

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so I guess my question is should I even bother trying the LDN again if I had the positive effects? And then it but it made me more tired and I had to go to neurofeedback. It What worked with those? My doctor started me at point five. I went to 1.5. But I didn't realize my deep sleep was getting worse until I actually vented. I was waking up worse and worse. Yeah. But at my highs, eventually, my doctor is like, you know, you can try taking it off for three weeks. But it's that was 2023. And I haven't recovered. Well, I did go to neuro I went back to neurofeedback to try to get back some better sleep. That was a thousand foot was over a thousand dollars. Right? So here's here's the deal. Yeah. It's very simple. You your endorphin depleted, and that doctor that used a protocol did not help us to think. And you should have started with one line.

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You're probably someone who would have started at one mammogram. That's what I was in. You're not gonna do the one mammogram, I would say I don't know. I don't know. I mean, PASC is a pretty good predictor. And if they and you went through what you went through, you're further depleted. So Yes. Even one microgram in. I mean, I have a patient right now. She's doing mammogram. And if she goes up to quickly, then she gets in trouble. So I say, don't push it. Don't push it. Look. You're trigger a 10 once you've been trigger PEM. You're gonna be traumatized. And Yeah. That's why I like small numbers. Tony is so to fix my deep sleep first? Though? I don't know. You don't have to go through it. Okay. Don't you go before we go? So it's a long history. It starts twenty eight years ago with an accident where I was riding my push bike to work and got left line. I was like, the road.

8:09pm

Fracked my nose, fractured my top jawbone, actually broke my nose. Emergency surgery, lost my front two t. Anyway, it was complicated, and was told back then that I had to wait seven years to see what nerve regrow. I was pretty disillusioned with the medical field. And just managed and sucked it up. And then about four years ago, was a good Samaritan and called triple zero and ended up in a situation and was assaulted, had my keys stolen, and that just blared everything in my jaw. Because you can think of it. Yes. Neck. Right? Neck. Yeah. It was also the vibration. I ended up with all my weight against the door as he was trying to kill the guy in the bottle shop. And it was probably more like whiplash. I already had yeah.

8:10pm

Nerve pain I've also worked emergency services and been at you know, coordinated things like Korean train disaster. I don't know. Made the world news. I have nociceptive, neuroplastic, and on a Nociplastic and neuroplastic pain. I have significant dry mouth dry eyes, other dry issues, been to a rheumatologist for Tragons. All my blood tests my inflammation markers don't indicate that I have that. The oral medicine pain management specialist has diagnosed me with myofascial pain with referral, and I've got this place jaw joints and basically have no cartilage. I was taking Endep, but due to the side effects of that, had to cease. I've tried nortriptyline,

8:11pm

but the dry mouth, ended up in emergency, basically unable to swallow. I'm allergic to a whole range of medications. And just tried norgestimate but that's not working, and then I can't even urinate. I was aiming for twelve point five in LDN. I started at one point five made it to over three months to 12.5, but I've had reactions to LDN. With hot blasters and sweats, frequent urination. So I changed to them in the morning. Ended up with red dots on the inside of my legs. I've got numb, big toes and some tingling. I'm really tired, but sleep. So when I first started LDN, I could sleep or be in bed for ten hours, although I wake up frequently. Now I'm waking up, and I can get out of bed without a problem, but it's

8:12pm

often, you know, four and a half or five hours, and I can't go back to sleep or and I've got my jaw keeps spasming. So that's where other challenges So, actually, it's pretty easy. It's a Okay. Okay. I wish you were in Melbourne because I'd come and see you. No. So number one, you now have MCAS. You know, MCAS because of the trauma the PTSD, injury, your neuroinflammation is probably off the chart. And the you have the Sjogren's with negative you you have zero negative Sjogren's. Mean, they have long time ago when you went people went to rheumatologist, and the the rheumatoid factor was negative. They they just see your pregnancy, see my

8:13pm

and or your Yeah. On my children syndrome. But, really, now we we're a little smarter. We're saying, oh, oh, oh, oh, you have oh, you have zero negative rheumatoid arthritis or same thing with MS. A long time ago, was like, oh my god. This person is a histrionic. She's he or she's making things up, but now we have MRI negative. MS. If we have MRI negative MS and seronegative RA, why couldn't we have seronegative Sjogren's? Why couldn't we have that? We could. Right? It's I also have menopause. I'm, yeah. In that age. Great. And because I have to wear a denture, like, the roof in my mouth is so sensitive. I struggle to be able to wear teeth, which means to eat or to socialize. You need to have front teeth to go into offices and Well, even even to talk. Mean, even misalignment on teeth. Can cause difficulty in speech. So

8:14pm

I would say that if you were here in the country of Texas, or Fredericksburg or San Antonio, what I probably would do would be first, I would use the hacking. To hack into your system and then get your tears back get get your drying mouth back. And I've done it all for patients and it's that's probably the first thing. And then the LDN we have to see if if you would tolerate higher doses. And then part of the the rebuilding would be endorphin rebuilding And then other other works like that. But but the MCAS, there are other tools we can use for MCAS. Methylene blue is one of them. Ketotifen is one of them. But you have immune derangement syndrome. That's what you had.

8:15pm

Your immune system and nervous system is haywire because of the trauma. Yep. And and, you know, you just have such a big heart that you keep on going back. To or stay EMS work. You you could have done something else. But your your choice probably was not ideal for you. you know, you have such a good heart. But we get punished actually. Nicholas is probably knows that. He's nervous for Levenir. So Charlie's not here, but he's a retired social worker. Yeah. I then moved into injury management, so I'm looking after work as we yeah. Workplace injuries. For our emergency services. I'm also about to meet the black mold where I'm living, so I'm being very careful about what I need and We're wearing it. Washed Okay. Why? Why? But

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7:25pm

Speaker:
Question: Does phenylalanine help raise endorphins?

Endorphins are different from serotonin/dopamine pathways. Amino acids like phenylalanine/tyrosine/5-HTP can influence neurotransmitters, but endorphins are peptide hormones. I’m surprised peptide companies don’t market an “endorphin peptide,” given how central they are biologically.

7:26pm

Speaker:
Beta-endorphin is powerful. Early animal studies suggested immune-related effects (e.g., lymphoma models). Conceptually, LDN is one indirect route: you block opioid receptors briefly, then the body rebounds by producing more endorphins.

7:27pm

Speaker:
What I see in some members: they score “start very low,” but still escalate too fast and feel progressively worse. That may mean endorphins stayed blocked because their system is depleted and can’t rebound adequately.

Raising endorphins is complicated. They’re produced from POMC (pro-opiomelanocortin) in the pituitary/hypothalamus and also by immune cells.

7:28pm

Speaker:
That matches some acupuncture approaches: stimulating points thought to affect pituitary/hypothalamic regulation. Endorphins are peptides (e.g., beta-endorphin is a 31-amino-acid peptide), so they aren’t as simple as “take an amino acid and you’ll make more endorphin.”

7:29pm

Speaker:
Under stress/pain, POMC transcription increases, but beta-endorphin synthesis can take hours. Many people in this group are medication-sensitive, chronically unwell, and depleted, so the normal “rebound” mechanisms may not function well.

7:30pm

Speaker:
If I had to pick one amino acid at “death-ray” gunpoint: tyrosine — because it supports dopamine and can indirectly affect broader neurochemistry. If targeting serotonin specifically, 5-HTP might be safer than other amino acids.

7:31pm

Speaker:
Norepinephrine can stimulate beta-endorphin production and release. Leptin and insulin signaling may also matter. It’s complex; one supplement rarely fixes the whole system.

7:32pm

Speaker:
Question: peptides paired with LDN?

In the U.S., peptides are a legal gray zone: commonly framed as for animals or research, “not for human consumption.” Canada may differ.

7:33pm

Speaker:
Biohackers sometimes use peptides unsafely. Example concerns: “my peptide turned into a gel—can I still inject it?” That’s risky behavior. There are “neuroregulators” (short peptide fragments) often discussed in circles tied to Russia/UK suppliers.

7:34pm

Speaker:
A colleague recommended bioregulators rather than the peptide approach. She avoids some “environmental”/exogenous peptide use and prefers bioregulators.

7:35pm

Speaker:
Facebook is risky for these discussions because automated moderation can shut groups down. That’s part of why the conversation is being hosted elsewhere.

7:36pm

Speaker:
Metformin: interesting, inexpensive, widely available. Berberine is also useful but can change gut flora (antimicrobial effects).
Personal preference expressed: ketosis > berberine > metformin for many goals, though cost/access drives choices.

7:38pm

Speaker:
A “ketosis ladder” framing:

Level 1: one meal a day
Level 2: ketosis meal pattern / intermittent restriction
Level 3: sustained ketosis
Level 4: prolonged fast

Example given: for severe MCAS symptoms (“skin burning”), a 3-day fast with electrolytes may provide rapid symptom relief, then refeed slowly with a plan.

7:39pm

Speaker:
Core “toolkit” mentioned: LDN, methylene blue, and ketosis. LDN is “easy” compared with changing diet, but diet is often emotionally charged and harder for people to adopt.

7:40pm

Speaker:
Example story: a patient with severe decline improved dramatically with ketosis (major weight loss, improved function), then pain treatment helped further. Emphasis: the body being in ketosis made other interventions more effective.

7:42pm

Speaker:
Claim referenced: ketosis can be more powerful than LDN for some autoimmune patterns.
Supplements for fibro: inconsistent results overall. LDN often helps. Fibro may overlap with ME/CFS; the biology is heterogeneous.

7:43pm

Speaker:
Fibromyalgia subtypes (as discussed): “inflammatory” vs “non-inflammatory/central sensitization.” LDN tends to help the inflammatory subgroup more because it targets inflammation/neuroinflammation.

7:46pm

Speaker:
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT; Shubiner) mentioned as effective. Early intervention (<6 months) tends to work better; similar “early is better” idea referenced for CRPS. LDN still considered helpful even when labs are “crude” or normal.

7:47pm

Speaker:
GLP-1 medications were discussed in the context of metabolic syndrome and possible future applications. Mention of compounded/low-dose approaches and generics coming—presented as an area of interest.

7:48pm

Speaker:
Question raised: FGF-21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) — a liver-derived hormone that may increase insulin sensitivity and ketogenesis. Noted as being studied; not something readily available for routine use.

7:49pm

Speaker:
FGF-21 can be increased physiologically by things like protein restriction, prolonged fasting, energy deficit, ketosis, acute exercise. Comment: “jury’s out.”

LDN affordability note: in some contexts, physicians prescribe higher-dose tablets with dilution strategies because it can be inexpensive through insurance.

7:50pm

Speaker:
Dilution approach discussed: 1:100 dilution to reach microgram/nanogram dosing. Mentioned that dilution kits are commonly available retail (e.g., Amazon). Emphasis: very low dosing can be tolerable for sensitive patients.

7:51pm

Speaker:
Housekeeping: time zones and scheduling. Request from a participant for acupuncture/acupressure/biohacking content; speaker says there is another channel/group for broader root-cause/biohacking topics.

7:52pm

Speaker:
Conceptual framing: “fibro has no breaks” → persistent pain depletes endorphins, disrupts sleep, and can evolve into ME/CFS-like patterns over time. Sleep restoration and stopping the cycle are key.

7:53pm

Speaker:
A case example about the role of meaning/trauma: a patient triggered during therapy due to religious fear about a parent’s suicide. Speaker consulted a nearby Catholic outreach center; a church investigation concluded it was untreated depression and not “culpable,” which relieved distress.

7:55pm

Speaker:
Discussion about clinic workload and boundaries (“don’t kill the golden goose”). Ketosis again framed as helpful; biohacking is useful but not always accessible.

7:56pm

Speaker:
Advice: focus on one controllable “dragon” at a time; do the cheapest/highest-control interventions first (diet, ketosis, etc.). Session ends; next live planned for tomorrow.

7:58pm

Participant:
They started with fibro after concussion/stress and later crossed toward ME/CFS-like symptoms. LDN helped inflammation, but worsened nervous system symptoms. They’re grateful for the group and trying to find a path forward.

8:07pm

Participant:
Question: should they try LDN again? They had benefits but also fatigue and worsening deep sleep. Their doctor started at 0.5 then 1.5; sleep deterioration wasn’t noticed until it became severe. They stopped in 2023 and haven’t recovered baseline; tried neurofeedback (expensive).

Speaker:
Simplified explanation offered: endorphin depletion + too aggressive a protocol; they should have started much lower.

8:08pm

Speaker:
For sensitive patients (esp. with PASC/PEM), going too fast can trigger crashes. “Don’t push it.” Small numbers/very low dosing preferred.

8:09pm

Participant:
History: bicycle accident with major facial trauma (nose/jaw), surgery, lost front teeth; told nerve regrowth could take years. Later, an assault/incident worsened jaw/neck issues (whiplash/vibration).

8:10pm

Participant:
They report nociplastic/neuroplastic pain; significant dry mouth/dry eyes/other dryness. Rheumatology labs and inflammatory markers are negative. Oral medicine/pain specialist diagnosed myofascial pain with referral; TMJ degeneration (“no cartilage”). Tried Endep and nortriptyline; side effects limited use.

8:11pm

Participant:
Severe dry mouth led to emergency care (unable to swallow). Many medication allergies. Tried norgestimate—didn’t work; urinary retention occurred. LDN titration up to 12.5 over ~3 months caused reactions (hot flashes/sweats, frequent urination); switching dosing time helped somewhat, then developed red dots on inner legs, numb big toes/tingling, fatigue. Sleep changed: initially could stay in bed 10 hours (fragmented), later waking after 4.5–5 hours and can’t return to sleep.

8:12pm

Speaker:
They’re framed as likely MCAS driven by trauma/PTSD with high neuroinflammation, plus “seronegative Sjögren’s” concept discussed (dryness symptoms despite negative labs). Menopause and oral sensitivity (difficulty wearing dentures) add functional/social difficulty.

8:14pm

Speaker:
If the participant were local (Texas mentioned), the speaker would start with nervous system “reset”/hacking approaches aimed at improving dryness, then evaluate LDN tolerability, then “endorphin rebuilding.” MCAS tools mentioned: methylene blue, ketotifen. “Immune derangement syndrome” phrasing used.

8:15pm

Speaker:
Immune and nervous system dysregulation attributed to trauma. Comment on the participant’s helping/protective personality and high-stress EMS work contributing to depletion. Participant mentions injury management role in emergency services and concern about black mold exposure at home.

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Participant:
They’ve had 18 months of major construction next door; a “106/day telecare center” is about to open; structural damage isn’t being repaired by the landlord. Dirt was piled higher than the fence for over a year; they escalated to the EPA and WorkSafe. They’re unsure what they inhaled for over a year. They anticipate symptoms may worsen during a move due to stress/inflammation and immune strain. They plan to return at 10:30 tomorrow morning (for Europeans and Americans).