This is my exeperience with doctors. "Don't go get on the internet, that's all wrong!" 🤔

Exactly. I think we are agreeing on more than we disagree!

I have been fasting for 36-45 hours every week for over 3 years. I get into Autophagy in about 20 hours (I have learned to know when I'm in ketosis and then into Autophagy - after checking bloodwork many times). I'm 62 this year. Wife same age, fasting 3 years too. No problem. Muscle is fine but I'm also in good shape and work out nearly daily (but often not after my second day fasting). I would not go over 48 hours fasting based on the books I have read.

I'm not saying your body 'never' uses muscle to create amino acids during a fast. Your muscles are ALWAYS regenerating themselves so there is a constant replenishment of muscle. What I'm saying is you will not lose your muscles mass intermittent fasting or fasting for a day or two - largely due to the anti-catabolic effect of fasting (see below).

I also believe most of the data out there on amino acids are from companies selling amino acid compounds. Which is fine - I guess if you are a power lifter or your fat body mass is very low, you may need them? They are not going to hurt if you keep calories very low to get the benefits of fasting!

I think this is complicated and we are talking over each other and as the clip below shows, "It depends." Depends on your health, if you exercise, and getting to know your body.

And yes ketones are not a replacement for amino acids.

From ChatGPT.

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The question was, "Does proteolysis happen during extended fast?"

Proteolysis, the process of breaking down proteins into smaller peptides and amino acids, does occur during fasting.

In fact, studies suggest that proteolytic pathways are stimulated in most tissues during fasting, except for muscle tissue. In muscle tissue, the breakdown of proteins is inhibited during fasting, which is known as the “anti-catabolic effect” of fasting. This is because muscle protein breakdown is suppressed by the hormone insulin, which is decreased during fasting.

During fasting, the body breaks down proteins in other tissues, such as the liver, kidneys, and adipose tissue, to release amino acids that can be used as an energy source. This process is mediated by lysosomal pathways of proteolysis, which are activated during short-term starvation, and chaperone-mediated autophagy, which is activated during long-term starvation.

In summary, proteolysis does occur during fasting, but the specific pathways and tissues involved vary depending on the duration and type of fasting.

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I'm sure in a few years this will be the key statement.

It's like talking about the Internet in the mid 90's. It's insane the transparency it has today and pretty much anyone can use the Web now. Back then it was actually pretty complicated!

Of course some still think it is! Technology will always leave some behind...

Like education. LOCK them into a Government 'approved' system to start the brainwashing early.

Sadly many parents fall for this garbage.

We have 5 kids. All had phones, no curfews (they set their own based on VALUES WE INSTILLED). Virtually no rules - they set their own - learned to THINK. Required to read book "Atlas Shrugged" as young as possible.

ALL straight A students. No drugs. No problems. Two oldest girls Chemical Engineers, 3rd girl Teacher for a year then business owner (owns 3 homes in her mid 20's), 4th kid -boy Materials Engineer, and last boy Electrical Engineer. All graduated with no debt and shit load of cash in bank when they graduated.

Government does NOT know what's best. BTW - all our kids had heavy exposure to Montessori (self teaching/learning and independent thought).

IGNORE the Government - do the opposite!

The narrative will not change.

Self custody options on L2 will be available long before base layer self custody is out of reach. But remember, you have enough wealth/assets you ALWAYS can have a base layer #Bitcoin self custody wallet so it's NEVER impossible. Just have to WORK HARDER to get there. 😳

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Think about what this guy is saying. He is basically saying TO YOUR FACE it's okay for Government to STEAL your money through money printing (which is exactly what it is).

This is amazing. Buy more #Bitcoin. These guys are going to lose - they are so stupid (but not giving too much credit to the general population for not understanding either).

Regardless, we will win.

Study Power Laws, recently discussed, and deep dived, by @Giovann35084111 on Twitter/X.

The two theories fit like a glove - meaning IF both theories pan out this is evolution at play - not technology innovation. If this does happen, it will be a time in history few humans have experienced in all of time.

I think we will know for sure early 2030s.

Highly recommended to read... and STUDY... Softwar by Jason Lowery. The theory stated above is sound.

Another quote, "Warfighting could as easily be described as a more than 10,000 year struggle to prevent global consolidation of abstract power and control authority over valuable resources."

NOTHING is more truly needed today!

"Imagine, if instead of trying to replace physical power with abstract power, that people learn to accept there is no replacement for physical power, and we instead sought to replace kinetic power with electric power.... power projection technology ... to which society had zero-trust, egalitarian, and permissionless access... enter #Bitcoin."

If you STUDY this book, it really blows your mind. Jason did well.

So - let's dissect this a little.

We are going to make you a criminal EVEN IF YOU never committed a crime?

Why do elected officials assume you are guilty until proven innocent?

Think about that - really hard. Then go buy some #Bitcoin. We MUST remove the power from these people, which is the fiat money printer.

CDC will start reporting mortality again when they need another crisis to print more money. It's coming - just have patience. 🧐

People were mostly afraid of fire over 1 million years ago.

Our ancestors embraced fire.

Those that were scared and ran away all died by freezing or getting eaten by lions! lol

Almost every new technology is feared by the masses... Fortunately with AI and robotics the consequences won't be as bad for the the masses that did not understanding fire! (same for #Bitcoin)

I wonder if Covid is/was the turning point for people waking up?

Covid was a scam from day 1. It was a set up at the perfect time for elections in USA. It was so clear. In Italy they showed body bag of people (early on) and when you looked at the Ministry of Health website deaths were NOT increasing (matter of fact flu/pneumonia deaths were being decreased as Covid was increasing). This turned out to be the case in most countries. US saw increases in deaths but it was 87% related to fat/metabolically unstable people.

The entire narrative was fabricated if you were watching what was really happening beneath the surface.

We just need more people that START with the thought "Question Everything" - because the information is out there.

Critical thinking is lacking - but it works really well!

NOT being critical of those that got the shot - it's SO HARD right now to know up/down, right/wrong when people are working their butts off chasing fiat/US$.

Start DCAing into #Bitcoin and in 5 years your entire mental state will change - and your lifestyle will too. Avoid crypto and ignore the FUD - but read LOTS of books on money to keep you firmly planted. This journey makes you a critical thinker. More related than it may seem.

Boomers pissed away their parents fortunes on SUV's and 4000 sq. ft. homes. They ran up social programs to the tune of a QUARTER TRILLION bucks. They ran $20 trillion of infrastructure into the ground (after a generation built it up before them). Created $35 trillion in public debt, with $2 trillion/year deficits.

Just ONE of the above is a travesty.

As an over generalization (but true of the generation) they are pure takers/socialists. I just hope they see the crash - as they don't deserve what they have.

MOST boomers got rich from the Fed lowering interest rates and printing money for the last 50 years (housing and stock market driven up) - they basically did NOTHING to earn that money (but they think they deserve the best). They just used the system to extract personal wealth at MASSIVE destruction to the next generation.

I’m 62 this year and this is the exact response I get when I mention #bitcoin.

If I mention the idea that the currency markets & Fiat system is not real stable right now, they just shrug it off and say any crash not gonna happen in our lifetime.

This is probably what you would expect from any boomer that gave up any planning for the future to live in the moment.

Become a programmer and donate your time.

They know exactly what Nostr is - ANYTHING they can not control will come under attack. We ain't seen nothin' yet.

My opinion is the best marker to watch is the currency trade. Watch the Japan Yen to US$. Actually any G7 country currency to US$, but Japan holds about a trillion in treasury bonds - which will start to get sold at some point.

Third world currencies are already crashing and burning against #Bitcoin and the US$. The US$ being the Global Reserve Currency will likely be the safe haven (least dirty shirt in a basket of dirty shirts) for a while (until Western civilization wakes up and drives the price of Bitcoin and Gold 10X+). This assumes the US$ maintains it's dominance - which it likely will.

Here is what's happening to the developing world (see charts below) - Powell/Yellen are crushing to these people - and why you see Bitcoin in the 3rd world gaining traction.

But the Yen is the key. Last week was a very bad week for the Yen. BOJ intervened big time - twice. Great little/short write up. https://www.ctol.digital/news/bank-of-japan-boosts-yen-with-60-billion-intervention/

But the real problem is the Carry Trade - it can NOT end or the US$ is in big trouble (borrow in low interest rate currency and buy the higher interest rate currency - China/Japan buying US debt and assets). This keeps asset prices high in the USA.

As asset prices sky rocket, large companies and asset owners in the USA get VERY rich. The working class gets robbed (wage earners).

A great book on this is called, "The Rise of Carry: The Dangerous Consequences of Volatility Suppression and the New Financial Order of Decaying Growth and Recurring Crisis" by Tim Lee. All the consequences, that are playing out exactly as expected, are explained. It's not an easy read, but it's readable.

When will it all end (and it will)? It's like telling a gambler they have to quit gambling. They keep going until they run out of everyone else's money (can't borrow anymore). No one knows but when it happens, it happens quick. The longer this goes, the bigger the crash (because the ONLY way to keep it going is to keep expanding the bubble).

I don’t know - not long now has been said for a decade - actually more.

I have to admit central banks ability to keep this shit show going has been impressive.

Ultimately we end in a massive bust but it’s very hard to know when - this could go on a decade or more.

You nailed it.

Buy at your local stores. Or a local market for things like produce.

If you must buy on Amazon, seek out small business owners that sell through Amazon.

Find local meat market/rancher, that carries grass fed grass finish beef. Along with pasture, raised animal protein.

Online is an option too, you just have to find small businesses and buy directly from them.

Always ask if they take #Bitcoin.