"A wealthy entrepreneur who spends more than $2 million a year and who has received blood from his teenage son and other young persons in his quest to achieve immortality, or at least stave off aging, reports that he has developed a rare disease that he says is causing “My stomach to eat itself.”
Biohacker Bryan Johnson, founder of online payments company Braintree, announced on social media that he has been diagnosed with autoimmune gastritis (AIG), an incurable autoimmune disease.
In a lengthy, nearly 2,000-word post on X, Johnson said, “My stomach is eating itself,” but declared that is “going to try and solve it.”
“AIG causes irreversible damage: nutritional deficiency, anemia, and over a long horizon, elevated cancer risk,” Johnson said. “When AIG is discovered today, standard medical care concedes defeat, stating that nothing can be done except managing the condition, no matter how awful or lethal the effects.”"
Makes me think of this based scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjFIj_p86zo
jumping in to the convo to say I've liked ashwagandha but haven't stuck with it but also have seen lots of people post a variety of experiences with it (so its effects may vary per person)
I think it's a "try it and see if it does anything for you" kind of thing personally
Most things are better taken irregularly than "stuck with it." And every day for 6 months is too much for anything.
Generally any natural remedy is going to be very mild compared to Rx; most western medicine is originally derived from some plant, trying to isolate "the one main active ingredient," (which is a fallacy about how they work) and then concentrated, eventually being synthesized out of petroleum. That's what big pharma IS.
Herbs that are supposed to have a noticeable effect, I start with 3x the recommended dose and take ONLY that, so I can tell how it affects me. From there I keep reducing the dosage until I know how much I actually need, and can tell when I need it vs when I don't. If experimenting like that produces no effect it usually reveals one of two possibilities; either it's not really supposed to have a noticeable effect or higher quality is needed.
One example of an herb that's not supposed to have any noticeable effect is Mullein, which strengthens the lungs as a system over months. Almost everything I've taken that's supposed to have a noticeable effect is an example of learning when I need it vs when I DON'T.
Ashwaganda is a good example of something not to take by itself, but in combination with other similar compounds for a synergistic effect; Boswelia and Turmeric in this case. The most noticeable effect of the 3 comes from Turmeric. The other two basically let you take less Turmeric while still getting some relief from inflammation generally. Boswelia is the same plant as Biblical Frankincense.
For treating a sprain or other soft tissue injury / acute inflammation, Naproxin is FAR more effective for me, short term. I try to avoid NSAIDS at all costs, but occasionally take that, or aspirin for a headache. (Acetomenaphine does nothing for me)