take it early on for injured areas with poor blood flow (cartilage, ligaments) The danger of non-prescription BPC 157: they often dont clean out the LPS (lipopolysaccharide), which causes inflammation LPS is deliberately used in labs to induce fever and inflammation for studying systemic inflammation If youre buying from random internet sources, the LPS causes that tingling or mild fever that people think means its working, but its actually just inflammation LPS is really bad for the brain You absolutely need to work with a physician and get it from a good compounding pharmacy that cleans out the LPS 00:32:02 Melanotan, Uses & Risks There are actually three FDA-approved indications for melanotan that most people dont know about First indication: hypoactive sexual disorder in women (bremelanotide/PT-141) for women with basically no libido when other hormones are fine Classically used before menopause, so hormonal issues arent contributing Can be used as a nasal spray (goes straight to the CNS), injection, or troche Men and women both take it, approved for women, but it helps men, too Its relatively safe, but one major risk: if you have a family history of melanoma or potentially have one you dont know about, it increases alpha melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which can lead to melanoma Be very careful about long-term use, get regular skin checks, and dermoscopy Second indication: lipodystrophy (same as tesamorelin/Egrifta) Third indication: rare genetic condition where melanocytes dont proliferate well, causing hypopigmentation (not true albinism) associated with morbid obesity and poor outcomes in childhood, actually used in kids 00:34:05 Spiritual Health, Interdisciplinary Health Integration Patients surprisingly want to talk about spiritual health with their doctor more than youd think Think of it like a Venn diagram: body, mind, and soul, you cant have one healthy without the others Even if your mental and physical health are perfect, if the spiritual piece is missing, it will affect your body physiologically This is true regardless of whether youre an atheist or what you believe about religion or the origin of species People like to compartmentalize: talk to a doctor about physical health, a pastor about spiritual health, a therapist about mental health You need to bring all three together Interdisciplinary clinics lead to better patient outcomes even just within medicine, so integrating body/mind/soul is even more upstream If youre aligned in all three (spiritual, mental, physical) that builds the cornerstone for the rest of your health and life Dr
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Resuming protocols if symptoms return remains an option
