Hello everybody,
I started incorporating some elements of this diet/lifestyle a few month ago due to acne and cognitive problems. I was never too strict about it because I thought I only had some "minor issues".
Now things have gotten a bit more serious for me.
My grand mother has schizophrenia, as well as my aunt who has killed herself one month ago due to that illness. There are also two other persons who suffer from this disease in my more distant family.
I never feared getting ill since I felt pretty normal and also started studying with a lot of friends and quite a happy life.
But in the last months, things have changed and searching for early symptoms has really opened my eyes.
Early "negative symptoms" are cognitive problems, progressing isolation, lack of motivation, loss of ability to express oneself properly and some others - I have experienced them all and they are getting worse as time passes by. Especially having to do a lot of studying and oral exams increased my stress levels to being unbearable. I was not able to pass the exams so I took a break for a semester trying to study in a more relaxed manner. That's were I am now.
Yesterday, my mother told me of a distant family member getting ill after starting her studies and failing to complete them, so now I'm really concerned.
I read all Ray Peats articles which also mentioned schizophrenia and it made sense. I'm trying to do the best I can nutrition wise but I'm quite reluctant to take any supplements (especially thyroid since it's not available in Germany) but I don't know if nutrition alone is sufficient for me as I have always been a really stressed person with freezing hands and feet, with disturbed hormones and with some unpleasant digestive issues (had severe gas problems since my early childhood).
That's the reason I am asking for some advice: how are the chances in getting healthy temps and pulse without any supplements? I could cook some chicken neck soup, maybe this would be enough already thyroid wise? But how do I know how to do the right dosage?
What do you think about going to the doctors? My aunt also tried to cure herself on her own (with a diet called "fatty diet" or something like that) and never believed she was really ill.
I would really appreciate any thoughts on that!
Addition: My aunt and grandma both suffer from hypothyroidism! Ray Peat's theories seem to make sense a lot.
I started incorporating some elements of this diet/lifestyle a few month ago due to acne and cognitive problems. I was never too strict about it because I thought I only had some "minor issues".
Now things have gotten a bit more serious for me.
My grand mother has schizophrenia, as well as my aunt who has killed herself one month ago due to that illness. There are also two other persons who suffer from this disease in my more distant family.
I never feared getting ill since I felt pretty normal and also started studying with a lot of friends and quite a happy life.
But in the last months, things have changed and searching for early symptoms has really opened my eyes.
Early "negative symptoms" are cognitive problems, progressing isolation, lack of motivation, loss of ability to express oneself properly and some others - I have experienced them all and they are getting worse as time passes by. Especially having to do a lot of studying and oral exams increased my stress levels to being unbearable. I was not able to pass the exams so I took a break for a semester trying to study in a more relaxed manner. That's were I am now.
Yesterday, my mother told me of a distant family member getting ill after starting her studies and failing to complete them, so now I'm really concerned.
I read all Ray Peats articles which also mentioned schizophrenia and it made sense. I'm trying to do the best I can nutrition wise but I'm quite reluctant to take any supplements (especially thyroid since it's not available in Germany) but I don't know if nutrition alone is sufficient for me as I have always been a really stressed person with freezing hands and feet, with disturbed hormones and with some unpleasant digestive issues (had severe gas problems since my early childhood).
That's the reason I am asking for some advice: how are the chances in getting healthy temps and pulse without any supplements? I could cook some chicken neck soup, maybe this would be enough already thyroid wise? But how do I know how to do the right dosage?
What do you think about going to the doctors? My aunt also tried to cure herself on her own (with a diet called "fatty diet" or something like that) and never believed she was really ill.
I would really appreciate any thoughts on that!
Addition: My aunt and grandma both suffer from hypothyroidism! Ray Peat's theories seem to make sense a lot.