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The Arachidonic Acid Help Guide

Todd Garner said:
Powder is more fine then I expected, first time i tossed a scope back it was followed by me coughing and turning my entire computer white. It's all good, stuff works great and that's all I'm concerned with.
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I downed some Fenugreek once and then I burped a cloud into my GF's face when we were making out.

Funny times.
 
So what was the verdict / general consensus on proliferation of cancer cells with this... It's ok to use unless you have some sort of pre cancerous condition? I bought two bottles of x gels and now I'm wondering if I have BPH or am experiencing an acute potassium deficiency due to diuretic+EC use and lack of potassium in diet.

If it's the former (BPH), I'm guessing I shouldn't use x gels in October like I have planned
 
chedapalooza said:
So what was the verdict / general consensus on proliferation of cancer cells with this... It's ok to use unless you have some sort of pre cancerous condition? I bought two bottles of x gels and now I'm wondering if I have BPH or am experiencing an acute potassium deficiency due to diuretic+EC use and lack of potassium in diet.

If it's the former (BPH), I'm guessing I shouldn't use x gels in October like I have planned
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Anything that activates mTOR can cause cancerous cells to spread.
 
Jiigzz said:
Anything that activates mTOR can cause cancerous cells to spread.
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if I'm not mistaking supplementation of HMB can do the same?
 
Kickstart7 said:
if I'm not mistaking supplementation of HMB can do the same?
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Eating protein will do this.

mTOR activation is what makes us hyoooge
 
chedapalooza said:
So what was the verdict / general consensus on proliferation of cancer cells with this... It's ok to use unless you have some sort of pre cancerous condition? I bought two bottles of x gels and now I'm wondering if I have BPH or am experiencing an acute potassium deficiency due to diuretic+EC use and lack of potassium in diet.

If it's the former (BPH), I'm guessing I shouldn't use x gels in October like I have planned
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BPH.. are you speaking of benign prostate hyperplasia?
 
aaronuconn said:
Like kbayne said, should be fine with that. I'd personally shoot for longer than 4 hours, just me personally though.
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Yeah, it's actually like 6-7 hours away. So I'm assuming any joint supplement is fine to take alongside ARA as long as dosed far away. I'm currently taking fish oil (3 g EPA/DHA) and am going to add in either Joint Help or maybe curcumin as I have heard some prefer curcumin to cissus. Either is fine to use during an ARA run?
 
GH247 said:
Yeah, it's actually like 6-7 hours away. So I'm assuming any joint supplement is fine to take alongside ARA as long as dosed far away. I'm currently taking fish oil (3 g EPA/DHA) and am going to add in either Joint Help or maybe curcumin as I have heard some prefer curcumin to cissus. Either is fine to use during an ARA run?
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Yes sir, those will be fine to use along side ArA...just keep dosing apart from it, like you have been :)
 
Cheranine said:
massive thanks to jiigzz for the x gels - arrived today

fk the forearm pain imma bring it tonight me things
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No problem man!

If its bad pain, i would hold off a bit :)

I could hav sent you some Cissus XT :D
 
Cheranine said:
doh haha. srs though is there anywhere in nz that actually sells sns? can we get a non dmae Focus XT?
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I get FXT in all the time. Dmae is legal (ive had packages inspected by medsafe and customs.containing FXT).

But sadly SNS isnt carried in NZ.
 
Hmm yeah I had ragnarok make it in a while ago but pretty sure it was on the banned import list.. obviously not.. though all supps here have it removed. Anyways, dont want to derail the thread.

Started the ArA last night before my squat / dl / bp sets. Wasn't expecting a huge feel from it (apart from crazy stim but that was defcon-1).
 
Cheranine said:
Hmm yeah I had ragnarok make it in a while ago but pretty sure it was on the banned import list.. obviously not.. though all supps here have it removed. Anyways, dont want to derail the thread.

Started the ArA last night before my squat / dl / bp sets. Wasn't expecting a huge feel from it (apart from crazy stim but that was defcon-1).
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Theres a list floating around called the "legality of supplements in NZ" which has good info for NZ on it.

Ill see if i can find it
 
Rhadam said:
Always feel sad for you guys over there, really get screwed with what supplements are offered.
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the up side is that yohimbine is prohibited so most of our supps are reformulated to remove it and possibly replace it with something more interesting. I have a few yohimbine products from over the years still floating around and I cannot finish them due to the 'dark stim'.
 
Received no scoop in my Micronized Glycerol Monostearate (GMS) (150 Grams).

Attempted to contact company, no reply. Figured this is as good a place as any to pose the question, since many here use GMS with ARA. Says the scooper is 3.3 grams. Is that comparable to a tea or tablespoon?

Thank you for your time.
 
bklaves said:
Received no scoop in my Micronized Glycerol Monostearate (GMS) (150 Grams). Attempted to contact company, no reply. Figured this is as good a place as any to pose the question, since many here use GMS with ARA. Says the scooper is 3.3 grams. Is that comparable to a tea or tablespoon? Thank you for your time.
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If it's AS GMS, it doesn't come with a scoop. 1 teaspoon= 3.3 gs
 
bklaves said:
Received no scoop in my Micronized Glycerol Monostearate (GMS) (150 Grams).

Attempted to contact company, no reply. Figured this is as good a place as any to pose the question, since many here use GMS with ARA. Says the scooper is 3.3 grams. Is that comparable to a tea or tablespoon?

Thank you for your time.
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Probably better luck contacting a PES rep.
 
The Engineer said:
You can also just use liquid glycerin which is way tastier and does not cause an insulin spike.
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This is good to know. I hate gms. The granules just bug me lol and chasing it gets old.
 
I've read studies saying Arachidonic Acid is unsafe to take if you're bipolar, which I am. However, there are conflicting reports in that it seems only certain mood stabilizing medications (lithium, carbamazepine, lamotrogine) may be affected by ArA supplementation. Any input? I don't want to exacerbate my symptoms, which are medically stable right now.
 
TruthWalker said:
I've read studies saying Arachidonic Acid is unsafe to take if you're bipolar, which I am. However, there are conflicting reports in that it seems only certain mood stabilizing medications (lithium, carbamazepine, lamotrogine) may be affected by ArA supplementation. Any input? I don't want to exacerbate my symptoms, which are medically stable right now.
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I wouldn't risk it, and I would certainly run any supplements that you are considering by your doctor before using them.
 
TruthWalker said:
I've read studies saying Arachidonic Acid is unsafe to take if you're bipolar, which I am. However, there are conflicting reports in that it seems only certain mood stabilizing medications (lithium, carbamazepine, lamotrogine) may be affected by ArA supplementation. Any input? I don't want to exacerbate my symptoms, which are medically stable right now.
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Definitely avoid all but the most mundane supplements.
 
Thanks for the advice everyone, I did run all of the ingredients in ABE, X-gels, and LGI Rehab by my psychiatrist, like I do any supplement and he gave all of them the green light. I'm still not going to use ArA though; after what I read I can't afford to take any chances even if my doc says it's ok.
 
Or he is referring to the recommendation (Cooper) to have GMS with lots of fluid, instead of that suggestion to chase it down with little
 
Rostam said:
There is no liquid GMS. He is talking about liquid glycerin. You can buy it In any pharmacy, health/beauty shop or online stores. Just make sure what you buy is food grade. I used to use Now food brand.
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yeah I did a quick search and it was at cvs and others. So it has a laxative effect? All I kept seeing were like child constipation products lol. Either way I would still use it of gms :)
 
Please note that by take glycerin, you are no longer benefiting from the whole reason GMS is used with ArA, which is emulsification
 
mr.cooper69 said:
Please note that by take glycerin, you are no longer benefiting from the whole reason GMS is used with ArA, which is emulsification
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gms is it is. Thanks coop!
 
So after looking at the ARA study results that were just released, I am a bit torn on something.

I lift 5 days a week and either do cardio or yoga on the other 2 days. I am two weeks into my run on ARA and have been dosing 1.5g preWO on the 5 days that I lift. But, I know that in the study ARA was dosed everyday. I am considering dosing 1.5g preWO on the other 2 days before cardio/yoga as well.

Would you recommend I continue with taking ARA only 5 days a week on lifting days or go all 7 days a week?
 
GH247 said:
So after looking at the ARA study results that were just released, I am a bit torn on something.

I lift 5 days a week and either do cardio or yoga on the other 2 days. I am two weeks into my run on ARA and have been dosing 1.5g preWO on the 5 days that I lift. But, I know that in the study ARA was dosed everyday. I am considering dosing 1.5g preWO on the other 2 days before cardio/yoga as well.

Would you recommend I continue with taking ARA only 5 days a week on lifting days or go all 7 days a week?
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I think if you go 7 days a week, you will have to stop after 50 days. I think the purpose for taking only prior to lifting is bc that will maximize a) length of cycle b) muscle building effects
50 total works versus 50 total days....
 
GH247 said:
So after looking at the ARA study results that were just released, I am a bit torn on something.

I lift 5 days a week and either do cardio or yoga on the other 2 days. I am two weeks into my run on ARA and have been dosing 1.5g preWO on the 5 days that I lift. But, I know that in the study ARA was dosed everyday. I am considering dosing 1.5g preWO on the other 2 days before cardio/yoga as well.

Would you recommend I continue with taking ARA only 5 days a week on lifting days or go all 7 days a week?
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I'd just continue dosing preWO only as you've been doing...I (and I've read many others) have tried both ways and noted same results with both approaches..at least with preWO dosing only you get more workouts in..
 
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