(28-07-2020, 01:08)nwyori Wrote: Surferjoe,
No, I use PM throughout the cycle (but now I've switched to BO), smaller dose or topical only in luteal.
It’s interesting that PM+PC would work without cycling and (I assume) didn’t mess with your period. Maybe it’s the progesterone and the medium PM dose.
Safety on mk-677 is unknown, but seems very high so far in preliminary studies. Likewise bodybuilder experiences show very high safety but are only short term anecdotes. As an experimental drug it is not yet legal to prescribe it and isn’t for human consumption. That said, the government isn’t cracking down hard on it either as with steroids and it’s pretty easy to get. Theoretically the increase in IGF-1 could increase long term cancer risk a little, especially in the elderly. Who are also the primary customer for the potential youth promoting drug. So I can’t say it’s a good idea but I can’t say that it causes significant harm either.
Something very safe and legal for a little IGF-1 is DHEA. One capsule at a time, as more won’t have any additional effect. You can however take it twice a day, spread out, to get a little more effect. It only increases IGF-1 by 20%, but that’s something. It might also act as a precursor to other hormones iirc. IMO try DHEA whether or not you also do anything else for IGF-1.
Another simple thing you can do is eat when hungry, and eat breakfast. Mk-677 has all those IGF-1 and youth supporting benefits simply by imitating the hunger hormone. That hormone is directly connected to IGF-1, which then causes all types of metabolism, energy, healing and development. That includes joint healing and recovery, skin connective tissue for smoother/tighter skin, muscle growth and recovery, and, yes, boobs too. Everything. Breakfast likewise starts up your metabolism and so on. It’s a huge myth to say “simply eat less to lose weight”, because hunger and metabolism are so tightly connected. And most of that food you eat goes directly to use, not to belly fat. Not eating is more likely to kill your metabolism, burn muscle and burn other useful tissues rather than belly fat. It is helpful to diets to not eat when not hungry though, and to eat just enough. That’s part of why diets must be gradual.
See sig threads for the most nutritious foods. Calories are important too when hungry, as development, healing, energy and so on require a ton of fuel.