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sonnefur · 6 years

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I am going to cry

I’ve found the first hard evidence that my religion has been coopted by... troubling people. They’re bigoted, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, anti-semitic hateful people. Nationalists. Presumably white.

I feel... sick to my stomach. My heart hurts. I’m afraid. I’m so afraid.

Content warnings for homophobia, misogyny, xenophobia, so much hate.

I’ll admit I started off kind of snippy, but then horror. I didn’t have the will to be snippy any more.

You both like paganism, and pagan.

Stranger: hey you

Stranger: you need to come to terms with reality

You: huh?

Stranger: there is nothing wrong with traditional patriarchal norms

Stranger: nor is there anything wrong with a masculine dominated polytheistic ethos

You: ill disagree with you there

You: probably because youve never been hurt by the patriarchy

You: but these things happen

Stranger: patriarchy will return

Stranger: no but it's okay to hurt people who aren't hetero males

You: unfortunately its never really left

Stranger: they are actually problematic

Stranger: it isn't strong enough

Stranger: we need full patriarchy

Stranger: not just implicit

You: im sorry you feel that way

Stranger: i am sorry but you have no right to tell me what to do

Stranger: I am born superior to you

Stranger: We need to bring back those values

You: thats cute but no

Stranger: you only exist like this because of the law

You: i exist as i choose to exist

Stranger: what if the law made you legally effectively a 3rd class slave?

You: thats all

Stranger: no you don't

Stranger: you have no rights

Stranger: you fucking faggot

Stranger: you owe me respect

Stranger: I am sick of having to live in this stupid monotheist nation

You: respect is earned not owed

Stranger: it is earned only by men

Stranger: never by faggots

You: cute but youre wrong again

Stranger: you're brainwashed by egalitarianism

Stranger: why does equality make sense at all?

Stranger: equality is a bad thing

You: and youre obsessed with your dick

Stranger: no

You: yeah

Stranger: masculinity is about chromosomes and testosterone

You: and your rage boner because you think your rights are being impinged upon

You: women have testosterone

Stranger: not as much

You: everyone has testosterone

Stranger: not even close to as much

Stranger: women are stupid trash

You: tell that to women with pcos

Stranger: look, the idea of love is another stupid idea

Stranger: any man who loves a woman or another man, romantically, is just a tool

Stranger: that shit is shameful garbage

Stranger: we need to bring back the roman value of gravitas

You: sounds like someone is bitter

You: hm

Stranger: i simply want to rule

You: solemnity?

Stranger: i want a new roman empire

You: you dont seem particularly solemn

You: i stand by my observation of the rageboner

Stranger: we need a class of highly selected highly intelligent males who can wield power

Stranger: no sissy talk

Stranger: you're just a fucking faggot who thinks he has any say in the world

You: wrong on two counts

Stranger: protip faggot: you shouldn't

You: You know who liked men?

Stranger: pure patriarchal power will return with brutality

You: Roman men

You: And Hellenic men

Stranger: actually romans considered the men who were penetrated low status

Stranger: and guess what freak

You: More rageboners?

Stranger: by the 3rd century roman culture had come to consider homosexuality a bad thing

You: Sources?

Stranger: the medieval world was roman-esque in culture, largely, and was homophobic

Stranger: homophobia was a step forward in civilization

You: Sources?

Stranger: we must revive romanitas

Stranger: oh my god faggot

Stranger: this shit is basic

Stranger: KNOWLEDGE

Stranger: you fucking FREAK

You: I'm quite familiar with Roman and medieval history

You: I'd like your sources

Stranger: this is incredibly basic, what am I wrong about?

Stranger: please, tell me anything I'm not accurate about

You: So you're saying you have none

Stranger: you're insane

You: No sources?

You: That's unfortunate

Stranger: you don't have sources for telling me caesar got assasinated either

Stranger: you dumb fag

Stranger: it's called common knowledge

Stranger: you're feigning ignorance to spread your aids

You: Not necessarily

Stranger: you filthy faggot freak

You: Maybe you should get the rageboner looked at

You: An erection lasting so long can't be good for you

Stranger: maybe you can go google if it's livy, or suetonius

Stranger: or someone else

You: Priapism is not healthy

You: Maybe it's Livy or Suetonius?

You: That's not a source

Stranger: you're very focused on erections, faggot

Stranger: maybe is maybe

Stranger: you don't fucking know either

You: And you're very focused on men who love men

Stranger: god you fucking pathetic sicko

You: How does it harm you, when a man loves another man?

Stranger: look, homosexuals are fine as long as they do their shit in private and hide it out of shame

Stranger: stay the fuck away from normal society and children

Stranger: and maybe your extra nice relatives won't throw you to the dogs

Stranger: maybe

Stranger: that's returning

Stranger: you'll see

Stranger: you think it's not? you're nuts

You: I'm curious

You: If homosexuality is fine, why bring up 'faggot' as a constant pejorative?

Stranger: I've been part of a nationalist pagan revivalist group since 2015

Stranger: we revive graeco-roman mores and religion

You: Oh?

Stranger: and by the way a more highly romanized form of christianity is acceptable

You: What's it called?

Stranger: but we must actually revive the empire itself

Stranger: i'd rather not tell you, you could easily use that info to find my real name and location

Stranger: it's all very public

Stranger: so no, I can't reveal that

Stranger: just know that the roman revival is coming

You: I have better things to do than try and look up some random person on the internet

Stranger: people think paganism is all viking fans

Stranger: we're here to bring back the romano-greek pantheon

You: Interesting

Stranger: and by the way the men of the iliad would strike you down just for being the sissy that you are

Stranger: sure the archaic classical world accepted homosexuality

You: Unlikely

Stranger: but they later came to revile it

Stranger: by the time of neoplatonism, homosexuality was reviled

You: Proper guest-host relations were very important to the Hellenes

Stranger: yes, as to the Germans

Stranger: common cultural traits

You: It would be a violation of xenia for me to be stricken down for simply existing and asking for hospitality

Stranger: Greeks were still barbaric until the 3rd/4th century

Stranger: Romans held onto some barbaric views allowing pederasty too

You: Incidentally, a massive violation of xenia was the cause of the Trojan war

Stranger: anything but normal male/female relations that can potentially produce offspring

Stranger: is evil

Stranger: and by the way there is no such thing as rape in marriage

Stranger: the woman belongs to the an in a state of marriage, sans abuse or beating

Stranger: my tribe believes strongly in this principle

Stranger: we raise our girls and our members to reject these post-christian ideas

Stranger: post-christian ideas like the individual who wants to divorce is more important than the collective of the married couple

You: Despite the fact that the Romans permitted divorce?

Stranger: but it was greatly limited

Stranger: also the early julian emperors heavily encouraged popular fertility

Stranger: high fecundity is a primary value of my group

Stranger: we see that christianity largely took over due to high fecundity

Stranger: it's up to us to trust in the Dei (Gods)

Stranger: and produce many, many offspring

Stranger: we need to carry forward the classical spirit

Stranger: and none of that included equality for women, foreign scum or perverts

Stranger: sorry but you are just tolerated as long as you lay down and shut up

Stranger: people like you make me deeply sick

Stranger: if your values are post 1800 then you really deserve to be flogged

Stranger: we need strong, primary, ancient values

You: Interesting idea of 'foreign'

Stranger: yes

Stranger: foreigners are 2nd class in any society

Stranger: that's only right

You: Who is a foreigner?

Stranger: non-Americans

Stranger: those who speak no English

You: Anyone can learn English

Stranger: yes

Stranger: they can assimilate

Stranger: but too any foreigners coming in too quickly can dilute a culture

Stranger: look at what happened to Dacia, you ignorant cumbucket

Stranger: educate yourself!

You: What are you afraid of losing?

Stranger: I'm not going down your rabbit hole, cocksucker

Stranger: you know very well why people naturally oppose foreign incursion

Stranger: the same reason the Gauls resisted Rome

You: I'm afraid I can't really agree.

Stranger: these basic universally applicable concepts are easily understood

Stranger: sorry, but you are just stupid or dishonest

Stranger: more likely the latter

You: Ah, not everyone who shares your opinions is stupid and uneducated, I see.

Stranger: they are though

Stranger: everyone outside my faith is stupid or uneducated

Stranger: if a smart person is educated properly, they will see it

Stranger: we have the supreme culture

Stranger: the knowledge

Stranger: the whole legacy of greece, rome and the west is ours

You: Is my father a foreigner?

Stranger: the gods chose us to bring back their holy epire

Stranger: he might be

Stranger: empire*

You: He's an immigrant. He's lived here for over fifty years

You: Speaks English, barely remembers his mother tongue

Stranger: where did he come from?

You: He shed blood for this country

You: Italy

You: He also isn't a US citizen

Stranger: well he is welcoe here especially as a son of the Romans

You: Is he a foreigner?

Stranger: not anymore

Stranger: but he should really study platonism, the pantheon, the classics, etc

Stranger: we need to bring the world kicking and screaming into a neopagan future

Stranger: monotheism out

Stranger: but a fresh off the boat disrespectful entitled foreigner needs to be slaughtered or beaten

Stranger: like the Romans slaughtered Celts

Stranger: we honor that

Stranger: the celts who sacked Rome are fine to kill

Stranger: they have no right to live as foreign invader scu

Stranger: m

You: And the people who come here seeking asylum?

Stranger: fuck that

You: Like my maternal family?

Stranger: if you don't benefit us economically, fuck off

Stranger: oh is your mother jewish?

You: Yes

Stranger: so surprised!

Stranger: not

Stranger: jews are a filthy people who brought the world monotheism

Stranger: that was the original evil action that made them cursed

You: I hope you rot for the rest of eternity in Tartarus. Shame on you for twisting the mos, and for twisting history to suit your hateful wishes. May the gods of the infernal realm make it so.

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watsonrodriquezie · 7 years

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The Lowdown on Keto Side Effects: What’s Real, What’s Not, and What’s Helpful

With more people enthusiastic about the ketogenic diet comes more talk about potential adverse side effects. Upon closer examination, almost all of the complaints can be traced to a flawed approach. Granted, if you are coming to the game with significant metabolic damage from decades of carbohydrate dependency, or not paying attention to some common sense best practices, such as choosing healthy foods instead of blindly focusing on macros, you will likely struggle with something as stringent as keto.

Let’s cover some of the common keto complaints being bantered about these days, examine what’s really going on, and discuss strategy for how to avoid any adverse side effects to going keto.

Keto Flu

The keto flu refers to feelings of general malaise and even immune disturbances in association with dietary modification. Commonly cited symptoms include feeling lethargic (especially in the afternoon), feeling hot, feeling achy in joints and muscles, among other related sensations.

Here are eight important tips for avoiding the keto flu. Check out the full post for further details.

Get sufficient omega-3s, from oily, cold water fish or supplementation.

Consume an extra five grams (1 teaspoon) of sea salt or Himalayan pink salt per day when going keto.

Consume foods rich in potassium and magnesium. Avocado is the magnesium king with 1,000mg.

Make an extra effort to hydrate strategically, especially around workouts.

Consume more healthy, natural fats to replace the carbs you are cutting out.

Consume MCT oil (from coconut oil or MCT oil supplements) to stimulate external ketone production.

Move frequently and conduct cardio sessions at low heart rates.

Try a gradual reduction in carbs if an abrubt reduction seems problematic or you experience keto flu symptoms.

Finally, wait it out. Certain folks who do everything by the book and follow every bit of good advice may still get a few symptoms of the keto flu. This usually comes in the initial three weeks of entering nutritional ketosis, and things get much better very quickly. Trust that your lull will pass and your energy will increase substantially—usually within a few days.

Keto Poop

Someone asked me this the other day on a podcast: What’s the deal with keto poop? A disconcerting number of people on keto diets appear to be having trouble with their poop—or lack thereof.

The biggest issue is that some people consider keto to be a free pass to skip the green stuff. Either that, or they assume “vegetable=carb” and avoid them. Without plants, it’s tough to eat enough fiber, especially the fermentable, prebiotic kind that sustains our gut bacteria. We don’t need bowel-rending quantities of fiber. We shouldn’t take pride in the ability to fill the toilet bowl with perfect coils of crucifer corpses. These are unnecessary at best and downright harmful at worst.

But we still have to feed our gut bacteria. We still have to poop. We don’t want to strain and come up empty. Humans are industrious apes; we like to produce, not work in vain.

What else is going on, besides the lack of fiber?

You may need more water. Going keto causes an initial reduction in fluid retention in cells throughout your body. Your digestive tract requires water to keep the fecal matter soft and moist. As you aspire to consume more fluid, be sure to add a pinch of salt to each cup of water you drink, and to sip steadily throughout the day instead of binge chugging. These measures will help you better absorb additional fluids instead of excrete them.

Take magnesium. Magnesium helps regulate gut motility, and magnesium deficiencies are a common cause of constipation. Magnesium needs tend to rise on keto as well. Some experts recommend taking 400 mg in supplemental magnesium per day when going keto.

Take resistant starch. A starch that acts like fiber, RS is one of the most potent prebiotic substances around. Raw potato starch is an easy, dependable source of RS. Start slow with a teaspoon into your smoothie or full-fat yogurt; work up to at least a tablespoon per day.

“Deflated” Muscles

When your glycogen stores are topped off and your muscles are full of water—each gram of glycogen is stored with 3-4 grams of water—they’re bigger. More pronounced. Fuller. Going keto, which depletes muscle glycogen and reduces fluid retention, can give your muscles a “flat” or “deflated” appearance.

You can accept it for the time being. As time goes on and your body calibrates itself to the new metabolic pathway, you won’t shed as much water. Your muscles will return to normal.

You can work carbs into your diet before, during, or after hard training sessions. Anything intense enough and long enough to burn through muscle glycogen allows carb consumption without knocking you out of ketosis.

You can try creatine. Creatine is also stored in the muscle alongside water, so it may increase muscle fullness. Creatine also has the benefit of increasing muscle phosphocreatine energy stores, which we use for quick movements and brief feats of strength.

Low Energy

Some people just won’t do as well as others on a ketogenic diet. In particular, high energy demand athletes often choose to consume more nutritious carbs than advised per keto guidelines. Females with metabolic damage from a history of yo-yo dieting, or thyroid or adrenal dysfunction, also report difficulty with prolonged carb restriction to promote keto.

Again, with an optimized approach, things might come out great for virtually everyone who tries keto. Realize that since going keto opens up an entirely new energy pathway without limiting your ability to access the previous pathway, low energy is actually a pretty rare complaint. If it crops up with you, here are some things to watch out for:

Chronic exercise patterns: Fat-based metabolisms are great for long, slow movement, quick bursts of speed with rest in between, and feats of explosive strength. In other words, making your way through the world, doing some strength training, going for hikes, playing with kids, running some sprints, and are all tenable on keto. Heavy CrossFit training or anything else that burns a lot of glycogen at a lot of workouts each week, however, might pose issues. Resolve this by either scaling back the training or eating some carbs before, during, or after your workouts.

Inadequate calories: Keto’s satiating qualities are a double-edged blade. They help us eat less and lose body fat without really even trying, but they can also sometimes lead us to eat too little. This can cause a reaction in your body to slow down metabolic function and make you feel generally less energetic at rest. One solution is to cycle periods of generally increased caloric intake, and increased intake of nutritious carbs by default. This suggestion is totally different from the suggestion to engage in purposeful carb refeeds, where you binge on nutrient-devoid carbs in the name of a cheat day. This is never advised for any reason.

Unrealistic expectations: If you’re five days into your keto experiment and about to give up because you yawned after lunch, have a little patience. Things take time to change.

Hair Loss

The diet’s going great, you’re dropping inches, you have good energy levels, increased clarity of mind, but every time you take a shower or brush your hair or join a gorilla grooming circle, you’re losing hair. What gives?

You’ve lost weight. By far the most common cause of unexplained hair loss is simply rapid weight loss or dietary change. This disrupts the normal growth and decline cycle of your hair follicles, shunting a greater proportion of them into the “rest” phase to be pushed out by incoming hairs. Even though you may see extra hair in the shower or on the brush, your actual hair thickness shouldn’t change much.

Check your thyroid. As I wrote in a previous post, certain incarnations of keto (high in omega-6, low in supportive nutrients like selenium and iodine) can lower T3 levels, and this can cause premature hair loss.

High Cholesterol

The doc hands over the printout.

Last week, he’d expressed major skepticism over your new diet. “Sure, you’re losing weight, but let’s see what it’s doing to your arteries.” Today, you already know. His smirk says it all.

“You’ve got high cholesterol.” He’s beaming. Why the hell is he so happy?

It’s a fairly common scene for new keto dieters. Aubrey Marcus recently referenced a highly-disturbing stat that 25% of physicians still equate consuming dietary cholesterol with increased blood cholesterol, an association that has been unequivocally refuted by recent science. But before you accept AHA-sanctioned diet advice, determine if there’s actually a problem.

Check your ratios. Total cholesterol/HDL ratio is a good indicator of how long LDL is hanging around in the blood and remains the best standard assessment of heart disease risk. Another good one is triglyceride/HDL ratio, which is a strong surrogate marker for insulin resistance. In both cases, lower is better. An ideal T/HDL ratio is 1:1. I’d say 2:1 is about as high as you want to go. An ideal TC/HDL ratio is 3.5:1 or lower. Stop grazing. Allowing time to pass in between meals, or getting crazy and deciding to skip a meal or two, has been shown to improve cholesterol numbers.

Don’t gorge on fat. Remember that the best things happen when you’re consuming your own body fat. You don’t need to melt a stick of butter in your coffee every morning to keep your membership in the keto club.

Balance your fat. Saturated fat has received a terrible rap in the literature, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only fat you should consume. Look to the fatty acid ratios of ruminants like beef and lamb—or your own adipose tissue—for guidance. They have about equal amounts of saturated and monounsaturated fat with a small amount of PUFA. Mix up the butter and cream with olive oil and avocado oil.

Give it time. Your body’s still adjusting to the new energy pathway. Give it a few more weeks before you worry (and even then, don’t worry too much).

Those are six of the most commonly cited adverse side effects of going keto. As you can see, sometimes they’re real and you need to make changes, sometimes they’re a misinterpretation and you need to look more closely, and sometimes you just need to relax and let the process take care of itself.

Thanks for reading, everyone. Any thoughts to add on your transition to keto? Take care.

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milenasanchezmk · 7 years