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Salt Restriction for Hypertension

What is the latest stance here? For someone with mild hypertension, can a reduced salt intake diet really make a difference? Apart from exercise, maintaining healthy body weight, good sleep, what are some other non-pharmacologic ways to reduce BP?

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Igf1 supplements

What are your thoughts on workout supplements that increase IGF1? Are these OK to take for longevity purposes or will they decrease longevity in your opinion? Also do you think they work for anabolic growth in terms of muscle hypertrophy?

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TRT for Pre Diabetic, Low Libido and Low T Patient

I have been obese for most of my life. However in my early 20s I went from 150 kgs (Not Pounds) to 80 Kgs. And I was fit for 4-5 years. However I started gaining my weight after a slip disk and my Testosterone (both Total and Free) have been much much below normal for the last 2 years. I gained 40 kgs again. I started fasting and lost 20 kgs in 3 months. However its been a year since and I haven't been able to lose even a single kg of weight despite Gym, Walking 2 hours a day, Diet from a registered practicitoner, Protein, BCAA and L Arginine Supplements. What should my direction be

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Tim Ferriss Occam’s Protocol for lifting

Tim Ferriss in his book Four Hour Body mentions a workout style he calls Occam’s Protocol which is doing a single set of 7 slow reps to failure for each exercise. It’s an extremely time efficient way to work out. It’s not clear how close this gets to the right amount of volume needed. I hit every muscle group twice per week this way. Curious if you think it’s a decent methodology or any improvements to it. https://www.occamsprotocol.com/

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Showering after Sauna

You mentioned several times that you use the sauna immediately before bed. Do you not shower before getting in bed? Considering that sweating is supposed to excrete a variety of toxins (bpa, cadmium, mercury, etc.), is this less effective if one doesn't shower immediately after?