Laura Devlin

@ohtani_tani25 So is a Tori gate a way of saying “the place beyond this gate is sacred”?

深い霧の日に山の中で出会った鳥居

@hanashigure @Iwatekko6969 I know they feel it too ❤️

@hanashigure @Iwatekko6969 Since X started translating Japanese, I have read about Shintoism, I think it’s wonderful. My husband just got me this book for our anniversary. I have always felt like some places (rocks, trees, etc.) are special/sacred and we have taught our kids the same.

逆に、逆に海外のニキたちは、自分が見てる風景の中に、たとえばこんな特徴的なものがあったとして、よく神格化せずにいられるな。 日本人なら1000年前にこの山を御神体として神社を建てて祀ってる。 何故このような素晴らしい形の山を前にして、この山を信仰せずにいられるのか。

@pika_nekopanda Ahhh I love these! My Japanese friend in college had one. I finally got one for my house 5 years ago. It’s the main hang out spot in winter.

アメリカ人へクイズです。 これは何に使うものでしょう？ #Quiz

@XENO1311 @Iwatekko6969 That too!

@elldev33 @Iwatekko6969 確か UFO多発スポット

@E__Hartmann @Iwatekko6969 You can definitely feel its presence when you get close. It feels magical and holy at the same time.

@elldev33 @Iwatekko6969 素晴らしいお山、見るだけで癒されます。優しさを感じます。ほんとうに優しい。

Japanese friends! I went to the Japanese market today and found some treats. I’m excited to try to sprout and grow Okinawa purple sweet potatoes. They are hard to find here in California. By the way, does this matcha look like a good one?

It’s been raining in California and the garden is alive and well. Look at this cute little Pacific chorus frog 🐸

@Garrel_Channel Go sit outside. Really look at something closely and realize how amazing it is that it even exists.

海外ニキ（世界の皆）今だけはマジで悪いノリは無しで、鬱の時どうしてる？

@metabolicdang Progesterone often becomes paradoxically stimulating to benzo affected individuals. I had a terrible year long run with bioidentical oral progesterone. It felt like benzo withdrawal when I tapered off. I recommend avoiding it. Other recs seem plausible.

Mikhaila is connecting psychiatric drugs to mitochondrial dysfunction and lasting neurological injury. I think this is progress. A few thoughts on what might be driving his ongoing symptoms. Not medical advice, just patterns that might shed some light on those dealing with similar issues and maybe open Mikhaila up to exploring some of Peat’s ideas. First, the diet. The carnivore diet initially worked for JP because it starved gut bacteria and lowered endotoxins. But long-term, low-carb forces the body to rely on cortisol and adrenaline to convert muscle into glucose. Muscle meat is high in tryptophan, the precursor to serotonin. Without carbs, the body oxidizes fat, elevating free fatty acids that push tryptophan into the brain, leading to toxic levels of serotonin. The next issue is prolonged SSRI use. JP had a 20-year history, which likely shaped his thesis on serotonin as a "primordial" dominance tracker. Then came dependence on Clonazepam. Benzos artificially stimulate GABA receptors, and chronic use desensitizes them. When he rapidly detoxed in Russia, those altered receptors were left bare, triggering excitotoxic shock. On top of that, as pointed out by @MetalsBrah, psych meds contain heavy metals. In an energy-starved brain, those metals outcompete calcium and lodge deep in tissue, driving chronic neuro-inflammation. The infection and mold worsen his symptoms. Over 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut in response to endotoxins and mycotoxins. The pneumonia and sepsis compromised JP's lungs, so massive amounts of gut-produced serotonin flooded his brain, causing panic and akathisia. As pointed out years ago by @BioavailableNd , leaving the moldy environment didn't cure him because mold spores colonized his system. Without insoluble fiber to trap the bile that carries mycotoxins, his body endlessly recycles them, poisoning mitochondria and starving the brain of energy to heal. Some people in similar situations have explored gentle ways to support mitochondrial energy. Short-term symptom relief like low-dose cyproheptadine (an antiserotonin/antihistamine) or diphenhydramine to ease restlessness and improve sleep. High-dose bioidentical progesterone for its neuroprotective, and GABA-supporting effects. Aspirin (with vitamin K2 and some gelatin/broth) for its anti-inflammatory and serotonin-lowering properties. For longer-term gut and energy support, a daily raw carrot salad or well-cooked mushrooms to bind bile and toxins. Then slowly reintroduce easy carbs like ripe fruit juice or honey to replenish liver glycogen and reduce the “famine” signal. Lastly, after slowly introducing carbs and optimizing gut function, gradually mobilize heavy metals through everyday foods (coffee, orange juice, fruits, milk). @MikhailaFuller, most of the things laid out here might be brushed off, and understandably so, as they challenged the whole carnivore approach. But if there's any openness to new ideas, Ray Peat's framework parallels JP's ideas. JP believes meaning emerges when we confront chaos and restore order. Peat approached biology the same way. Life is an organizing flow of energy. When that flow is blocked, systems slide toward entropy/chaos. In Peat's view, prolonged zero-carb states, serotonin overload, and mitochondrial stress create a chaotropic biological state. This is exactly the hellish torment of akathisia. The brain, deprived of efficient energy, loses its capacity for coherent order. Yet Peat's message is hopeful and aligns with JP's emphasis on redemption, as he believed that with a little support of the right kind, “centers of degeneration can become centers of regeneration.” Restoring that formative energy flow through efficient metabolism could help shift the system back from biological chaos toward healing and structured. Towards order. Peat’s view of biology it’s antidote to the chaos that JP is experiencing

@seaflatphoto1 I absolutely love these posts. ❤️ This is also how I view motherhood. Time moves so fast! I still take pictures of my boys, but they’re teenagers so they make weird faces on purpose. 😂

いつか見れなくなってしまう景色。

People often find it impossible to believe that a psych med— and/or withdrawing too fast from one— could lead to *years* (yes, years!) of profound disability. For so many of us, it takes having direct personal experience to really grasp this stark and all-too-common reality.

@InformedVolume @ArtWallMurals @Acyn Look to Maudsley’s Deprescribing Guidelines You can YouTube Mark Horowitz and hyperbolic tapering. Unfortunately most docs don’t understand how slowly you need to come off. Think months to years - especially if she’s been on them for years.

@ArtWallMurals @Acyn My sister is on a heavy dosage and looking to come off.. any advice?

“Over 20% of women are on an antidepressant.” Trump: Is that good in terms of do they work? “We have a mental health crisis” Trump: Do they work?

@StarShineBlu @Acyn So everyone should be on something? We need to look at if they actually work. I kindly suggest reading Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic.

@Acyn As someone who has filled hundreds of thousands of prescriptions in my career, I can assure you with 100% certainty that 18% of those women are on anti depressants because men are not on anything. Period.

Uh oh, don’t go poking around the massive Rx of antidepressants with such bold questions. “Do they work?” Do you really want to know what that data looks like? All of it? Not just the favorable studies?

@ENJU1123PIPI At my house in the US, we take our shoes off by the front door. We have only one carpeted room and there are absolutely no shoes in there. Sometimes we cheat and wear them through to the back door. But no shoes are worn upstairs where the bedrooms are.

日本🇯🇵では 家に入るとき必ず靴を脱ぐ 玄関 という 靴を脱ぐ専用のスペースがある あなたの国では 家の中でも靴を履いてる❓ それとも脱いでる❓ これって私は結構大きな文化の違いだと思うんだよね🤔 世界的に見たら脱ぐ方が少ないのかな❓

International Twitter! Look at the beauty of spring in my back yard. California is a great place for gardening. Pomegranates are blooming, mugwort is coming up, and my cat is here for head scratches.