Potential benefits of Mumio/shilajit, Pin Hole Glasses, etc

[SOL]

Alright Sol . . . just took my 1st dose of Mumijo/Shilajit about an hour ago.

https://shilajit-mumio.com/

@Sol: damn, this Shilajit stuff is pretty powerful. Been taking it for almost a week now. An hour or so after the first dose, I was filled with aggressive energy. Wanted to put a hole through the wall with my fist.

Had to stop taking my regular adaptogen stack (rhodiola rosea, eleutherococcus senticosus, schizandra chinensis) - was time to cycle off these adaptogens for a bit, anyhow.

Shilajit's beneficial effects on muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance tentatively confirmed, both objectively (training parameters) and subjectively.

Also experienced unexpected, mild "Viagra" effect! Goes to show you, not all side effects of supplements are negative, lmao.

Need to do further research on this supplement.

Expect attenuation of beneficial effects over time.

Anybody else tried shilajit?

It has a multitude of functions. I know of many individuals that were very weak after being sick for a prolonged period that took Mumio and within days they felt better. I have used it for endurance training and as a general supplement. I discovered this while I was in a small town in Ukraine. At that time I was testing Rhodiola and this lady at the pharmacy told me I should try Mumio, as they say, the rest is history

I found over time that these strange supplements that are not widely known or hyped tend to perform the best.

One of the main reasons I like Mumio is for its Anti-inflammatory and Energy boosting response. I focus on supplements that can either provide more Juice to the Mitochondria or lead to mitochondria biogenesis (PQQ and MB). So when I discovered that Mumio could help with inflammation and boost one's energy I decided to give it a shot. In this same place, I discovered ATP injections, Solcoserly and cerebrolysin

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30004268/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19848437/

Not to mention that it literally gives you more energy via “increased energy metabolism (the decrease in the level of lactate in the nervous tissue and the optimization of mitochondrial processes)” (Source).

Other effects of Cerebrolysin include “increased synaptic regeneration, enhanced neurogenesis, decreased apoptosis, increased dendritic spine density and dendritic length as well as antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects” (Source).

And just like intermittent fasting and aerobic exercise, Cerebrolysin can also increase brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production… which directly leads to the increased brain plasticity needed for faster learning and better memory retention.

https://jayccampbell.com/peptides/cereb ... e-peptide/


https://eskulap.co.uk/en/treatments/iv- ... olcoseryl/


An anti-inflammatory, an energy booster, and a diuretic to remove excess fluid from your body.

More info on Mumio
https://tacticalinvestor.com/age-defyin ... upplement/

[scott]

Another substance that might interest is you Mumio

Alright Sol . . . just took my 1st dose of Mumijo/Shilajit about an hour ago. Had the stuff shipped from Russia, somewhat pricey and looks legit.

Ironic, I live in Russia and never heard of it, now I'm interested. Thanks for the link you provided Yodean, that's where I started learning. Understand there are a lot of fakes out there (this is an ossified kleptocracy), but sounds like you got the real deal.Could you share the brand and/or source please?

[SOL]

Ironic, I live in Russia and never heard of it, now I'm interested. Thanks for the link you provided Yodean, that's where I started learning. Understand there are a lot of fakes out there (this is an ossified kleptocracy), but sounds like you got the real deal.Could you share the brand and/or source please?

This might interest you scott as you mentioned it before lol

The name 'Mumijo' is actually Russian (МУМИЁ) and is derived from the Greek, originally meaning 'body-preserving'. Aristotle, the Greek philosopher was already mentioning it and even gave some tips on how to benefit from it. In Ayurveda Mumijo is called 'Shilajit' or 'Salajeet' ; 'Nectar of the Gods, The Destroyer of Weakness, The Conqueror of Mountains'. It is considered the most powerful of all remedies, a panacea, giving vitality, unsurpassed sexual power and long lasting health.
https://shilajit-mumio.com/
The link contains a video on the topic

Methods to test for Fake Mumio

A few tips:
Real Mumijo will get soft in the hand, the fake (e.g. Ozokerite) will not, most of the time. Real Mumijo has a very distinctive, bitter smell, described as a mix of bitumen and very dark chocolate. It also has a very bitter taste. It is not a herb!!

Sometimes sellers claim the resin should be non-sticky and one can e.g. easily roll a ball from it without it sticking to the fingers. Actually this is proof the product contains gums - the stickyness is a property of genuine Shilajit • Mumijo resin.

It will dissolve in water, benzene, acetone, chloroform but not in methanol and alcohol (ethanol). There are some -mainly Indian- websites claiming Shilajit should be able to dissolve mercury. We have not been able to find a reliable source / explanation for this. Common sense tells us that something that can dissolve mercury is most likely not safe for consumption, so we don't think this is an adequate way to test your Shilajit. Mercury is also an extremely toxic metal - best to stay away from it !

Here are some official Russian methods to test it for authenticity:

Take 0.05 g of Shilajit • Mumijo, add 5 ml of water and a few drops of ferric chloride solution - the mixture should show a dark green color.
Take 0.05 g of Shilajit • Mumijo, dissolve in 5 ml of alcohol, heat for 2-3 minutes (temperature not higher than 50° C ) and filter. Add 10 drops of a 5% solution of alkali to the filtrate and heat for another 3-5 minutes. Then add 5-10 drops of diazotized sulphonic acid - the filtrate should turn dark red.
Powdered Shilajit/Mumijo (or tabletted / encapsulated) is best avoided. Not only is it impossible to tell whether it's genuine or fake - but the structure and behaviour of Mumijo (it is exceptionally sticky and unstable at temperatures over 20° C) make powdering etc. impossible unless destructive processing and additives have been used. If and how much genuine Shilajit/Mumijo is present in the result is the question.

Resins are the way to go if you are after actual therapeutic effects, always. There are no alternatives.
https://shilajit-mumio.com/

Some good to decent sources for Mumio

https://shilajitshilajeet.com/recommended-products/


Supposedly the best Mumio comes from the Himalayas but that's a debatable topic

[Yodean]

Understand there are a lot of fakes out there (this is an ossified kleptocracy), but sounds like you got the real deal.Could you share the brand and/or source please?

I didn't do a lot of research before ordering my first batch of shilajit, but I did get the resin. The bottle itself only has Russian writing, but the box came with an English excerpt. Seems to work.

I will likely try another, potentially higher quality brand after this one runs out (this one probably last 4 to 6 months, depending on how aggressively I dose).

Here is the one I have been using for a week:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B079ZS ... UTF8&psc=1

[scott]

Here is the one I have been using for a week:

Thanks Yo, just ordered 100g locally, will be here Friday.

https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/7378 ... rgetUrl=XS

[Yodean]

Thanks Yo, just ordered 100g locally, will be here Friday.

@CosmicNinja: did you try the shilajit yet?

I was up late doing some random stuff yesterday, so only slept about 4.5 hours, but with my normal amount of coffee and a few doses of shilajit, I felt the same as I usually do, and didn't even cancel my physical training (I usually don't train very much if I get less than 6 hours of sleep). Pretty powerful stuff, this shilajit.

@stefk, @nicolas:

Just today, in one trading session: CCJ +14%, URC.VN +23%, URNM +14%, SRUUF +16% (these are my uranium holdings); now, I am no stranger to volatility, but still, pretty crazy for position trades; I am HODLing my 7% - 9% allocation to uranium - nuclear, but are any of you guys taking some profits when the action is this wild, or do you, as stefk would say, "let these puppies run" for a bit?

[SOL]

Thanks Yo, just ordered 100g locally, will be here Friday.

@CosmicNinja: did you try the shilajit yet?

I was up late doing some random stuff yesterday, so only slept about 4.5 hours, but with my normal amount of coffee and a few doses of shilajit, I felt the same as I usually do, and didn't even cancel my physical training (I usually don't train very much if I get less than 6 hours of sleep). Pretty powerful stuff, this shilajit.

@stefk, @nicolas:

Just today, in one trading session: CCJ +14%, URC.VN +23%, URNM +14%, SRUUF +16% (these are my uranium holdings); now, I am no stranger to volatility, but still, pretty crazy for position trades; I am HODLing my 7% - 9% allocation to uranium - nuclear, but are any of you guys taking some profits when the action is this wild, or do you, as stefk would say, "let these puppies run" for a bit?

I am a late bird and have to force myself to go to sleep. Usually, I don't even begin to feel sleepy until midnight
I have been doing some random experiments with Mumio Shilajit. I have known about this product since 2009 and have used it many times for other purposes. Overall after a few days, I noticed an increase in stamina and higher energy levels

I am using this brand
https://mountaindrop.eu/product/mountai ... lajit-25g/

[scott]

@CosmicNinja: did you try the shilajit yet?

Yup, on my fifth day now. Trying to do so with no expectations. First noticed, within a half hour, my "vision" seems better. Not acuity, but what a football coach would mean when he says "he has good vision". More things in my field of vision (unchanged) are taken into account. Unexpected.
I think I'm walking better now. Started walking a bit clumsily ten or so years ago, ostensibly because I had a cervical herniated disk when I was 15. Undiagnosed then, got a MRI in Russia that found it for $30 about five years back. Its like I feel my feet and toes better. Waiting to see if my wife notices.
Drove on a long trip yesterday, got out of the car surprisingly unaffected as I was before.

any of you guys taking some profits when the action is this wild, or do you, as stefk would say, "let these puppies run" for a bit?

My Upuppies are HODL for now.

[AstuteShift]

Mumijo for a week so far at 400mg

Great increase in stamina in the gym
Way more relaxed, skin is super clear now
More aggression

You get a super strong feeling to go go go, going to check my testosterone levels and see if it increased

Great addition to my nootropic stack

[Yodean]

More aggression

You get a super strong feeling to go go go, going to check my testosterone levels and see if it increased

Yeh, noticed the increased aggression - my wife told me to tone it down a bit.

Yup, better performance during physical training, and as you mentioned previously, seems to also have an appetite-suppressing effect to some degree.

[George1010]

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SOL your knowledge on multiple topics both in and out of the markets is nothing short of amazing. Seeing that so many of you are reporting positive results. I just ordered some mumio and will post an update after I am taking it for a few days. This forum alone is worth the price of the subscription several times over.

[SOL]

I am not sure whether it was the dark raw music or the MUMIO that helped but today I got up to 120 pushups without feeling the pain that I normally do after passing 100. The music i was listening to while doing them was this. I do speed pushups somewhat similar to what this guy is doing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=betfYCI1BO0

The music I was listening to at the time was this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scfn0BiQ2YM

the indian pushups that SFLK recommended I can get to 45 as they are much more strenuous

I also do these triceps extensions, I call them speed tricep extension as I try to do as many as can within a given time, 30 seconds to a max of 60 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4hLzeiK-6M

[AstuteShift]

I’ve been getting into metal music, as much as I love techno, there is nothing that beats a good guitar riff. That rage and adrenaline

[SOL]

It appears that the Fulvic acid in Mumio might play a central role in terms of medicinal benefits

Fulvic acid may offer several other health benefits.

May lower cholesterol. Animal studies suggest that fulvic acid may decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol. According to a human study in 30 people, it may also raise HDL (good) cholesterol (17, 18Trusted Source).
May improve muscle strength. In a 12-week study in 60 adults with obesity, 500 mg of shilajit daily helped improve muscle strength. Plus, an 8-week study in 63 active men showed similar results with the same amount of this compound (19Trusted Source, 20Trusted Source).
May relieve altitude sickness. Shilajit has been used for centuries to treat altitude sickness. Fulvic acid may help treat this condition by enhancing immune response, stimulating energy production, and improving oxygen levels (5Trusted Source).
May boost cellular function. Animal research demonstrates that shilajit may preserve the function of mitochondria, the energy-producing organelle of cells (21).
May have anticancer properties. Some test-tube studies indicate that shilajit may induce cancer cell death and prevent the spread of certain cancer cells. However, more research is needed (22Trusted Source).
May boost testosterone. A 3-month study in 96 men found that taking 500 mg of shilajit per day significantly increased testosterone levels, compared with a placebo group (23Trusted Source).
May enhance gut health. Ayurvedic medicine has used shilajit for centuries to enhance gut health. Some research suggests that it may positively affect gut bacteria, enhance nutrient absorption, and improve digestive disorders (4Trusted Source).
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fu ... d#benefits

#1 Gut Health and Nutrient Absorption
As mentioned above, fulvic acid acts as a carrier for nutrients. This means that it can bind to minerals and help to shuttle them into your cells — effectively enhancing your body’s ability to absorb them[2].

What’s more, research shows that fulvic acid can enhance the activity of digestive enzymes, another pathway to increase nutrient utilization and absorption[3].

In regards to your microbiome, fulvic acid has been shown to shift gut flora, enhancing the balance of healthy bacteria up to 30% in your gut. That’s a pretty significant shift.

As a result, fulvic acid may be useful for disorders of the gastrointestinal tract like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and may even offer an alternative to fecal transplant for conditions like obesity and diabetes[4].

#2 Overall Immunity
Perhaps one of the most well-known benefits of fulvic acid is its role in boosting immunity and helping to maintain a healthy inflammatory response [4][2].

It works by supporting a healthy immune response by increasing antibody production, supporting inflammatory factor inhibition, and combating oxidative stress that often goes hand in hand with immune reactions[3].

Research shows that fulvic acid specifically supports humoral immunity stimulation.[5].

#3 Heavy Metal Detoxification
As mentioned above, fulvic acid has a powerful binding capacity, which makes it excellent for not only bringing nutrients into a cell but also for pulling toxins out.

Fulvic acid’s binding capabilities are often seen in bodies of water and soil where humic compounds can naturally reduce the concentration of heavy metals up to 90%. Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, copper, and nickel all become bound to these fulvic acid molecules, rendering them unavailable[6][7].

In the human body, through a process called adsorption, fulvic acid can bind heavy metals in your tissues and remove them to be eliminated. This makes fulvic acid an excellent nutrient to use for heavy metal detox.

What’s more, the antioxidant activity of fulvic acid can further support a gentle detox by combating free radicals generated in the detoxification process[8].

One does have to be careful about the source of fulvic acid. Fulvic acid can be contaminated with loads of heavy metals. You want to be sure to take a clean source of fulvic acid that has testing to show it is free of heavy metals. I’d say that most sources on the market today are contaminated, some with shockingly high levels of heavy metals like lead.

#4 Mitochondrial Function
Your mitochondria are the powerhouse of your cells. They are the hub where the food you consume becomes transformed into energy that your body can use to fuel all of its essential processes.

When your mitochondria are dysfunctional or weak, issues like chronic fatigue, adrenal imbalances, muscle weakness, and many more can present. In fact, in order for your immune system to protect you, having healthy mitochondria is essential.

Research shows that fulvic acid can support the health of your mitochondria by preserving its function and integrity. In one animal study, fulvic acid supplementation resulted in increased climbing behavior and mobility, along with decreased anxiety in rats with chronic fatigue syndrome[12].

As a rich source of oxygen, one of the ways in which fulvic acid may enhance mitochondrial function is by supporting a process called oxidative phosphorylation. Without getting too deep into the science, this is the process by which your mitochondria uses nutrients (including oxygen) to package energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). ATP then becomes available for your body to use as fuel[13].
https://myersdetox.com/fulvic-acid-for- ... and-detox/

[Centeron631]

to Yodean and Sol

sorry, never intended to slight the pin hole glasses the only reason i published the remarks was not because of the slam on the pin hole glasses (would have not bothered believe me as i do not like criticism of competitors as a means of sale but it must be tougher that all heck to sell on the internet without all the competition out there) but because there seemed to be some positive remarks about his own method and ergo to an alternative method that might work. After, i rereviewed those reviews and agree (my bad) they may be suspect. Also i ordered the pin holes glasses a couple of weeks back but as said previously if the correction factor is > 3 they and other methods may not help much. For this and other proposed remedies the big question is always how long one has to use them to have any significant noticeable results. Of recent history of one that ive noticed substantial continuous improvement quite quickly for IBS and possibly leaky gut is L-Glutamine which i have been using for about 6 months, now.