Effect of zinc supplementation

I am taking zinc 8 - 25 mg/day for the last one week along with half tablet/day StresstabsTM.

Compoisition of stresstabs:

Positive effects:

• Heart rate is around 72-84/min most of the times
• Blood pressure is also around 120/80 most of the times
• Reduced gasping for breath
• Reduced nasal secretions while eating spicy food

Negative effects:

• Increased lethargy and tiredness

Update on 14 April 2022:

I am taking zinc 15 mg + 400 mcg of methylfolate daily for last 4 days

Positive effects:

1. Less sweating

2. Less anxiety

Zinc is reported to reduce hyperactivity/impulsivity in ADHD patients.

Effect of Diabetone - Multivitamin tablets

I have taken Diabetone tablets (Multivitamin tablets with benfotiamine, mecobalamin, chromium and biotin) for nearly 4 months. I have taken half tablet (1 tablet daily gave me headaches) daily in the monring after breakfast or after lunch. 

Positive effects:

• Reduced anxiety
• Reduced nervousness
• Improved speech fluency
• Improved loudness of voice

Negative effects:

• With 1 tablet daily - started getting headaches (probably due to nicotinamide 60 mg) - even I tried taking half tablet in morning and half tablets in night. Still, I had headaches.
• Decreased deep thinking and ability to analyse - common tasks in research and analysis took multifold duration to start and complete the tasks
• High inertia to start the tasks
• Reduced focus and concentration
• Decreased cold tolerance - unable to tolerate cold in airconditioned places and during winter - this effect is not observed if I stop the tablets during the weekends.
• Slightly increased blurred vision
• Increased dryness of skin - This effect is immediately changed after I stopped the tablets and taking zinc supplement.
• Decreased erection

Effects of beef eating

 I cooked Indian beef and eat daily at lunch and dinner for 4 days.

Positive effects:

1. Increased focus and concentration

2. Increased ability to think deeper and take action

Negative effects:

1. Feeling cold - unable to tolerate cold

2. mildy increased stuttering

Exercise increases libido and mood

Exercise, particularly cardiovascular exercise increases libido and penile erection significantly. Also, it increases mood and happiness.

Walking for 45 minutes to 60 minutes increases blood circulation and mild improvement in alertness, focus, concentration and mood. But, no spurt of happiness or libido happens.

During the walking, particularly after 30 minutes of walking, jogging for 3-5 minutes (250 - 500 meters) with faster respiratory rate (literally gasping like a dog), increases the happiness and libido after few hours.

Also, walking 1-1.5 km after each meal improves the blood circulation and keep the mood active and alert. Consumption of food diverts the blood flow to stomach. This decreases the blood flow to brain which is already receiving poor circulation. That's why dullness and drowsiness happen after the lunch ( a heavy meal). So, walking immediately after each meal improves the circulation to all parts of the body and to brain also. This sort of exercise may be practiced to improve the energy levels, focus and concentration. 

Bloating and foul smelling farts

Bloating and more farts indicate that there is a lot of gas production in the colon. Normal digestion produces odourless gases such as hydrogen and methane. Foul smelling gas indicates that the fermentation is happening in an undesirable way in the colon. This means that the fermentation is done by some bacteria other than the regular bacteria.

So, the first reason is increase in relative abundance of one species of bacteria which can produce foul smelling gases such as hydrogen sulphide.

The second reason is based on simple logic. More fermentation --> more gas production. So, longer the feces stays in the colon, more amount of gas is produced.

Normally, the undigested dietary fiber is fermented by bacteria and gas is produced. This mostly produces odourless gas.

Third possible reason is faster movement of gut which causes improper digestion and absorption of nutrients. Improperly digested foods reach the colon and certain species of bacteria feed on them and produce gas. If this improper digestion continues, then, that particular species of bacteria also grow in relative abundance. Hence, more gas is produced.

Also, it is observed that whenever multivitamin tablet/capsule is taken, more amount of foul smelling gas is produced. Fish consumption also slightly increases foul smelling gas.

 

Tips to avoid gas:

1. Chew the food well so that easy digestion takes place and the nutrients are absorbed well.

2. Avoid constipation

3. Eat well-cooked food OR predigested food such as soup, broth etc.

4. Take probiotics and prebiotics to restore the healthy balance of bacteria in the colon.

Update on 1 Dec 2021:

1. Avoiding wholegrain bread at breakfast did not produce the foul smelling fart. 

Update on 17 Feb 2023:

Consumption of osteocare (calcium+magnesium+zinc+vitamin D) for few days reduced the foul smelling farts an feces.

Update on 22 Dec 2023:

I got respiratory infection and doctor prescribed azithromycin 500 mg OD for 3 days. Then I got diarrhea. (daily two times with bloating, symptoms resembling inflammatory bowel disease diarrhea predominant). Then, doctor prescribed mtronidazole 500 mg BID x 7 days. For first few days, metronidazole caused headache. After that, it seems the body adapted to it. The diarrhea stopped a little. After consuming giner tea daily for few days stopped the diarrhea completely. After this, farting also reduced. Foul smelling also reduced.

Calcium supplementation increases dopamine

I have taken 1 tablet of neurobion forte multivitamin tablet + 1 tablet folic acid 1 mg daily for 10 days either in the morning after breakfast or after lunch.

Composition of Neurobion Forte Tablet:

Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vit B1) 10 MG

Riboflavin (Vit B2) 10 MG

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride(Vit B6) 3 MG

Cyanocobalamin triturate in gelatin equivalent to cyanocobalamin 15 MCG

Niacinamide (Nicotinamide/Vit B3) 45 MG

Calcium Pantothenate 50 mg

Also, I have taken Calmagic HD tablet for last 5 days along with the above tablets.

Composition of Calmagic HD tablet:

Elemental calcium 500 MG

Elemental magnesium 100 MG

Vitamin D3 1000 IU

I observed the following effects:

1. Decreased tension, decreased anxiety

2. Decreased heart rate (from ~ 90bpm to ~ 82 bpm) and decreased blood pressure (from ~128/86 mmHg ~ 116/78 mmHg)

3. Increased libido and increased erection

4. Slightly increased working memory

5. Increased ability to drive car at faster speeds with better steering control

6. Slightly increased stuttering

All these effects indicate that there is an increased dopaminergic activity. Similar effects were observed during the period 2014-2015 where I took calmagzinc + methylfolate + methylcobalamin.