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  1. Iknovate

    Cellular Energy Breakdown

    This was the title on a diagram for a podcast I watched on Wednesday with guest Darren Schmidt (registration required to view https://microbeformulas.com/blogs/live-qa/episode-152). He added (or fine-tuned) all sorts of phrases in my arsenal as I circle the drain to move to another dimension of...
  2. Hip

    Lactic acid injection fixes prolapsed spinal disc (back pain) by rebuilding collagen: could this help CCI by stimulating collagen in lax ligaments?

    This article details a study at the Stockholm Spine Centre in Sweden involving a single lactic acid injection, which is able to stimulate bulging (prolapsed, herniated) discs in the spine to repair themselves within a few months. The lactic acid (which presumably is injected into the disc...
  3. Murph

    Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in ME/CFS

    Abstra Physiol Rep. 2019 Jun;7(11):e14138. doi: 10.14814/phy2.14138. Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Lien K1,2, Johansen B3, Veierød MB4, Haslestad AS1, Bøhn SK1, Melsom MN5, Kardel KR1, Iversen PO1,6...