PS, Shiver:
Really wonderful research and posting gentlemen - just outstanding!
I have several thoughts/conjectures to offer just to open/continue dialog.
DISCLAIMER! - Anything I post in terms of what I am doing is personal to my own situation and IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION to anyone else to do likewise. This is offered only to stimulate thought and dialog.
First - DMSO: If you want some field experience aside from your excellent research article(s) on the practical applications of DMSO just talk to a race horse veterinarian or trainer. DMSO has been used for many years to treat animal injuries (horse linament) and it can get a horse back on the track faster than just about anything. I have used it on myself for a long time (5 years very sparingly for various dings and issues). Here’s an example: nail fungus - I got a bad nail infection from gardening and nothing seemed to work until I used Tea Tree Oil together with DMSO gel. The combination kills nail fungus because with DMSO it penetrates deeply into the nail bed where the fungus resides and the combination kills it. Here’s another - I had a skin Lesion that wouldn’t heal up - made a paste of DMSO and vitamin C - gone in a week, no scar.
Yes, I use DMSO as part of my PE routine. It is a combination of 90% DMSO and 10% AloeVera gel. Since I am a relative newbie to Thunders all I can offer right now is to offer my posts and, as things develop, I will keep the community aprised of my experience with the topical use of DMSO/AloeVera gel as part of my PE experience. Again, what I do is not a recommendation to anyone else to use DMSO. I have my own pet theory about why I think DMSO is right for me because it ‘fits’ in to my particular combination of PE elements.
I have a certain routine and my use of the gel is part of a sequence.
Also, if the thread moderator feels that my using DMSO might be a siren’s call to others despite my disclaimer above then please delete my post.
Question to al PE-r’s? Irrespective of age, how many of you gentlemen KNOW what your hormone profiles are? And, along the same lines, KNOW what your blood type is? The reason for raising this issue about Hormones and blood type is that if you have a hormonal imbalance it can block what you are trying to do. For instance, a man over 40 might have too much estrogen (because aromatase enzyme associated with body fat converts his testosterone to estrogen). Estrogen down regulates androgen receptors and your cock shrivels up while your prostate baloons! Unless you track hormones and take steps to balance them and measure them regularly you are flying blind (JMHO). And, I am talking about FREE circulating hormones, not just the so-called total hormone. There are proteins in the blood that tie up most of a hormone like Testosterone so it is unavailable for cell regulation.
Why blood type? Well, this is admittedly a stretch. But if I have two men that have normal hormonal profiles doing the same PE exercise regimen over a long time and one gains while the other man doesn’t, what if they have different blood types? What works for a type O may not work as well for a type A or Type B. Just some food for thought.
Great thread guys - thanks for all of your diligence and hard work,
MrTiPS