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[Austin Baraki]

Our recommendations for your general health are best outlined here:

https://www.barbellmedicine.com/blog...riorities-be-t...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi,

Sorry to hear about this issue.

1. Does she have access to a dietician as part of her cancer care? That may be a useful...

[Austin Baraki]

I'm not sure how much of an issue this is, as this is tough to answer via text in a forum.

If you'd like more specific advice on this, options...

[Austin Baraki]

This doesn't matter - whatever you'd prefer.

[Austin Baraki]

I see. These are somewhat unusual tests to be measuring to evaluate that issue.

I don't think I would expect significant benefit from letrozole...

[Austin Baraki]

I don't really eat them all that regularly. And unfortunately I don't know much about that particular brand, although if it's cGMP certified that would...

[Austin Baraki]

3-0-0 or 3-1-0 are fine

Regarding the pressing - sure thing.

[Austin Baraki]

Why were any of these things measured at all?

What is your waist circumference?

[Austin Baraki]

It's food.

So yes.

[Austin Baraki]

Hard to say much for your specific situation outside of our general health-promoting guidelines, sleep, etc. These kinds of individualized questions are...

[Austin Baraki]

I'd also incorporate some some lateral lunges/lateral goblet squat-type movements for the squat subs.

For deadlifts I'd consider an alternate-stance...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi Dylan,

Sorry to hear about this frustrating issue. If I were in this situation I would be leaning more heavily into the exercise variation...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

While I have experience with patients who have spinal cord stimulators in place, this is most often in the context of other medical...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

Sorry for the delay here.

Really sorry to hear about how frustrating of an issue this is, and I can see how this would...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay here.

Unfortunately we are not able to provide advice to recommend for or against seeking medical attention...

[Austin Baraki]

Hi there,

Sorry for the delay here.

Unfortunately based on this history alone it's quite difficult to provide an explanation...

[Austin Baraki]

If you have no symptoms at all, a TSH of 5.5, and are not pregnant/planning to get pregnant, I'm not sure I'd be starting levothyroxine replacement in...

[Austin Baraki]

How high did your lab values get?

Why did your doctor recommend starting levothyroxine treatment if you currently have no signs or symptoms...

[Austin Baraki]

Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. However, the available evidence doesn't seem to show that treating these...

[Austin Baraki]

This is a very different situation, because "steroids" are not just one thing.

Prednisone is not an anabolic steroid (the kind...