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“Vitamin E toxicity was causing an elevated heart rate of 95 BPM when I normally run at 60 BPM. I wanted to reach the toxicity stage to confirm that any vitamin E deficiency I had was cleared. To clear the toxicity I started monitoring my heart rate daily with a recording pulse oximeter and reducing the dose down every few days until my heart rate returned to normal.”

“From the time I was about five, my parents began to feel real pressure to teach me the rules. They were never abusive or violent or unkind about it, but I was a smart, more-emotionally-intelligent-than-average kid, so they didn’t have to be. All it took to curtail my feminine behavior was the slightest look of disappointment when I reached for the “wrong” item of clothing in the dress-up bin, or the subtlest hesitancy when I asked if I could get another Barbie set for Christmas. The smallest gestures and emotions became significant currency. As soon as I was old enough to perceive gender policing, I began to abide by what it told me to do. When I enrolled in preschool, things got worse. While my parents policed my gender gently, my peers at school were ruthless.”