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Yes, independent self experimentation is the way to go. You are not hoping that you can trust the people doing the study. You don't need to hope they did things the way they were reportedly done. You don't need to hope someone did not get paid off to tweak the numbers at the end. You just need to educate yourself on how to do proper studies and how to avoid false conclusions and techniques to bypass your own biases. But you also need to realize the results only apply to you at this part of your life. You can't promote your discoveries as being an absolute cure for other peoples problems. Even your own body can change over time and what used to work for you may no longer work.


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