Behaviors

Avoid tretinoin, Retin-A, and related retinoid products if pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy due to serious fetal developmental risks.

Use red light plus near-infrared phototherapy consistently for skin quality, acne symptoms, wound healing, psoriasis symptoms, and youthful appearance; effects are generally mild to moderate.

Do not supplement vitamin A excessively because overdose risk is high with this fat-soluble vitamin.

For acne concerns, especially post-puberty or with suspected hormonal issues, check androgen levels over time in both males and females.

Avoid overeating to prevent large spikes in insulin and blood glucose that can worsen acne; also avoid excess sugar.

If acne is a problem, try removing dairy entirely for a period and see whether skin improves.

For a major event and a severe visible pimple, a dermatologist may inject a corticosteroid to reduce redness more potently.

After gym sessions, shower or bathe as soon as possible and wash the face with a gentle cleanser because of sweat and bacteria exposure.

Recommended from a harm-reduction perspective because concentrates can reach 90–98% THC, are hard to titrate, produce much higher blood THC levels, and are more associated with tolerance and adverse responses.

Explicit warning not to expose dogs to cannabis.

Recommended because many THC products look like gummies or candies; improper storage can lead to accidental pediatric ingestion and severe intoxication.

If a child is acting strange and may have ingested THC-containing products, seek emergency care immediately despite possible legal consequences.

Edible onset is described as a minimum of 30–45 minutes and can take up to 90 minutes for some people. Redosing before that window increases risk of overconsumption and is a common cause of adverse events with edibles.

General harm-reduction recommendation to proceed cautiously and avoid ingesting too much too quickly, especially relevant for edibles and inexperienced users.

Suggested as a harm-reduction strategy because oral routes bypass combustion-related lung damage, and vaporizing plant matter avoids combustion byproducts such as carbon monoxide and may reduce lung-related harms compared with smoking. Oral use, however, comes with dosing and timing issues.

Recommended as a precaution because cannabis can cause vasodilation, postural hypotension, and compensatory tachycardia, which may unmask vulnerabilities or contribute to cardiac events or strokes.

Discussed as something that seems to relieve cyclic vomiting syndrome associated with heavy cannabis use; mechanism unclear but repeatedly noted.

Use your body type and structural tendencies as a guide; avoid pushing into extreme activities that mismatch your anatomy, especially at high levels.

Apply enough stress for adaptation, but do not cross the threshold where cumulative trauma begins.

Purposefully provoke pain to identify the mechanical cause; if pain cannot be provoked mechanically, that suggests a non-mechanical component.

If a specific exercise or movement reproduces pain, avoid it temporarily rather than repeatedly provoking symptoms.

Initially avoid the exact movement or loading pattern that reproduces pain, especially while sensitization is high.

Repeatedly triggering pain can heighten sensitivity; instead, create a desensitization wind-down by avoiding repeated provocation.

If slouched sitting triggers pain and upright sitting relieves it, maintain upright posture while sitting.

Learn and use movement strategies that reduce unnecessary spinal stress in daily life, including hip hinging, squatting, lunging, floor transitions, and rolling without twisting the spine.

Use crawling to eliminate torso twisting that would otherwise aggravate a sensitized pain trigger.

Sometimes the key is not removing an exercise entirely but controlling exposure volume and allowing deloads or rest.

For jiu-jitsu athletes with pain, reduce how often you push end-range spinal mobility; keep the skill but lower the volume.

Maintain regular training over time, use meaningful but not maximal effort all the time, and treat injury avoidance as a primary goal.

Do not judge training only by muscle burn or muscle gains; prioritize preserving joints for long-term function.