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Best supplements and PED's for tendon strengthening?

I have had ongoing issues with the tendons in my knees (patella tendon's and more recently quadriceps tendons). I finally ruptured my patella tendon last year and had to undergo surgery to re-attach it. I am a formerly a natural competitive bodybuilder and really value my athletic performance. At almost 37, I am at the stage after years of physical therapy (of varying modalities) that I am now willing to possibly move beyond the world of over the counter supplements (preferably with medical guidance) because I have chronic issues affecting the quality of my daily life and heavily diminishing my athletic potential. I would really appreciate if you can shed any light on what supplements or PED's that can assist or point me in the right direction to an expert in this field who can help me or an information source that can help me further understand how to proceed. I have a health science background and I try to stay informed on the literature, but I haven't be able to find something that really gives me anything but mild symptom alleviation and its really negatively impacting my life so your help with this would be incredible. Thanks in advance!

Serotonergic sleeping aids

Can you use different serotonergic sleeping aids on consecutive nights without I’ll effects? I notice you recommend Inositol every second night, is that to avoid tolerance or avoid overuse of serotonin pathways? I am currently alternating Inositol and cissus quadrangularis, which I’m finding effective for good sleep.

Protocol for changing shifts

For the shift workers who have to go from days to nights or nights to days, what should the strategy be when having to operate on less than 6 or 7 hours sleep for over 24 hours? What is happening in the body and how can we try to mitigate the stress?

Aspirine and heart attack

In some countries it is recommended to take aspirin in unfortunate case of a heart attack. What is the best practice chew/swallow and dosage? Are there any good studies on the topic? There is a new drug on a market in Norway - Coxor in which the bottle cap is filled with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in powder form. By screwing on the cap, the powder falls into the container with the solvent.

Ice bath or cryo sauna

Is there an advantage to sitting in an ice bath versus three minute Cryo sauna?