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by Jan
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:44 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: EveryWell Food Sensitivity test
Replies: 19
Views: 8685

Re: EveryWell Food Sensitivity test

Hi, KarenS, welcome. Glad to have you on the Forum. Congratulations to you and your husband for addressing health issues. I hope that the food sensitivity results enable him to make significant progress. We'd love to hear more about you, and welcome you to introduce yourself (and your husband, if yo...
by Jan
Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: Announcements and Events
Topic: Farewell to Susan
Replies: 25
Views: 10512

Re: Farewell to Susan

Sadness was my first thought, but certainly gratitude greatly overwhelms that. Susan, I still study your posts, because I know I can rely on them for accuracy, insight and moral compass. You are fearless, and an inspiration, and I thank you for all you have done.
by Jan
Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:03 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Question about head injuries
Replies: 8
Views: 3732

Re: Question about head injuries

Hi Fractal, welcome. I am so glad to hear you have moved so far from the injury you suffered, and applaud your successes in life. Our site Primer contains a section on TBIs, which can be found here: https://forums.apoe4.info/search.php?keywords=tbi&t=1418&sf=msgonly NF52 has eloquently addre...
by Jan
Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Serotonin, Depression and SSRI Antidepressants
Replies: 112
Views: 45666

Re: Serotonin, Enhancing and SSRI Antidepressants

Hi, I am new to this forum and was interested and heartened to see this thread as I have just resumed taking Citalopram after a year of being off medication and am also E3/E4. I suffer from Dysthymic Disorder and was hopeful that the "road back" supplements and later the micronutrients I ...
by Jan
Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:08 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Understanding your risk of Alzheimer's, including the ApoE4 allele
Replies: 27
Views: 12393

Re: Understanding your risk of Alzheimer's, including the ApoE4 allele

Thank you, All for your comments. Is there a good source on risk associated with heterozygous alleles: ApoE4/ApoE2 or ApoE4/ApoE3? Hi forestmoss, I add my welcome. Here's a clickable link to the Primer Jena S mentioned. In it, there is this section: https://forums.apoe4.info/viewtopic.php?f=33&...
by Jan
Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:08 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4
Replies: 733
Views: 398567

Re: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4

trust in publications Jan, I believe it's important to evaluate the strength of the scientific evidence. That's the safe criterion. As Plumster pointed out, it helps to know what gains are available to someone from promoting a particular scientific theory. This does not over-ride the strength of sc...
by Jan
Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:42 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4
Replies: 733
Views: 398567

Re: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4

Along this line of discussion about trust in publications, is anyone familiar with the Omics investigation in the last few months? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-08-29/medical-journals-have-a-fake-news-problem https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_I_trust_OMICS_publishing_group https:/...
by Jan
Fri Mar 02, 2018 6:49 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4
Replies: 733
Views: 398567

Re: Dr. Steven Gundry with diet recommendations for ApoE4

Plumster wrote:Searcher, it's not either or -- evidence-based claims AND checking who paid for the research.
Plumster, if there were a thumbs-up icon, I'd give you one here! Wise statement.
by Jan
Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:44 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Hi.... I’m New and Just Joined!
Replies: 7
Views: 3498

Re: Hi.... I’m New and Just Joined!

Hi Jan - you mentioned 'hormone levels'? I am also a recent joiner who discovered I have one 4 plus a parent who recently died of Alzheimer's. I'm a 51 year old female who has not gone through menopause (or any symptoms of) and wonder what you mean by the importance of hormone levels? I'm in good s...
by Jan
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:53 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Newbe
Replies: 4
Views: 1958

Re: Newbe

We are new to this whole situation. I am Robin (caregiver) and my wife Fran was diagnosed with ‘early onset dementia’ in the summer of 2016. I heard about Dr. Bredesen’s book and bought a copy. Heavy slogging. We have not had any testing done and so I guess that is where we will start when we retur...