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by dcox
Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:41 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Has anyone done the one time RECODE report simple for prevention?
Replies: 26
Views: 11925

Re: Has anyone done the one time RECODE report simple for prevention?

Emily, Would you be willing, and/or is it possible for me to get the word doc you created with all the Bredesen factors? Thanks Welcome to ApoE4.info drpickens! First a quick hint when asking a specific person a question within a topic, you might want to quote their text specifically so they will b...
by dcox
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:49 pm
Forum: Science and Research
Topic: Vitamin A protects cognition in E4 carriers
Replies: 23
Views: 10142

Re: Vitamin A protects cognition in E4 carriers

Julie - thank you so much for posting these findings and to read all the related comments. My issue is that I'm allergic to all forms of fish so supplementing with cod liver oil isn't an option but I eat tons of veggies so hope I'm getting enough that way. All this has encouraged me to go back to m...
by dcox
Sat Feb 16, 2019 3:14 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New here, 50 years old
Replies: 6
Views: 2411

Re: New here, 50 years old

Hello, I wanted to introduce myself. I started to get very scattered and forgetful in the past few months. I was adopted so I got my DNA done for health info, finding out I am E4-E3. I was prescribed Ativan years ago and have taken it on and off. After researching that drug I cut it out completely....
by dcox
Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:12 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New Here 4/4 Q’s!
Replies: 6
Views: 2710

Re: New Here 4/4 Q’s!

Hi All, I’ve been meaning to post my story on here and will do that very soon. I am 58 yo and nearing the end of a very stressful, contentious divorce. I’ve started working the Bredesen Protocol with earnest at the beginning of this year and am working with health coach Sarah Capece. I plan on sign...
by dcox
Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:03 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Confusion about genetic ApoE status (direct genotyping vs. predictive SNP)
Replies: 6
Views: 2872

Re: Confusion about genetic ApoE status (direct genotyping vs. predictive SNP)

Thank you very much for welcoming me with such an awesome and in-detail reply. I can only thank again for the welcome and information you provided me with. It greatly helped mitigating my fear. Hopeful that the time until definitive results are in will not have me in the same anxiety since realizin...
by dcox
Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:10 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: G.i. complications while on Bredesen protocol
Replies: 9
Views: 3643

Re: G.i. complications while on Bredesen protocol

So glad to hear things have improved Jerry!! Curious also in TO area. Would you mind sharing your Bredesen practitioner? New to the site and would really like to learn more from a professional. Cheers Rick Welcome Rick We're glad you found this community, you will find that the members here are pas...
by dcox
Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:31 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: New here? Some Best Practices
Replies: 192
Views: 213040

Re: New here? Some Best Practices

Thank you NF52 for your prompt and informative response. I live in Cuenca, Ecuador and have the country's health plan. I have a follow up with the Spanish doctor, who speaks little English, on the 30th but don't think he's going to respond well to my not following his protocol of bad side effect dr...
by dcox
Sat Jan 19, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Anxiety and APOE4
Replies: 16
Views: 8692

Re: Anxiety and APOE4

I’m new here. I have struggled with health related anxiety my entire life. Alzheimer’s has always been a fear of mine as I knew it ran in both my mother and father’s families. My husband forced the issue of me being tested through 23&Me so that I didn’t have any reason to worry anymore. Against...
by dcox
Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Breseden Protocol Recipe Suggestions
Replies: 3
Views: 2147

Re: Breseden Protocol Recipe Suggestions

Hello, My husband has just embarked on the Breseden Protocol under the care of a local doctor trained in the protocol. He is 72 and has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Additionally, we just learned via the 23 and Me that he carries one allele for APOE 4. So I am trying to locate some...
by dcox
Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:52 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Conflicting Test Results
Replies: 7
Views: 3372

Re: Conflicting Test Results

Hi everyone, I recently did the 23andme and Ancestry DNA tests to find out about my background and genetic risk factors. When I opened my 23andme results, I was surprised to find out that I had one copy of the APOE4 gene. I dug into the raw data further and found out I'm an E3/E4 (SNP rs429358 = CT...