Would the vitamin B9, vitamin B12, and other methylation factors present in the eggs be enough to normalize/recycle homocysteine? Wouldn't higher choline lead to lower levels? It's been said that TMAO isn't as much synthesized when the gut is sterile. Thinking about preceding the egg diet with a fa...

Julie G wrote:Yikes

Yikes is putting it mildly!

Sending extra anti-viral mojo your way!

It got much worse suddenly when I had a bout of vertigo, with an acoustic neuroma ruled out...If anything I have some hyperacusis (sound sensitivity) at high frequencies and so don't enjoy loud movie theaters or loud sounds at high frequencies. Same here with tinnitus, some bouts of vertigo and tes...

But, there's no way I could afford to do the whole Bredesen panel at this point. I'm on quite a limited budget and am trying to figure out the smartest way to use limited money. If I were to do one non-Medicare test, would you recommend a hormone panel or vitamins/minerals/metals? Should I test for...

I'm just trying to see if there is a correlation between these genes and my symptoms. Perhaps, in that E4s tend to be a more inflammatory type. I would say that for me, treating IBS has done the most to reduce inflammation, including joint pain. That might be a good focus for you that could positiv...

Sarah Ballantyne (ThePaleoMom.com) claims that if you cook a white potato and let it cool, the cooled starch is then a resistant starch. Anyone have additional info on that? Try PubMed. Here is one article for example. Chilled Potatoes Decrease Postprandial Glucose, Insulin, and Glucose-dependent I...

Vikingman wrote:Now I am just eating salmon and lobster 2-3 x's a week and everything is great and no inflammation.

Glad to hear you uncovered the problem!

Low methylation means that your body is not creating enough SAMe from methionine (part of the methylation cycle) to provide methyl groups for biological processes. The problems could come from a number of factors related to the methylation cycle. For example, you could be taking methylfolate, but if...

I was not having any luck on research with how to get selenium out of my system Always frustrating when vitamins cause more trouble than they correct. No direct experience here, but Chris Masterjohn has a lot of good research on vitamins. Here's one on high selenium . He has other posts about selen...

Another update on this issue of ACEs and their effect on health. A stark reminder to work on our mental health, too, if our early childhood was a difficult one. Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Dementia in Older Japanese Adults Participants who experienced 3 or more adverse chil...