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by ZenGinner
Sun Aug 13, 2017 2:09 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified
Replies: 43
Views: 19078

Re: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified

Hey, GemmaJ! It got easier, then harder, then easier. Guess I'm still approaching the acceptance phase. LOL My friends' support has been a mixed bag. Their approach varies between three opinions: 1. Genetics don't matter, 2. You don't need to worry about it, you are the healthiest living person I kn...
by ZenGinner
Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:17 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: New. 45 yo 4/4
Replies: 5
Views: 2737

Re: New. 45 yo 4/4

If you're interested, here is where you can find providers with a functional medicine approach: INSTITUTE OF FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE: https://ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/ KRESSER INSTITUTE: https://kresserinstitute.com/directory/ You'll find as well functional nutritionist, naturopath, chiropractor, et...
by ZenGinner
Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified
Replies: 43
Views: 19078

Re: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified

Having a health coach could be a great idea as well as this wonderful site. And talking to someone who can understand you and help you being on 'track' , being an ally and supporting could be so nice! Lucie: Thank so much for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't think a "health coach" w...
by ZenGinner
Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified
Replies: 43
Views: 19078

Re: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified

ZenG, my cholesterol went up while I was making coconut milk coffee lattes. Now I use Good Karma flax seed milk which mixes into coffee with a tad of unsweetened organic cocoa powder and ground cloves. I tried it, and really like it! I got the Good Karma brand, that has pea protein as a thickener. ...
by ZenGinner
Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:12 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine

Slacker:

Thanks!

When I went back to the link, I recognized the topics around it. Either I paged too fast the first time, or the amount of information was overwhelming, and I missed it.

Got it now !
by ZenGinner
Wed Jul 05, 2017 10:08 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified
Replies: 43
Views: 19078

Re: Vegan Newbie, Accidental 4/4 discovery, Terrified

Katie:

That sounds amazing. I will look for it.

Z
by ZenGinner
Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:01 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine

Juliegee:

Thanks for the link. I guess I missed that portion!
by ZenGinner
Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine

Juliegee:

It was for folic acid. However, I thought it said that supplements containing folate were really folic acid.
Did I understand that incorrectly?

Just curious, because my supplement contains folate. And, unless I take all the B's individually, they all contain folate?
by ZenGinner
Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:56 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Re: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine

Slacker:

I did look for it in the Primer. I even did a search of the topic. I must have missed it.
Guess I will try again.
by ZenGinner
Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:30 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2799

Happy 4th! Questions: Biomarker Testing, Supplements, Glucose Machine

Okay, I have calmed down about the ε4/ε4, mostly. You can only stress for so long. (Besides, four days after I found out about this, they also found a breast mass that had to be tested, which absorbed my energy for a couple of weeks. That crisis passed, back to this one.) Now that my looming death (...