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by MsCindy
Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:26 am
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Intermittent Fasting
Replies: 92
Views: 36621

Intermittent Fasting

It took me a while to get IF going well because I work very long days at 2 jobs and really felt the need to have 3 meals. Plus before I started the Bredesen protocol, I was a grazer who never really ate a meal. So it has been a serious change for me. But I followed the suggestions to make the change...
by MsCindy
Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:01 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Sleep!
Replies: 58
Views: 28581

Sleep!

I've been a terrible sleeper all my life, and the keto diet is making it even worse. I'm a classic short sleeper and always thought it was fine, but the newest research is finding that women in particular who sleep less than 5 hours per night have a higher incidence of dementia, and with my APoE4 ge...
by MsCindy
Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:28 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: NAD/niacinamide
Replies: 32
Views: 18963

Re: NAD/niacinamide

In episode 43 of Chris Masterjohn's podcast, he says that niacin and nicotinamide riboside tax the methylation system. (It's at 48:20 in the recording.) I have been taking the Thorne Niacel product that contains 250 mg of Niagen per capsule, but I'm planning to cut that to 100 mg per day to avoid m...
by MsCindy
Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:16 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: NAD/niacinamide
Replies: 32
Views: 18963

NAD/niacinamide

One small warning: Niacinamide isn't for everyone. There are many, many people who have very bad reactions to it. I have a homozygous MTHFR gene mutation, which makes niacinamide toxic to me, and in fact, when I try it, it makes me feel nauseated, exhausted, and sick for at least 24 hours, even at t...
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Newbie with child with Autism
Replies: 14
Views: 6654

Re: Newbie with child with Autism

Interesting research on aluminum and autism, Laurie! Autism is so different in so many different ways that I think we're going to find that it has many different causes. The genetic component is undeniable, and yes, I see the links you're talking about. My sister and I have the MTHF defects for hype...
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:42 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Newbie with child with Autism
Replies: 14
Views: 6654

Re: Newbie with child with Autism

So extra choline can help push PEMT a bit, or even better, supplementing phosphatidylcholine will help preserve methyl groups for other methylation functions, including those in the methylation cycle, creating neurotransmitters and creating creatine for brain and muscle fuel. Yes! CDP-choline and A...
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:28 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Sleep!
Replies: 58
Views: 28581

Re: Sleep!

Yes, I do have trouble falling asleep. Then I have even more trouble staying asleep.
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:29 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: All in the family
Replies: 2
Views: 1362

Re: All in the family

Hi Lamb Chops, I'm in a similar position, 63, and new to all this too. My father's whole family died of Alzheimer's, plus we have a lot of autism in our family (poor verbal skills, poor social connections, etc.) My sister and I are the only remaining members of the family, and we can both tell we're...
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:14 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Sleep!
Replies: 58
Views: 28581

Sleep!

Hi, I'm new here. I've been using Bredesen's protocol for about 11 weeks, and all is going well on every front except for one: sleep. I'm in ketosis all the time at just the right levels, weight is low-normal, BMI is great, glucose is great, I take almost all the supplements Bredesen recommends, I e...
by MsCindy
Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:56 am
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: Newbie with child with Autism
Replies: 14
Views: 6654

Re: Newbie with child with Autism

I'm Cindy, I'm new on this forum. I grew up with a lot of autism in my family, and I'm an autism specialist in K-12 public schools. My whole world is saturated with autism, so I've seen a lot. One very intriguing link that my research keeps leading me to is a lack of choline in the diets of pregnant...