Julie G wrote: “So, I've definitely experienced the discordance” Given the importance of keeping ketones up to a certain level for us APOe4 carriers, I take it you’re not confident enough in the Biosense to dispense with pinpricks to measure BHBs Julie? Their graph below certainly makes one feel con...

Thanks for the speedy response Julie G. Formatting disappeared :) Try again, hope this is clear: SUNDAY 6.45am ... 36ACEs.... 7.0 BHB.... 2.1 glucose 9.30 am ... 37ACEs ... 1.2BHB ... 10.8 glucose after fruit and pancakes 11.30am ... 31ACEs ... 0.1 BHB ... 15.7 glucose 12.00pm ... 31ACEs 1.00pm ... ...

I recently had a disconcerting experience: On Saturday I fasted all day so that by Sunday morning I’d fasted about 36 hours. Sunday morning, I felt light headed and unwell and found that I had an extremely high Acetone reading on the Biosense breathalyser and high beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and very...

A recent episode of Ben Greenfield's podcast https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/podcast/biohacking-your-brain-with-precision-medicine-genomics-psychedelics-advanced-nutritional-strategies-much-more/ with Drs Matt Dawson and Mike Mallin included the following, has there been any discussion about this o...

I'm trying to monitor my diet and, after watching Dr Bredesen's October Town Hall, purchased a Biosense breath meter. I have been checking my BHB levels for some months using pinpricks and ketone test strips and pretty familiar with the results which consistently reflect a combination of how many ho...

What temperature are your saunas Theresa? Do you have any evidence for the relationship of temperature to HSP's? I don't mean to come off as flippant, but our sauna is home made and the temperature is whatever it is when I walk in. When fully warmed up, it does tend to range from in the 120s to 130...

I've used photobiomodulation, previously known as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), which applies red and near-infrared light for pain and inflammation purposes due to an orthopedic issue. It's warm, but not stressful, never thought I was activating heat shock proteins. I sauna regularly for the purp...

[quote="Ski", "NewRon", "LarsMars11", "JimBG", "Kennt4/4", "Tincup" ] Interesting podcast with Professor of Neuroscience and Pharmacology & Toxicology. Methylene Blue coming up again as a treatment. A bold statement by him stating that ...

SusanJ wrote:

johnseed wrote:However, I wonder whether one should moderate amounts of kale etc on account of oxalates?

Have you had problems with oxalates? Check out this article by Sarah Ballantyne to learn more: https://www.thepaleomom.com/oxalate-sensitivity-real/

Thanks Susan, very helpful

Is 3oz of animal protein the same as 3 oz of animal flesh? ie does 3 oz of flesh contain 3 oz of protein? Is all animal flesh, red meat, white meat, fish, shellfish etc the same from this perspective? My heuristic is about 6-8g of protein per oz (~28g) of animal flesh. Meats which have lots of wate...