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by gmpicket
Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:35 pm
Forum: Our Stories
Topic: B6 B surprise
Replies: 9
Views: 4302

Re: B6 B surprise

Not sure if this applies here. I've tried taking the P5P (activated form of B6) - 50mg - and have found that taking it daily, after just a few days, I have trouble sleeping. I've been taking it once a week instead, and that seems to be ok. (Haven't had any testing.)
by gmpicket
Sat Mar 24, 2018 2:44 pm
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: question about fasting
Replies: 17
Views: 8146

Re: question about fasting

Thanks for the helpful replies. I will do more reading up, and be patient while my body has time to adjust to the lower sugar/higher fat diet.

gmp
E4/E4
by gmpicket
Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:16 am
Forum: Prevention and Treatment
Topic: question about fasting
Replies: 17
Views: 8146

Re: question about fasting

I'm struggling with the fasting thing, too. I've cut back my sugar intake substantially - not all gone, but much much much reduced. Added lots of fat (nuts, tuna, eggs, olives, & extra dark chocolate). I feel like I eat enough. But some nights my body goes hypoglycemic (doing glucose blood test ...
by gmpicket
Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Welcome!!!
Replies: 333
Views: 302804

Re: Welcome!!!

Thanks!

Ya, I'm a planner - architect & urban planner professionally! Do mostly technical stuff. :-D

For exercise, I mostly walk. I like to do four miles daily. Sometimes I do less, sometimes more. I tried running about 6 years ago, but that made my foot hurt, so I quit doing that.
by gmpicket
Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Welcome!!!
Replies: 333
Views: 302804

Re: Welcome!!!

Hello, I'm a 4/4. Learned this just a few weeks ago. My Mom has Alzheimers/dementia. Both my parents did the genetics testing last year, and Mom is 4/4 and Dad is 3/4. So I knew my chance of being 4/4 was 50%. I think Dad feels guilty; he apologized. (Dad is doing ok.) I'm 48 and doing ok. I read Dr...