stg wrote:MichelleG716, that is the first time I heard someone who is APOE 3/4 say they can no longer have MCT oil. Can you elaborate as to why that is?
Welcome stg to the Apoe4 community and thank you for posting your question. We all learn so much from each others post. To answer your question I would like to refer you to our Wiki page and scroll down to 9.4. It has an excellent write up on Coconut Oil and MCT Oil. Perhaps this will help. Also take a look at Primer, if you haven't already. It is written by a member physician and contains the science behind the Apoe4 gene, life style choices and prevention strategies.
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Dr. Narcissa Dusa is a Functional Medicine physician who practices in Plano. She has been helpful in providing guidance and education after the apoe 4 results were obtained. She has studied under Dr. Bredesen and is familiar with his protocol.
stg wrote:MichelleG716, that is the first time I heard someone who is APOE 3/4 say they can no longer have MCT oil. Can you elaborate as to why that is?
Not sure Michelle's take, but Dr. Gundry has observed clinically that MCT's can increase sdLDL-c in (at least some) E4's. Caprylic acid (C8), such as Dave Asprey's "Brain Octane" product, is the most potent of the MCT's by far and might be a better choice for an E4 wanting to take MCT's for the beta hydroxybuterate (BHB) production. This is because you are not consuming the C10 and C12 fractions that are in plain MCT oil. Hence you get more BHB for the amount of sat fat you are consuming.
