“What do you think is the best clinical way to monitor COMT function if you have already tested for SNPs?” One way you can look at it is through the DUTCH test — which is at dutchtest.com — it’s a dried urine hormone testing platform, they have a methylation index that is based on the …
Supplements that may increase deep sleep. So, deep sleep is, primarily what’s going on in deep sleep is that all of your biogenic amines, which are most of the neurotransmitters that you make from protein with the possible except — like depending on how you classify it, you could say ultimately you make melatonin from …
Supplements that may lower anxiety at night and improve heart rate variability during sleep I don’t know enough about the HRV, the heart rate variability, to comment on improving that specifically. Heart rate variability is largely related to recovery from stress. So, I know the Oura ring tracks heart rate variability during sleep. The main …
Nutritional causes of low white blood cells and possible solutions? The absolute first thing that I would always think of when I see low white blood cells is copper. So, generally copper deficiency at its most sensitive is going to cause neutropenia; which is low neutrophils, but it can cause low white blood cells across …
How to Use This Database If you do a blank search in the default setting, it will rank all foods recorded in the USDA database according to their potassium-to-net-carb ratio. You can enter a keyword, pick a category, or do both to make the search more specific. The numbers listed in this mode should be …
On May 25, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me, Chad Macias, Danny Lennon, and Alex Leaf in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about sports nutrition, and here’s the full recording! We talk about things like: Is there a risk of depleting histidine with beta-alanine supplementation? What’s the best form of fuel …
On May 10, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me and Dr. Carrie Jones in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about hormones, and here’s the full recording! We talk about things like: What time of day is best to take T4 and/or T3? How to use pregnenolone to manage perimenopausal insomnia? Is …
This is part 2 of the pantothenic acid Mastering Nutrition podcast. Pantothenate is also known as vitamin B5! It supports your mood, mental health, skin clarity, energy, sleep, and comfort. Alex Leaf and I team up again, this time to how to get B5 from foods and supplements, and how to know when you’re getting …
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