Question: Are GABA or methylation support useful for panic attacks? I think anything that increases GABA activity is probably going to slow down anxiety and panic. I think that’s clear just from the drugs that are used to treat an anxiety, or panic disorder. Xanax is used for that purpose. So I do think that …
Is increasing reactive oxygen species a good strategy for appetite control? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #155
Question: Is increasing reactive oxygen species a good strategy for appetite control? Is that going to cause satiety in the brain? Maybe. I haven’t studied that. I think Stephan Guyenet would be a great person to talk to about that. It wouldn’t surprise me in the sense that if you want to shut down energy …
What’s the best way to increase ferritin? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #154
Question: What’s the best way to increase ferritin? If you’re taking an iron chelate supplement then you should probably take it with a carnivore meal. Vitamin C and a few other ones, folate, are not really vegan nutrients but they’re very plant-oriented nutrients in terms of what’s the thing you’re probably going to add to …
What to eat for a 35-year-old vegan woman with hypothyroidism and low zinc levels? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #153
Question: What to eat for a 35-year-old vegan woman with hypothyroidism and low zinc levels? I think a vegan with poor zinc levels should supplement with zinc. You know, it’s one thing if you have a vegan whose diet just happens to provide good zinc status, despite the fact that their diet is dramatically lower …
Are the concerns about cyanocobalamin exaggerated? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #152
Question: Are the concerns about cyanocobalamin exaggerated? I’m not sure what people have said about the dangers. I know that I have been a critic of cyanocobalamin relative to other forms of B12 and then, other people may have used something I said maybe in an exaggerated way. And then there might be just much …