Is it true that we can’t absorb more than 1.5 grams of creatine at one time? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #62

Question: Is it true that we can’t absorb more than 1.5 grams of creatine at one time? I don’t think that’s true. From what I looked at, it looked like the absorption of creatine was really, really good. I don’t know if someone was arguing maybe that we don’t retain more than that. But I …

NMN vs. NR: What’s better? And is TMG necessary? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #61

Question: NMN vs. NR: What’s better? And is TMG necessary? Yeah. There are no human studies looking at NMN and how it’s metabolized. There are studies of NR. No one has showed any positive benefits of supplementing NR in humans yet, but they haven’t really done any long-term studies or looked at many things, and …

What to do about cataracts | Masterjohn Q&A Files #60

Question: What to do about cataracts. I believe that cataracts in the eye are largely driven by the glycation of lens proteins. The glycation of lens proteins is largely driven by methylglyoxal, which I did my doctoral dissertation on. In direct contradiction to much of the low-carbohydrate literature, glycation is not all driven by carbs. …

If free T3 looks good, why is TSH still a little high? Why hasn’t the T3 brought it down enough? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #59

Question: If free T3 looks good, why is TSH still a little high? Why hasn’t the T3 brought it down enough? Your thyroid gland makes thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone increases your metabolic rate and does a lot of related things. Your hypothalamus is governing that by controlling your pituitary, the master endocrine gland, and its …