What to do about sky-high pyroglutamate? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #70

Question: What to do about sky-high pyroglutamate? Pyroglutamate, its other name is 5-oxoproline. It is something that is primarily produced when you are synthesizing glutathione, but you do not have enough of the second step in glutathione synthesis to keep up with the first step. Maybe you need more glycine, but your glycine isn’t low …

What nutrients are needed to break down old, damaged bone and build new, healthy bone? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #29

Question: What nutrients are needed to break down old, damaged bone and build new, healthy bone? So you are breaking down bone all the time throughout every second of your life.  We are always breaking down bone, we are always building up new bone, and if you had any kind of defect in the ability …

If your cholesterol is high, how do you avoid having a large burden of oxidized LDL? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #11

Question: If your cholesterol is high, how do you avoid having a large burden of oxidized LDL? First, normalize your cholesterol.   And no, I’m not saying that high cholesterol is the cause of heart disease. It’s not, but oxidized LDL is, and the number one cause of both high cholesterol and oxidized LDL is not …

How would you address normal TSH but low T4? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #05

How would you address normal TSH, but low T4? Well, the first thing I’d do is I’d look at your T3. For those of you who aren’t familiar with thyroid hormones, TSH tells your thyroid to make thyroid hormone. T4 is the precursor. T3 is the active hormone.  If your TSH is normal, that means …