Question: “Lp(a) and genetic component with relation to cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease.” First, I’m going to be able to give better answers to questions if they’re more specific. But to the question: Everyone seems to think that Lp(a) causes heart disease. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it because the function of …
“Can magnesium hydroxide be absorbed via skin?” I don’t know. I genuinely don’t know. “I’ve been applying milk of magnesia as a deodorant alternative in spray form for a few years now, and it works well, but I’m concerned about I might be hypermagnesemic, as I’m having low pulse, low blood pressure, and frequent bowel …
Concerns about long-term bicarbonate supplementation and other suggestions for raising pH Helen Donnell says, “Your post on urine pH and exercise tolerance was a game-changer for me, but anytime I miss a dose of bicarb, I’m right back to 5. Any long-term concerns with taking bicarb two to three times a day, any suggestions for …
Should you be more concerned about overall fat intake or saturated fat intake with familial hypercholesterolemia? Question: “I have familial hypercholesterolemia, as well as a mutation in my Lp(a). I listened to your 2016 podcast regarding FH and have implemented a low-fat diet and am in the process of fixing thyroid issues. My question is, …
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 …
“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 …