Got MTHFR? 😬 Relax! Riboflavin will come to the rescue! 😁 MTHFR is an enzyme that uses folate (vitamin B9) to support your mental and physical health. It does so by using riboflavin (vitamin B2) to make the methyl group of methylfolate. The common polymorphisms that lower MTHFR activity may do so simply by hurting …
Feel tanked after your workout? 😫 Well you might feel fine, but you might still be stressing your body too much. How do you know? This is my recommended protocol for using heart rate variability to determine how recovered you are. It covers everything from getting an accurate baseline measurement to discovering and testing things that …
“Low Copper Low Vitamin C BRAIN Syndrome” Ok it’s not a medical term. I invented it. But this is the cluster of signs and symptoms that make it sound like your brain needs more vitamin C or copper, based on the neuropeptides we need these nutrients to activate. How to watch it: Watch it on Facebook . …
Here are ten steps to healthy sleep! What has been most game-changing for you? Let me know in the comments! How to watch it: Watch it on Facebook . Watch it on YouTube. Listen to the Audio. How to share it and show it love: Share it on Facebook. Give it a thumbs up on YouTube. Like it on Instagram. Retweet it on Twitter. This episode is brought …
Don’t you just hate it when you keep waking up in the middle of the night to pee? If this is your biggest sleeping problem, listen up. In this episode I cover how sleeping regular hours is one of the most important ways to combat this, and how nutrients (salt, vitamin C, copper, zinc, glycine, …
To get good sleep, your brain needs to know when it’s daytime and when it’s nighttime. How does it know? Vitamin A tells it! So if you don’t have enough vitamin A, your brain is going to be clueless. Tune in for how to figure out if vitamin A is at the bottom of your …
Here’s how to make your own melatonin. No, not in your basement — in your brain. We cover the effect of protein, carbs, vitamins, blue-blocking, and sunshine. Tune in for the details! How to watch it: Watch it on Facebook . Watch it on YouTube. Listen to the Audio. How to share it and show it love: Share it on Facebook. …
I used to be addicted to melatonin. I couldn’t sleep without taking a time-release melatonin every night. Well, it wasn’t really an addiction. It was that my sleep just sucked, so I was stuck using melatonin because my body wasn’t working right. I haven’t needed melatonin to sleep for *years.* I regard it as a …
In order to sleep well, you need to get a good dose of tryptophan into your brain at any point during the day. The simplest way to do that is with natural, whole-food, high-glycemic carbohydrates like white potatoes and sweet potatoes. Tune in for how to make this work on a high-carb, low-carb or even …
Could eating protein at night hurt your sleep? In this episode I discuss why it *might* hurt your sleep. Eating protein at the last meal of your day is important if you are trying to build muscle, but if you are trying to resolve sleeping problems then trying a lower-protein meal at night should be …