Question: Advice for what to do after suffering a transient ischemic attack A TIA, a transient ischemic attack, is like a mini stroke, but they all kind of fall into the same category where the development of plaque is a very significant part, is the major thing disposing you to having an event like that. …
I take the coronavirus very seriously. Although I find it unlikely that I would die or develop serious complications if I caught it, I don’t want to spread it to the more vulnerable members of my family. I also fully support the concept of “flattening the curve.” If slowing the spread of the virus can …
Question: What can be done nutritionally to specifically improve antiviral immunity? Certainly, the fat-soluble vitamins, vitamins A and D, both important. Lauric acid as a fat. Coconut oil might be a good fat choice for the fat in your diet. Monolaurin would be a very good choice for a supplement. Lauricidin is the best monolaurin …
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 …
Question: What are my thoughts on detoxing heavy metals? My thoughts are first you need to look at how bad the heavy metal is and if it is even at a level that a conventional practitioner would say you have toxicity; for example lead. If this is your situation then I don’t feel comfortable advising …
Question: neither my mother nor myself respond to T3 supplementation (cytomel; up to 140 mcg/d). Body temp remains low and reverse T3 stays normal. Could you discuss the factors that might interfere with thermogenesis in response to T3, and offer considerations how to improve this? Having normal levels of reverse T3 tells you that the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On May 10, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me and Dr. Carrie Jones in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about hormones, and here’s the full recording! We talk about things like: What time of day is best to take T4 and/or T3? How to use pregnenolone to manage perimenopausal insomnia? Is …