Question: Why are medium-chain fatty acids ketogenic even in the presence of carbs? It’s all about the ratio. We know for a fact that MCT oil is ketogenic even in the presence of pasta, period, end of story. So, the question here is, biochemically, why is it happening? Well, they go into the mitochondria, even …
Question: What measurement of magnesium status is best to use for arrhythmias? I assume by “measure” you mean a measurement of nutritional status, in which case I think you want to look at the serum level. think that if you’re trying to fix a problem with the serum level, you probably at some point want …
Question: Is subclinical thiamine deficiency a contributor to many diseases? So in terms of like in terms of subclinical deficiency, is it common, does it exist? It is hard to answer because, as usual, most of the data that’s clear is on severe deficiencies, but there are some studies. I wouldn’t say that there’s a …
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Question: Should a female focus on lowering DHT to avoid pattern baldness? Carrie: DHT is only one of the alpha metabolites. If you just do it in serum, that’s usually what everyone test, but there are some other big ones, androsterone, and 5 alpha-androstanediol is another big one that you can test in your intestine. …
Question: Is there an optimum number of meals or insulin spikes per day for optimizing thyroid function? Assuming that you’re controlling for the level of insulin sensitivity on the thyroid gland — I guess if I had to throw out a wild guess, the free fatty acid concentration is probably mostly relevant when the free …
Question: What can be done to reverse hypothyroidism other than taking thyroid medicine? Chris: I’ll throw in a couple things. If you just look at the nutrients needed to make thyroid hormone, you’re looking at enough protein in addition to enough iodine. But then also the production of thyroid hormone is a very, very dirty …
Question: Why would a woman have no cycle? Why would a woman have an anovulatory cycle? Carrie: Remember, cortisol is very, very, very potent in the brain. If the body perceives itself is under stress, whether it’s physical, mental, emotional, environmental, it doesn’t matter, then reproduction is not its primary focus anymore. I had been …
Question: What to do about premenstrual water retention? Chris: I looked at a really good paper that showed that in women who had water retention symptoms with PMS, the main difference in their hormones was that they weren’t clearing progesterone as fast from their ovulation-related peak. I was discussing this with a different friend who …
Question: Dietary nutritional advice for breast cancer prevention and thoughts on HRT? Carrie: Well, that’s probably better for you when it comes to like nutrient ratios and stuff. But I will say working for an estrogen lab, we’re looking at phase one and phase two detoxification and what we’re trying to assess with estrogen. …