In part 1 we covered what niacin is and why you need it. Here’s part 2, where Alex Leaf and I cover blood tests, foods, and supplements! How much do we need? The RDA has some flaws, including claiming women need less than men, when all the evidence shows women need *more* than men. Why …
Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, Feb 23, 2019
On February 23, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me in a live Zoom meeting to ask me anything about nutrition, and here’s the full recording! We talked about lots and lots of things: 5-HTP versus tryptophan; unusually low appetite, my recommendations for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency; choline and cognitive decline; how to gain muscle …
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Start Here for MTHFR and Methylation
If you are looking for information on methylation and the MTHFR gene, this is where to start. If you do not know what methylation is, and would like to understand the basics, click open the introduction below: For recommendations on how to obtain sufficient methylation-supporting nutrients in your diet, click open the next section, …
Niacin Part 1: What It Is and Why You Need It
Niacin is vitamin B3. You use it to make NAD, the ultimate anti-aging molecule that repairs your DNA and lengthens your telomeres, and the most foundational molecule in our entire system of energy metabolism. It is especially important to protecting your mind, your skin, and your gut. You use it to release all your neurotransmitters. …
Why You Shouldn’t Take Melatonin Too Often
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 …
Your “MTHFR” Is Just a Riboflavin Deficiency
This originally went out on my email newsletter, but by popular demand I’m sharing it here. Many people asked me to post it so they could share it, so here it is. If you’re not on my newsletter yet, you can sign up here. I just got done doing a TON of research into riboflavin. …
Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, Feb 17, 2019
On February 17, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me in a live Zoom meeting to ask me anything about nutrition, and here’s the full recording! We talked about lots and lots of things: using the Oura ring to measure HRV and optimize athletic performance and recovery, what to do in the context of diabetes …
Why You Should Manage Your Riboflavin Status and How to Do It
Riboflavin is the ultimate fat-burning nutrient. It makes even a bad MTHFR work right, and it keeps you looking young and beautiful forever. Here’s everything you need to know about why you should manage your riboflavin status and how to do it. In this podcast I join with Alex Leaf of Examine.Com. I focus on …
Courage, Not Confidence, For Facing Fears
We often look to ourselves for confidence when facing up to our fears. This is wrong. Here I share a personal story about how the idea of “courage, not confidence,” from Tim Ferriss’s interview with the designer Deb Millman, helped me face up to a fear. And I didn’t even have any GABA with me! …