Image by Aris Subowo from Pixabay Story at a Glance: Most of the crossover between these four sensitivities runs through the sulfur pathway, and a bottleneck at SUOX can simultaneously produce sulfite toxicity and sulfate deficiency — which is why "sulfur intolerance" needs to be characterized as excess, deficiency, or [...]
Image by Marco Costanzi from Pixabay Those who suffer from sulfur intolerance may have bottlenecks at several different segments of the involved biochemical disposal pathways. What follows is an overview of how where sulfur comes from, both in the body and from the diet, and its various fates for recycling, or [...]
Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay Some of the most powerful medical interventions to move the needle for mitochondrial repair go back to the basics. For example, red light therapy, both visible and infrared, are part of the electromagnetic spectrum from sunlight. (The rest of the colors of the visible [...]
Image by Shingo_No from Pixabay Story at a Glance: No degradation pathway exists — oxalate is a metabolic dead end, so they must be excreted. 60–80% is made in the liver, another 5–20% from collagen breakdown via hydroxyproline, plus contributions from high-dose vitamin C. Only 5–15% of dietary oxalate is [...]
Image by cnick from Pixabay Histamine intolerance and MCAS seem to be becoming increasingly common. Treatments generally center on avoiding high histamine foods or histamine liberating foods, and mast cell stabilizers to block histamine release—but it’s helpful to understand the pathways of histamine metabolism too, so that we can support [...]
Image by Marc Pascual from Pixabay Like pretty much every medicinal herb known to man, sarsaparilla shares several common health benefits: it has anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, immune-modulating, antiviral, anti-bacterial, and analgesic properties. Like a large subset of those medicinal herbs, it’s also anti-cancer, lowers glucose and cholesterol, and protects the liver. [...]
Image by bess.hamiti@gmail.com from Pixabay Sleep consists of four phases, but can be grouped into non-REM sleep (stages 1-3), and REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, when dreams occur. Each night consists of 4-6 sleep cycles through all four stages, lasting around 90 minutes each on average, but different phases predominate [...]
Image by MarcOliver_Artworks from Pixabay It seems to be conventional wisdom that certain types of magnesium are best for specific symptoms or conditions. What matters the most is to make sure that you’re choosing organic vs inorganic forms of magnesium (more on this here), as the organic are inherently more [...]
Image by Dr. Manuel González Reyes from Pixabay Osteoporosis affects some 200 million people worldwide, particularly post-menopausal women. Fractures carry potentially significant morbidity with increasing age. Screening Options: DEXA and N-Telopeptide The gold standard for screening bone density is Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). This shows current density (more or less, [...]
Image by Wolfgang Claussen from Pixabay We’ve heard a lot lately about how important beneficial bacteria are for the health of the gut microbiome, immune function, mood, the gut-brain axis, and overall well-being. “Health begins in the gut” is a common saying in functional medicine circles. This is all true—but [...]