There may be more to this for some of us than a mutated gene. I found all the reasons this can happen: 1) Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome—also known as IBS—is a stomach condition affecting the colon, or large intestine. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive ...

I am heterozygous for rs10156191 (that means only one mutated copy was passed down to me from a parent). One day, I made a breve with straight coconut cream for the first time. And I got horrible diarrhea. But a week later, I used a “cream” with only a mix of almond and coconut cream called Better H...

We need help with Keto, too! My wife is apoe4 positive (heterozygous). So we started the Mito diet (recommended by the Institute of Functional Medicine) a year ago. After about 6 months of no ketosis, we started really cutting out the carbs and politely lost some weight. Now my BMI is 19.8 and hers...

Are you keto adapted? How long have you been keto adapted? Are you insulin sensitive? How many carbs did you eat? Did you consume excess protein? Did you exercise? How long did you fast? How well did you sleep? Are you under stress? What time of day did you measure? You're making ketones, that's a ...

I just did my first use of the keto mojo. After fasting overnight for 11 and a half hours, my keto result was .3 mg/dl . From everything I see, I should be above .5. is that correct?? Why was I only .3? Yesterday evening And my glucose result was 104 mg/dl. Now I have to explain that I've been under...

A more indepth discussion can be found in our wiki Ketosis and Ketogenic Diet . When it comes to fasting, a longer overnight fast is recommended for ApoE4s, 14-16 hours. But to answer your question, the 3 hours after you've stopped eating before bedtime is included. Thanks TheresaB. I will check ou...

I'm not seeing a forum specifically for keto on this site, so I need help with the following: 1) Am I understanding correctly that full keto is less than 50 carbs a day?? Or around 75% fat, 20% protein, and 5% carbs..is that right? 2) Then help me understand what mild keto is as far as carbs per day...

Hi Julie. I take it literally at bedtime, so around 11pm. I don't wake up hardly at all to go the bathroom. I'll read what you linked.

Hi Julie. As an e2/e4, I have no issues with falling asleep and staying asleep, but ONLY up to 5 to 5 1/2 hours when, every single night, I wake up suddenly, and stay awake for at least an hour and more!! I NEED approx. 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep and never get it. I force myself to lay there wit...

I am listening to this 2017 interview. She said she takes these four at bedtime: Progesterone, melatonin, ashwagandha, Bacopa monnieri. Does she still take those? Anything else?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2h3p4URiw0