Plumster wrote:Thanks, Floramaria. Dr. Goodenowe referred to a "maintenance dose" in an interview a while back and he seemed uncertain what it would be. Just wondering if he or anyone else has a good idea of what that might be. Knowing your results would be helpful too.
Hi Plumster. Likely individual. I posted my redacted lab tests in another
thread in response to a question there.
I posted there, "Without Dr. G's (Goodenowe's) interpretation, I would have no clue. Before the consult, I thought I was not in great shape (from the labs). He told my wife & I he almost never sees results this good. He said we'd mitigated our E4 risk (she's a 4/4). We were beta testers of his neuro plasmalogen supplement and had been taking for ~18 months prior. This was our first test.
Told me to keep taking 1 ml/day and my wife to double for a few months and then drop back on the supplement. I'm 66 and my wife is 61. In addition to the NOW product (for choline), he suggested increasing my iron intake."
Related to the iron, I started trying to balance my minerals and electrolytes in April. I've had afib for 17 years and after a 2 1/2 month episode starting 2 months after my initial episode, I've managed to keep my afib burden in the <0.02% range for most years since. My regimen includes training at specific levels and intensities so as not to overtrain (my initial path to afib) along with avoiding calcium, taking magnesium to bowel tolerance, adding 2 t (about 4 g potassium) of potassium citrate to water along with 1 t NaCl and drinking over the day and 1/2 tsp taurine powder. My excellent control started deteriorating in January, which coincided with getting the results of a food intolerance test from Gundry. I think changing my diet added in excess calcium from non-dairy sources. In any case, after listening to this
podcast, I decided to take the bait and do the hair analysis suggested by the interviewee in April. Right after I got my first consult, I implemented some of the consultant's suggestions even before I recieved their products that were suggested. This included adding in more NaCl, not taking Zn or D3 and adding in organ meats. My heart stability increased nearly instantly. I just had my second consult two weeks ago (hair needs to grow for 2 1/2 months for a new test). Per the first consult, I'd been supplementing with their Cu product at a large dose & it was unchanged in my analysis. Otherwise, the results went as expected with what I'd been doing. The consultant suggested adding HCl and enzymes supplements when I eat. I did and my glucose control eating carbs got much better. Just after this suggestion, this
book, "Why Stomach Acid Is Good for You: Natural Relief from Heartburn, Indigestion, Reflux and GERD" came through my feed. Reading it indicates that low stomach acid is very common as we age and may be a huge cause of poor digestion and not absorbing nutrients, like the iron and maybe the Cu. The consultant also thought I might have a digestive bug that is consuming Cu.
As I read the book, it certainly makes sense. I recall 15 years ago, as a vegan, I could easily drive my ferritin levels into the toilet. Likely because the iron in veg needs a very low stomach pH (high acid) to be absorbed. Low stomach acid has likely been an issue with me for years.