Experiences with

Medium chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency

Dear all, nearly 2025! All best wishes for the NY. I’m 44 and diagnosed with YOPD 6 months ago. I’m not taking medication yet but do red light therapy, B1, Cinammon, brew my own kefir and eat a lot of fermented products. I also exercise a fair bit and meditate daily. I have a good mainly Mediterranean

I recently posted my latest presentation about Parkinson's and nutrition here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7kT4OonMV0. I call it a ketogenic lifestyle. I combine a ketogenic diet with MCT oil and sufficient exercise. (The presentation is in Dutch. Most here will not be Dutch speaking and can use

There are regular posts and snippets about Ketones and Ketone diets. This is an attempt to provide a more definitive post and reference. I’ve tried to keep it simple and jargon free as much as possible. This attempts to provides information on the following areas. 1. What is a Ketone, how and why

The purpose of this post is two fold 1 I want to demonstrate, using the example below, that members are empowered to take even the most complex scientific studies and use Google's Notebooklm to convert them into easy to understand language. 2. In the process, provide some insight into Lactate

Hi everyone. I hope you are having a blessed day... I am hoping those with much more experience and research under their belt can share their thoughts or point to relevant reference material... I am currently adhering to 5day/week 18+hour of nightly fast. I eat last meal around 5-6 PM. In the morning

If you could only continue with just one alternative PD therapy, what would it be? (My rather gauche attempt to pick your brains and not re-invent the wheel.) For me, it's MCT oil. What about you?

Hello Friends, I need your opinion and advice on the supplements I am taking, and wish to add soon. Timings are +/- 45 mins. Currently taking: 8.30am R-Alpha Lipoic Acid 9.30am Omega 3 Super DHA, Curcumin Meriva, D3 2000iu 11am Vitamin C Complex, Ginkgo Biloba 12pm MCT oil 3.30pm GlyNAC 8pm Omega

Has anyone else seen the work of Professor Stephen Cunnane on the 'brain energy gap' and its implications for PD, Alzheimers and cognitive impairment? I've put a link to one of his talks below, but to summarise: - Cognitive impairment and brain health in PD, Alzheimers, is due in part to an 'brain

Can you take Mct oil if you have pbc?

Hello, I recently got some lab results and am trying to understand the possible causes behind the following patterns: Normal B12: My total vitamin B12 levels are within the normal range. Elevated Active B12: However, my active B12 is elevated. Low Ferritin: My ferritin levels are low, indicating

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:8eea8238-2116-4138-837d-0f4b35b5ff89 A comprehensive analysis of previous intravenous Iron studies confirms that they improve IRLSS scores but not necessarily quality of life. We know that iron Therapy, preferably a quick iron infusion, should be first line

Did you know that the symptoms of B12 deficiency are similar to hypothyroidism? https://thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hypothyroid/the-importance-of-vitamins-and-minerals-hypo/checking-for-b12-deficiency-and-pernicious-anaemia/

I’ve had Covid for the last two weeks and stopped my iron supplements during the infection. Can anyone shed any light on when it is safe to restart supplementing? Many thanks.

My husband's results came in yesterday: Iron Bind Cap (TIBC) 313 ug/dL, UIBC 173 ug/dL, Iron 140 ug/dL, Iron Saturation 45%, TSH 1.810 uIU/mL, Ferritin 172 ng/mL. Look to be satisfactory? Thanks so very much for the insights and guidance this group provides for us, every day.

I am not a great red meat eater or sardine lover and having had 9 months of prescribed iron tablets from the GP for anemia ask what iron supplements others safely take with Predisolone. I am having my levels checked so I will be able to gauge whether I need more iron. I was looking at Floradix which

Hi My haemoglobin was 145 -March, ferritin in 40's. I restarted b12 inj March due to severe neuro symptoms reoccurring after being changed to tablets. After a fashion! am back to monthly b12 inj. Dec tests showed MCH still overange after 2 mnthly jabs, then 3 months of monthly jabs, which I thought would

should iron supplements be stopped before FBC and Ferritin blood tests? If so how long before? Have always fasted but first time being tested after starting supplement. Thanks .

A blood test 2 months ago showed very low iron (9 on 1st test) I have always taken feroglobin liquid to boost iron and b vitamins. I was put on a months high dose Iron, 610mg daily and after re testing my iron 6 weeks later it is only up to 10! My GP suggests just keep taking Iron supplements however

Hi All, I posted some of this on a recent thread but decided to post it separately in case others interested. I've been thinking a lot ( when my brain allows me to) about how some forum members report B12 deficiency symptoms with normal or above range serum B12 results. Some report B12 deficiency

Cochrane Review: Treatments for Postpartum Iron Deficiency Anaemia Miriam Davis, PhD | 18 December 2024 …………………………….. Overall conclusion… ‘Slight improvement only in fatigue’ BUT they don’t comment on female RLS help (~5% of the population) or general health improvements for women who are often