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  1. J

    Does anyone have any advice/experience with avoiding benzoates?

    Hi GreyOwl, Hope your daughter is well. As for me, I was better after a 3-month detox program last year but the fatigue has come back again. After about 6 months into work, I started to get the same feelings of exhaustion. I did another Acumen test and this time there is a lower percentage of...
  2. J

    Does anyone have any advice/experience with avoiding benzoates?

    Thanks @GreyOwl for sharing. I have been feeling extremely fatigued for the past couple of months and finally found a doctor (I'm based in Hong Kong) who did the Acumen mitochondrial translocator protein study on me. I'm not really sure how to read the results but I was told to avoid Benzoates...
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    Does anyone have any advice/experience with avoiding benzoates?

    Hi, I've recently conducted the Acumen Translator protein studies test, which has identified Benzoate and nickel complex as the 2 chemicals causing 26% blocking of active sites (leading to low whole-cell ATP and poor ADP to ATP re-conversion). Does anyone have any experience avoiding benzoates...