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SickOfSickness
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I'm starting 18 mg iron per day. Surely it will improve my energy if I am low in iron? It's unbelievable to me that my old blood tests showed normal iron levels. 2 months ago I reduced the amount of red meat I eat, and I reduced it 4 months before that. So I finally looked into iron RDA and food...
I think it's from sugar or dairy, even though they are organic. I also blame dairy for a general dry stuffiness in my sinuses and nose. I really need the protein, fat, and calories so I am disappointed. I will do some more diet changes in a month.
Based on my limited understanding of my 23andme results, I have a heterozygous mutation for rs1801133. "Also known as C677T, Ala222Val, and A222V, it encodes a variant in the MTHFR gene, which encodes an enzyme involved in folate metabolism." I don't understand this, so I hope it means that...
I have some I can't use and would like to trade. Open a conversation (private message) with me for a list of what I have.
I was taking the survey, which is a good idea, and I look forward to the results. I am also saddened by it. I have been suffering well over 20 years now. Many PWCs have been for 10 to 20+ years. I am too tired to write more.
I plan to start some of the recommended herbs in the thread at http://forums.phoenixrising.me/showthread.php?16846-Intestinal-Parasites-and-B12
Therron said "I was forever having trouble starting the methylation protocol until I cleared up my gut."
I have some reasons to believe my gut is...
I am on my 3rd day of natural thyroid pills, and it's made a clear positive difference from the first day.
I tried natural thyroid once before, but I was a lot less clear about the results because I was trying many other supplements in that month.
I recently read that you need to raise your...
If I take them, I need to be guarded. The danger is I use more energy, and the next day is worse for me. It doesn't feel as hard to do some activities, and I do more than I should.
I hate when I have too much caffeine. I had caffeinated hot tea and it was far too much. I am trying to learn...
I am getting ready to start this in about 1 week.
I take no medications. I take OTC allergy pills. I plan to start natural thyroid soon. For the past weeks, I have only used a liquid multivitamin and rarely vitamins/supplements for migraine. The liquid multivitamin makes me tired. This could...