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  1. N

    Supplement Suggestions Based on Genetic Genie Results

    Hey everyone! I'm super new here so if I'm missing something please let me know. Below is my methylation profile and there are some obvious issues. I have been struggling with a wide variety of issues in the past 10ish years of my life (I am 30). Brain fog, chronic fatigue, dizziness...
  2. N

    Supplements for energy, healing and virus kill

    I already am using LDN with success and based on research on the underlying cause of ME/CFS I think is a virus damaging the glucose energy metabolism, and I will pursue the following strategy: To produce energy: Urolithin A = Regenerate mitochondria + t cell activation Butyrate (SCAFA) +...
  3. O

    Fast or fast-ish brain fog busters - what's working for you?

    Hi all. As my username suggests, brain fog has been my least favorite symptom and that says alot It's the one that makes me question my capacity to hold down a job, and at times, the state of my intelligence, feeling like the mentally degrading protagonist in "Flowers for Algernon". I'm a very...
  4. Sherpa

    Methyl Charge+ : a great supplement for methylfolate-sensitive "overmethylators" with MTHFR

    I have been on this forum since 2014 and have tried over 25 methylation supplement. Methylfolate and TMG in normal doses are WAY too stimulating to me! Methyl Charge+ by Quicksilver Scientific is the best formula I have ever tried. It has liposomal forms of : B2 B6 B12 (as methylcobalmin)...
  5. ZeroGravitas

    Joint issues - which supplement change triggered this? (Iodine, Malate, B1, etc)

    Transitory joint discomforts started up for me recently, which I've not had anything like before. First was my right elbow which, after a few days, painfully locked up while I slept with it fully bent, having to carefully ease it straight, then keep it that way. It clicked/clunked a bit more...
  6. Pyrrhus

    A preliminary investigation of nutritional intake & supplement use in Australians with ME/CFS & implications on health-related quality of life (2021)

    A preliminary investigation of nutritional intake and supplement use in Australians with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and the implications on health-related quality of life (Weigel et al., 2021) Breanna Weigel, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Rachel Passmore, Hélène Cabanas, Donald...
  7. nerd

    How nutrition can influence Ivermectin's neurological risks and side effects

    Ivermectin (IVM) is an allosteric modulator of GABA-A receptors (GABAaR), glycin receptors (GlyR), and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) (10.1113/JP275236). These receptors don't only play a role in the brain but also in the spinal cord (10.1016/S0165-6147(96)01013-9...
  8. Hipsman

    Help, Good Quality Supplements: NAC, Vit D3, Melatonin, Molybdenum - iHerb Brands?

    Hi, I've always bought supplements from Now Foods brand since it was the cheapest, but I heard quality concerns over this particular brand, so witch brands have you found out to be good quality that are sold on iHerb? I use iHerb becouse it is the only place that has free shipping to my...
  9. D

    Supplements for probiotics, DHEA, immune and energy - looking for recommendations

    Any recommendations on supplements for the following? - immune repair/booster - DHEA - probiotics (mitochondria focus) - energy (not simple caffeine pills, I keep my caffeine intake to very little intentionally these days) Thanks
  10. uglevod

    The dark side of Vitamin D supplements and chronically high D25 levels

    [2020] Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D level is associated with increased risk for Behçet's disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32593521/ Background & aim: Previous studies showed a vitamin D deficiency in patients with Behçet's disease, suggesting potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation...
  11. Sarah94

    Jarred younger herbal supplements for neuroinflammation

    So I found (on health rising website) this is the list of herbs that Jarred Younger is looking at for potentially reducing neuroinflammation. Have you tried any of them and did they help? Cucurmin Luteolin Resveratol Gastodia Elata Obovotal Inflexin Pipera kadsura Ganoderma lucidum Berberine...
  12. Sarah94

    PQQ and bacteria

    I am trying PQQ supplements for mitochondrial support. Wikipedia says "PQQ stimulates growth in bacteria". (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrroloquinoline_quinone) Does this mean that when a person takes PQQ supplements, any bacteria inside them (E.g. Lyme, SIBO) will be encouraged to grow? Or...