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I had these tested and it came back low. What would this indicate?
I actually would have thought that perhaps it would be high. High levels often indicates parasites.
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I had these tested and it came back low. What would this indicate?
Please rank the symptoms on a scale so we know what are the ones that have a greater impact on quality of life and remove from the list those that are not immediately relevant (ie grey hair) to improve signal/noise. There is a too much data in the images you posted.
Have you done a Red and White blood cell panel? If so, please post. Here are some other ideas for blood tests:
IMMUNE SYSTEM:
- C reactive Protein
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte count
- B cell count
- NK cell count
- 25-OH-Vitamin D AND 1,25-(bis OH)-Vitamin D
- Immunoglobulin A, G, M with subclasses
- Anti nuclear antibodies
- Anti mitochondrial antibodies
ENDOCRINE
- 24 hour urinary and morning blood Cortisol
- DHEA-S (NOT DHEA)
- Total Testosterone
- SHBG
- Prolactin
- free T3
- reverse T3
- Anti Diuretic Hormone
MUSCLE AND METABOLISM:
- Lactic acid
- Creatine kinase
- Serum B12
- Serum Folate
- Serum Zinc
- Serum Copper
- Serum Uric Acid
- Ceruloplasmin
- Serum Transferritin
- Erythrocyte transketolase Activity (measures thiamine status)
- Erythrocyte Magnesium Concentrations
- Hair mineral analysis (skip the useless interpretations that are in the web)
CNS:
-Anti nAchR (nicotinic Acetyl-choline Receptor) antibody
GI/MICROBIOME:
- tissue Transglutaminase antibody
- fecal Calprotectin
- fecal Lactoferrin
PATHOGENS:
-Epstein-Barr IgM, IgG
-CMV IgM, IgG
- B. burgdorferi Western Blot (ELISA is useless). Consider Lymphocyte Transformation Test
...however, every time I listen to Peat or Georgi talk about the big picture, the common themes that seem to come from their visions are...
I won´t be able to answer to your responses today...
Ever had eosinophils tested?
I am a bit afraid of progesterone. I have been applying 4 drops of CortiNon around a skin tag for quite some time and now am sure it doesn´t remove it. Two days ago I tried it orally the first time, I took 3 drops and it improved muscle contraction a lot. Today I´ll try 3 drops before exercise. Oh, and I am pretty sure it weakens erections. I have not heard of CO2 baths before. Sound like a good idea though.High dose progesterone and CO2 baths will help to heal everything because they restore energy and allow all your cells to work properly, but what specifically are main issues you want to fix?
how would you go about reducing bilirubin?
It does seem bacterial to me. Have you tested for SIBO?
When the cause of an ailment is unknown its best to first cover the basics and do things that help in a very general way. Sun exposure, Earthing or grounding (research indicates it helps immune related diseases and dramatically reduces oxidative stress as the free electrons eliminate reactive oxygen species or ROS), improving the microbiome, etc. No system in the body exists in isolation.
Part of me wonders if you are low on copper. It takes copper to normalize iron. Copper is also antibacterial and anti fungal.
This may be worth a read as well:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/atvbaha.108.172072
"High homocysteine concentrations lead to increased homocysteine thiolactone,2 an irreversible inhibitor of lysyl oxidase3 which depends on copper to initiate the cross-linking of collagen and elastin in arteries.4 Insufficient lysyl oxidase leads to vascular disease.4 Thus decreasing homocysteine may not lead to vascular repair without extra copper which also can lower plasma homocysteine.5
The Western diet is often low in copper6 according to pooled data from several articles on more than 900 adult diets chemically analyzed. Sixty-two percent and 36% of diets of 80 randomly selected adults in Baltimore7 were below the recommended dietary allowance and the estimated average requirement for adults, 0.9 and 0.7 mg daily, respectively.8Diets low in copper tend to be low in folate as well and vice versa.9
Copper deficiency is the only nutritional insult that elevates cholesterol, blood pressure, homocysteine, isoprostanes, and uric acid, has adverse effects on electrocardiograms and arteries, impairs glucose tolerance and paraoxonase activity, and promotes thrombosis and oxidative damage. More than 80 anatomic, chemical, and physiological similarities between animals deficient in copper and people with ischemic heart disease have been identified.10–12
Copper supplementation (with other micronutrients) of people with ischemic heart disease produced objective and subjective improvement of heart failure.13 It is likely that the copper contributed to this improvement.14 Copper supplementation (with zinc) improved survival in a long-term double-blind study of ocular disorders.15
Larger and longer trials of homocysteine-lowering therapy1 with folate, etc, may be useless if homocysteine, per se, is not the injurious molecule. It seems unreasonable to do the same experiments over and over with an expectation of different results.
Inclusion of copper in a supplement, however, may promote vascular healing by a different mechanism than assumed in past trials. As the thiolactone is destroyed by paraoxonase2 (activity of which is decreased by copper deficiency16), improved copper nutriture may stimulate an increase in lysyl oxidase activity and repair of damaged or decreased collagen and elastin."
Hey Max,
I notice you still have a significant amount of tryptophan and starch in your diet... have you experimented with decreasing muscle meats and starchy food?
Over the past 6 years, I have found that many people see a lot of progress when they:
decrease:
PUFA
Starch
Muscle Meats
Foods with thickening agents
Increase:
Digestive Foods - Raw Carrot/Mushrooms/Bamboo Shoots/Coffee
Saturated fat
Sugar
Calcium rich foods
Gelatin
For me, I found that when I do ZERO starch and muscle meat combined with a ca:p ratio of 1:1 or higher, a lot of great things happen.
Of course, there are many people that do great on meat and/or starch; however, every time I listen to Peat or Georgi talk about the big picture, the common themes that seem to come from their visions are reducing PUFA, starch, muscle meat, and foods with added thickening agents.
Anecdotally, in athletes I’ve coached or person I’ve consulted, whenever they eliminate starch then energy and function goes up. As endotoxin or as some people are discussing, parasites, could be problematic, then this could be an area for you to research more.
Also, are you keeping track of your temp and pulse?
Keep your head up big guy!
I have not tried to decrease muscle meat or starch consumption. I have had problems with dairy, eggs and gluten and so have been focusing on having a normal diet without those. Decreasing muscle meat and starch would make getting satiated quite difficult and it would be costly. Potatoes and bananas are really easy to get, cheap and provide satiation. Changing the diet would require a lot of effort, but I could make it better.
I haven´t really thought about thickening agents. I´ll keep an eye out. Carrageenan, I have come to realize, can be very harmful.
I haven´t been tracking my temperature or pulse in over a year. Thought I´d do a five day measurement. Today the waking pulse was 45 and rectal temperature 36,2 degrees of Celcius, which I consider 0,8 degrees below normal.
Thanks for the support, it means a lot!
What has your doctor said about this? How long have you had this and how fast has it progressed? We can't rule out that this isn't something like multiple sclerosis or what not. Definitely go see a doctor if you have not yet.
Just a wild guess
My "shot in the dark" would be chronic potassium deficiency.