Posted by raybakes on October 3, 2004, at 12:54:16
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » raybakes, posted by karaS on October 2, 2004, at 16:10:34
> Thanks, Ray. Someone recently posted an article about how deficient most of us are in Vitamin D and how closely related that is to depression. The article said that you could take huge doses of Vit. D without any adverse effects. Then I read another article that said you can overdose on D and it doesn't take much. What do you think should be an optimal dosage?
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> Also, what supplements do you take everyday? What other additional ones do you add in sometimes? I'm especially interested in what you take for depression. Anything else besides the Norival?
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> I can see from your last post that you really are in the right place here on the alternative board! Your comment about women wearing "carcinogens" to enhance beauty made me chuckle. I have always hated most perfumes myself. Do you take any medications at all or are you able to treat all of your health issues with more natural means?
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> -K
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Always find it strange that we call vitamin D a vitamin when it's a steroid! I've heard that all the fat soluble 'vitamins' A, D, E, K can be toxic in large doses, but hear different ideas about safe and toxic doses. I did buy a vitamin D cream from biotics but it gives me a splitting headache, so might try some other sources - I definitely couldn't take megadoses of that one! Frequently if there's an enzyme block, taking a precursor of something can cause a build up that further inhibits the enzyme - that happens with omega 6 oils with LA to GLA so perhaps that is my problem with vitamin D?I try not to take just a supplement, but first identify a pattern, or problem and have a group of things that work with that problem as I always find things eventually stop working, when they knock something else out of balance.
So with glutathione or NAC I take niacinamide, thiamine, lipoic acid, but if it starts to feel odd, include some selenium and B2 - I have been lucky over the last few days that I can tolerate a multi (thorne's extra nutrients), but usually it feels great for a while then I have to go back to individual nutrients.
Carnosine to balance cell pH and protect cell membranes.
DPP IV - helps to regulate inflammatory cytokines.
Max DHA
silica, helps regulate collagen and extra celluar tissue as they are involved in immune regulation, especially in the brain.
Norival!! my favourite! to help support dopamine and noradrenaline. Biopterin in norival also important in serotonin synthesis. Sometimes take DLPA.
also take every now and then because of autoimmunity blocking enzymes...
vitamin A from a fish source - autoimmune/hypothyroid people don't seem to be able to use plant Vit A or convert beta carotene to Vit A
Sublingual B12 - antibodies to intrinsic factor in stomach can inhibit B12 absorption and also betaine HCl because of reduced HCl.
Sulphation - MSM or epsom salts baths - dopamine, estradiol, DHEA, cholecystokinin, all need to be sulphated, as do several toxins. Phenols from plants and from degradation of dopamine and adrenaline.
Methylation - methionine, sublingual B12, folinic acid (active folate), betaine and P5P. Heard that rose petals contain methyltransferase, so tried some rose water from an asian shop! felt quite good!
It does cost a fortune, but I'm feeling human now, so going to stick with it! Don't take any medication.
I think women hold the answers to the worlds problems - too many men together will eventually start a war.....or a football match! Think it should be world law that all governments are 50/50 male/female, and illegal to call god 'he' or 'father'!
Ray
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