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If you’re dealing with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and constantly feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or weak, it could be more than just your nervous system—it might be intracellular vitamin deficiencies. The top five we see a

… to birth defects and chronic kidney failure, and can raise blood pressure. Six genetic SNPs (like MTR, MTRR, and CBS) and MTHFR mutations (like C677T) can prevent homocysteine from converting into glutathione, which is essential for keepin…

What happens when you take high dose niacin? A niacin flush, also known as a "niacin flush reaction," is a side effect that occurs when niacin, also known as vitamin B3 or nicotinic acid, is taken in high doses. Niacin is a water-soluble

PURSER WELLNESSThe Unfulfilled Promise of Glutathione From the reading room

Glutathione is not only an antioxidant it is one of only a few SUPER ANTIOXIDANTS another other one being superoxide dismutase, or SOD. What does it mean to be a super antioxidant? Vitamin C, the best known antioxidant, obviously helps with colds and other viral illnesses but in theory, reduced glutathione, the form we can use in our body, is a MILLION TIMES more potent! A million times more effective! It should be but so far has not been. WHY? And what is glutathione? Why is it supposed to be such an amazing vitamin? Well, it’s not really a vitamin as we know it, nor is it a hormone but somet

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…ntly found an answer. Magnesium L-Threonate. It crosses the blood brain barrier and improves memory in a natural way. Magnesium L-Threonate is available today for everyone, young and old, who wants to be sharp, clear, and focused. I was loo…

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…in routes for processing homocysteine and what may affect a blood result. How the pieces connect Your body can recycle homocysteine toward methionine or move it toward cysteine. Nutrition, kidney function, medicines, genes, and daily habit…

…r or skin change with another cause. Your B-complex or multivitamin may already contain biotin. Check the full ingredient list before adding another product. Food sources Cooked eggs; nuts; seeds; fish; meats. Supplement forms Biotin (vitam…

…m low intake can affect bones without obvious symptoms. Low blood calcium has multiple causes and is not equivalent to low dietary intake. How supplementation is approached Start with dietary calcium, the reason for supplementation and the …

…o acids, and omega fats. It may also come up when reviewing blood sugar, chromium, zinc, and B vitamins. Which connection matters depends on your actual results and goals. Putting the pieces together This is a useful example of why Dr. Purs…

…reason to discuss cardiovascular and brain health together: blood pressure, lipids, glucose, sleep and family history add information that a genotype cannot supply. APOE risk is probabilistic and does not diagnose dementia or predict a cert…

…e. That is why a homocysteine discussion can include both B-vitamin cofactors and antioxidant supply. Some inherited disorders involve severe inherited enzyme disorders. A common SNP does not have the same meaning: having a listed variant …