Dr. Scott Sherr
๐ค PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So like somebody, for example, that has had chronic joint pain for years and they start taking methylene blue and all of a sudden their joint pain goes away. I don't have numbers, I don't have like inflammatory markers on that person, but do I need them to know that their inflammation is likely better, right? And so in essence, the way I use methylene blue clinically is not in a silo.
So like somebody, for example, that has had chronic joint pain for years and they start taking methylene blue and all of a sudden their joint pain goes away. I don't have numbers, I don't have like inflammatory markers on that person, but do I need them to know that their inflammation is likely better, right? And so in essence, the way I use methylene blue clinically is not in a silo.
It's not being done just with methylene blue. It's being done as a significant intervention while doing lots of other things at the same time. So it's hard to know. And I'd love to be able to do more of like controlled studies and like taking methylene blue for three months and see, but in the practical real world, that's just not fucking possible, right?
It's not being done just with methylene blue. It's being done as a significant intervention while doing lots of other things at the same time. So it's hard to know. And I'd love to be able to do more of like controlled studies and like taking methylene blue for three months and see, but in the practical real world, that's just not fucking possible, right?
Because you don't want to wait and just give them one thing, right? And this is like, this is what clinical medicine is all about. Like you don't just do one thing with people. You really try to give them a comprehensive approach. And then over time you peel things off.
Because you don't want to wait and just give them one thing, right? And this is like, this is what clinical medicine is all about. Like you don't just do one thing with people. You really try to give them a comprehensive approach. And then over time you peel things off.
And, and one of the things I do peel off over time is, is nothing blue because it's a great way to support the mitochondria to get rid of reboot and re kind of get things going and jumpstart it. And then as you're doing the other things to optimize mitochondrial function, you can wean them off the methylene blue and use it significantly less in a majority of the people that I work with.
And, and one of the things I do peel off over time is, is nothing blue because it's a great way to support the mitochondria to get rid of reboot and re kind of get things going and jumpstart it. And then as you're doing the other things to optimize mitochondrial function, you can wean them off the methylene blue and use it significantly less in a majority of the people that I work with.
So let's talk about, I think the quality first, right? So the methylene blue is, it's made in a lab. It's not made from nature as we discussed. And so the part of the production process of making methylene blue, there is a possibility of it being contaminated with heavy metals specifically.
So let's talk about, I think the quality first, right? So the methylene blue is, it's made in a lab. It's not made from nature as we discussed. And so the part of the production process of making methylene blue, there is a possibility of it being contaminated with heavy metals specifically.
And so you have to be very careful, methylene blue that you're actually getting to make sure that it's as low in heavy metals as possible overall. And so if you get USP grade of methylene blue, that's the best type of methylene blue, but even grade methylene blue, can go across the map. You have all different types of levels of methylene blue contaminants that can be in there.
And so you have to be very careful, methylene blue that you're actually getting to make sure that it's as low in heavy metals as possible overall. And so if you get USP grade of methylene blue, that's the best type of methylene blue, but even grade methylene blue, can go across the map. You have all different types of levels of methylene blue contaminants that can be in there.
So you have to be really careful. So you always want to get certificate analysis from the company that you're working with, where you're buying the methylene blue from, just to know what exactly you have in there. Now, that's number one. And I think that this is a big issue for us when we first started the company. Dylan, it took us...
So you have to be really careful. So you always want to get certificate analysis from the company that you're working with, where you're buying the methylene blue from, just to know what exactly you have in there. Now, that's number one. And I think that this is a big issue for us when we first started the company. Dylan, it took us...
almost a year and a half longer than we thought to launch the company because we needed to find a stable and good supply and clean supply of methylene blue. Over the years, we've had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of material of methylene blue itself as the raw ingredient because it didn't meet our specifications. What will typically happen is that a company will purchase
almost a year and a half longer than we thought to launch the company because we needed to find a stable and good supply and clean supply of methylene blue. Over the years, we've had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of material of methylene blue itself as the raw ingredient because it didn't meet our specifications. What will typically happen is that a company will purchase
methylene blue from a supplier, wherever that supplier may be. And then it comes with a certificate of analysis that says it's XYZ, right? It says it's 100% pure or whatever it might say, right? But we take it another step. We test it again once we get it to make sure that it is what it is. Not a lot of companies are doing that.
methylene blue from a supplier, wherever that supplier may be. And then it comes with a certificate of analysis that says it's XYZ, right? It says it's 100% pure or whatever it might say, right? But we take it another step. We test it again once we get it to make sure that it is what it is. Not a lot of companies are doing that.
They just trust the manufacturer that they've had a C of A that says X. And then we have actually a recent story. We're always looking for new suppliers. And there was another supplier that we were looking at from Ethylene Blue. And their C of A looked pristine. It looked beautiful. And then we got it tested by our own lab. Uh-huh.
They just trust the manufacturer that they've had a C of A that says X. And then we have actually a recent story. We're always looking for new suppliers. And there was another supplier that we were looking at from Ethylene Blue. And their C of A looked pristine. It looked beautiful. And then we got it tested by our own lab. Uh-huh.