Mastering Nutrition
Episodes
Should I manage my total cholesterol of 305 just for my doctor or should I be doing it for my own sake? If so, how should I do it? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #57
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Should I manage my total cholesterol of 305 just for my doctor or should I be doing it for my own sake? If so, how should I do it? You shoul...
Do you have any recommendations on how to get enough calcium on a low-carb, no-dairy diet? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #56
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Do you have any recommendations on how to get enough calcium on a low-carb, no-dairy diet? I've read that vegetables provide calcium, but b...
What should people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency be doing not just about glutathione, but about folate, vitamin K, fatty acids, and neurotransmitters? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #55
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What should people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency be doing not just about glutathione, but about folate, vitamin K, fatty...
If my tryptophan is low, and I'm on a low-carb diet, would you recommend 5-HTP supplements or tryptophan supplements or both? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #54
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: If my tryptophan is low, and I'm on a low-carb diet, would you recommend 5-HTP supplements or tryptophan supplements or both? There are mult...
What to do if signs and symptoms of zinc deficiency persist despite taking 75 mg zinc gluconate per day. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #53
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What to do if signs and symptoms of zinc deficiency persist despite taking 75 mg zinc gluconate per day. You should do plasma zinc. Also y...
What to do about high arsenic. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #52
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Is a high value of arsenic a concern? Yes, arsenic is a toxin. You probably don’t want a lot of it, if it's just a little high it might no...
Are low total omega-6 levels on the ION panel a cause for concern? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #51
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question Are low polyunsaturated omega-6 values on the ION test a concern? Not the total, but if the arachidonic acid levels are low I would look at l...
What to do when high selenium levels won’t come down, even if you’ve stopped supplementing. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #50
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: When high selenium does not come down in response dietary efforts and cessation of supplementation, what's going on? Either there's high lev...
When should you take creatine, if you don’t have an MTHFR SNP? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #49
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Creatine, when is it recommend that if you don't have the MTHFR SNP that causes methylation problems? 1.)When you want to improve your physi...
When to take tryptophan on a ketogenic diet. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #48
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: When should tryptophan be taken on a keto diet? Night, day, both? Presumably you're doing this to try to increase tryptophan getting into th...
Alex Leaf answers a question about creatine non-responders and methylation. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #47
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Do you think there are true non-responders to creatine, or do you think that those apparent non-responders have some defects in methylation ...
How to bring up low levels of arachidonic acid. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #46
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: How do I bring up low levels of arachidonic acid? Should I supplement with 250 milligrams? What brand is there from well-known company? If...
How to interpret the pattern of high citrate, low cis-aconitate, low glutamate, and high glutamine. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #45
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: How to interpret the pattern of high citrate, low cis-aconitate, low glutamate, and high glutamine. The aconitate and citric acid are marker...
Nutritional strategies for glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) deficiency. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #44
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What are the best ways to optimize glutathione status for someone who has a G6PD deficiency? Riboflavin was shown to be of benefit for nor...
How much fatty fish should you eat? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #43
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Are there diminishing returns in the amount of fish in a weekly diet? I know you mentioned eating fish about twice a week. I've been trying ...
How to deal with the fact that blood tests for nutritional status aren’t adapted to children. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #42
09 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: How to deal with the fact that blood tests for nutritional status aren’t adapted to children? There aren't childhood-based ranges that are...
Matt stone and the “overdeification” of vitamin A. Or, are there many people who are vitamin A deficient? Hypersensitivity reactions, fatty liver, overzealous use of cod liver oil, and other concerns. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #41
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: I just saw an email from Matt Stone referring to the overly deified nutrient vitamin A. Also, a few Weston A. Price Foundation bloggers are ...
Is it ok to mix carbs and fat? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #40
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Is it ok to mix carbs and fat? There are a lot of people on the internet that claim the Randle cycle is behind America being fat, since the ...
What are “parent essential oils”? Should we get these instead of cold-water fish oils? Response to Brian Peskin’s theory. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #39
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Can you explain what parent essential oils are? I was given some articles that seemed to be saying that high-dose cold-water fish oils are d...
How to use an Oura ring to monitor HRV and optimize recovery and performance. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #38
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What are your thoughts on monitoring HRV for optimizing performance? Measure your HRV every night and you stop exercising entirely to get a ...
Concerns about vitamin A in pregnancy | Masterjohn Q&A Files #37
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Why did the FDA have a vitamin A requirement during pregnancy at 8,000 IU, which is much higher than the IOM recommendations in the past? I ...
Does mixing carbohydrate with fat cause people to get fat because of the Randle cycle? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #36
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Does mixing carbohydrate with fat cause people to get fat because of the Randle cycle? There's a theory floating around on the internet that...
What to do if gamma-tocopherol levels are low-normal while taking 100 IU/d of alpha-tocopherol. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #35
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What to do if gamma-tocopherol levels are low-normal while taking 100 IU/d of alpha-tocopherol. My initial impression is that there is n...
What to do if taking biotin and yet beta-hydroxyisovalerate is elevated. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #34
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What to do if taking biotin and yet beta-hydroxyisovalerate is elevated. Well in theory that's a marker of biotin deficiency, but you might ...
B6 deficiency, and who is a man with high estrogen, what should they do? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #33
24 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: For someone who is taking 45 mg of vitamin B6 as P5P but has xanthurenate, kynurenate, and quinolinate high in the urine as markers of vitam...
For someone who is homozygous for the H63D allele of the iron- and hemochromatosis-related HFE gene, if ferritin is low but transferrin saturation is high, should they still donate blood? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #32
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: For someone who is homozygous for the H63D allele of the iron- and hemochromatosis-related HFE gene, if ferritin is low but transferrin satu...
How to lower a resting heart rate in the 80s or 90s. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #31
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: Thoughts on lowering my resting heart rate. It's often in the high 80s or low 90s once I'm up for the day. I wish I knew the answer to that....
How to manage the zinc-to-copper ratio and what to do if zinc and copper are both low-normal when supplementing with 15 mg of zinc and 1 mg of copper. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #30
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: How to manage the zinc-to-copper ratio and what to do if zinc and copper are both low-normal when supplementing with 15 mg of zinc and 1 m...
What nutrients are needed to break down old, damaged bone and build new, healthy bone? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #29
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What nutrients are needed to break down old, damaged bone and build new, healthy bone? So you are breaking down bone all the time throughout...
What are my thoughts on detoxing heavy metals? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #28
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What are my thoughts on detoxing heavy metals? My thoughts are first you need to look at how bad the heavy metal is and if it is even at a l...
What to do about elevated morning blood glucose in the mid 90s. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #27
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What to do about elevated morning blood glucose in the mid 90s. I think usually your morning glucose is primarily impacted by your hormones ...
What to do, in the context of diabetes, if T3 supplementation does not increase heat production? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #26
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: neither my mother nor myself respond to T3 supplementation (cytomel; up to 140 mcg/d). Body temp remains low and reverse T3 stays normal. Co...
What are your top three non-nutrient factors that prevent beta-oxidation or ketogenesis? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #25
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "What are your top three non-nutrient factors that prevent someone from entering beta-oxidation or ketogenesis? I mean like sleep disruption...
Recommendations for peripheral neuropathy | Masterjohn Q&A Files #24
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Any recommendations for peripheral neuropathy? Testing vitamin B, lion's mane?" First of all, there is no such thing as vitamin B. I'm not ...
How to improve LDL receptor activity. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #23
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "If cholesterol, LDL-P, and oxidized LDL are high, the sterol panel is normal, and TGs are great, would you suspect clearance of the particl...
Recommendations on magnesium supplements and dosage | Masterjohn Q&A Files #22
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "What are your recommendations on magnesium supplements and dosage?” My opinion is that most people shouldn't be supplementing with high d...
How to lower your calcium score | Masterjohn Q&A Files #21
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Calcium score, is there a way to treat one's calcium score and get it to zero?" ⇒ No, you don't treat the calcium score. You take the cal...
What do you think of alternative testing like hair mineral analysis or SpectraCell? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #20
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "What do you think of alternative testing like hair mineral analysis or SpectraCell?" I'm against SpectraCell on the basis of, it's not vali...
How to address edema. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #19
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: How do I address edema? Edema is basically going to be caused by excess salt retention in the body. The reason is that with the exception ...
How do you determine if you’re getting enough protein? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #18
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "How do you determine if you're getting enough protein? I heard Dr. Stephen Phinney say, for those on a keto diet, if ketones are greater th...
What supplements would you recommend for a ketogenic diet? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #17
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: What supplements would you recommend for a ketogenic diet? Any concerns with carbs being that low? If someone's on a keto diet and they ha...
Why would a male have low blood levels of calcium? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #16
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Why would a male be low in calcium?" You either have something wrong with parathyroid hormone governing your calcium levels, in which case ...
Can a low-carb diet cause waking up in the middle of the night? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #15
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "I keep waking up in the middle of the night and stay awake for hours. Would low carb make it worse?" It definitely could. Your brain will...
Best formula and dosage of no-carb electrolytes to take at night to optimize sleep, especially after sauna use | Masterjohn Q&A Files #14
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Which brand and dosage of no-carb electrolytes would you take at night to optimize sleep, especially after sauna use?" I would drink a bott...
Heart palpitations as a result of vitamin K2 supplementation and whether increasing calcium intake could help | Masterjohn Q&A Files #13
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Vitamin K2, MK-4 and MK-7, might have caused prolonged heart palpitations. Upon stopping it, symptoms mostly resolved after a week or so. D...
Bovine colostrum for those with dairy sensitivities, and what to do about food sensitivities in general | Masterjohn Q&A Files #12
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question, part 1: "Bovine colostrum from New Zealand cows. Yea or nay for those with dairy sensitivities? If nay, what would you recommend instead?" W...
The Carnivore Debate Part 2 | Mastering Nutrition #70
24 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of The Carnivore Debate, we cover the philosophy of the carnivore diet and the potential pitfalls of carnivore and keto. The research that D...
The Carnivore Debate Part 1 | Mastering Nutrition #69
23 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Paul Saladino, Carnivore MD, and I sit down to talk about the carnivore diet. In part 1, we focus on whether you can get all the vitamins and mine...
If your cholesterol is high, how do you avoid having a large burden of oxidized LDL? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #11
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: If your cholesterol is high, how do you avoid having a large burden of oxidized LDL? First, normalize your cholesterol. And no, I’m not ...
The role of the lymphatic system in fat metabolism | Masterjohn Q&A Files #10
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "I'm curious about the role of the lymphatic system in fat metabolism, specifically in high-fat, low-carb diets. Is there a biochemical expl...
The relationship between Lp(a) and cardiovascular disease| Masterjohn Q&A Files #09
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Question: "Lp(a) and genetic component with relation to cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular disease." First, I'm going to be able to give better an...
Could magnesium hydroxide be absorbed via skin and cause hypermagnesemia? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #08
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Can magnesium hydroxide be absorbed via skin?" I don't know. I genuinely don't know. "I've been applying milk of magnesia as a deodorant alternative ...
Concerns about long-term bicarbonate supplementation and other suggestions for raising pH | Masterjohn Q&A Files #07
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Concerns about long-term bicarbonate supplementation and other suggestions for raising pH Helen Donnell says, "Your post on urine pH and exercise tole...
Should you be more concerned about overall fat intake or saturated fat intake with familial hypercholesterolemia?| Masterjohn Q&A Files #06
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Should you be more concerned about overall fat intake or saturated fat intake with familial hypercholesterolemia? Question: "I have familial hyperchol...
How would you address normal TSH but low T4? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #05
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How would you address normal TSH, but low T4? Well, the first thing I'd do is I'd look at your T3. For those of you who aren't familiar with thyroid...
Best clinical way to monitor COMT function if you have already tested for SNPs | Masterjohn Q&A Files #04
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"What do you think is the best clinical way to monitor COMT function if you have already tested for SNPs?" One way you can look at it is through th...
Supplements that may lower anxiety at night and improve heart rate variability during sleep | Masterjohn Q&A Files #02
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Supplements that may lower anxiety at night and improve heart rate variability during sleep I don't know enough about the HRV, the heart rate variabil...
What causes low white blood cell count and what can you do about it? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #01
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nutritional causes of low white blood cells and possible solutions? The absolute first thing that I would always think of when I see low white blood c...
Supplements that may increase deep sleep | Masterjohn Q&A Files #03
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
So, deep sleep is, primarily what's going on in deep sleep is that all of your biogenic amines, which are most of the neurotransmitters that you make ...
Ask Us Anything About Sports Nutrition with Chad Macias, Danny Lennon, and Alex Leaf, May 25, 2019 | Mastering Nutrition #68
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On May 25, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me, Chad Macias, Danny Lennon, and Alex Leaf in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about sports nu...
Ask Us Anything About Hormones with Dr. Carrie Jones, May 10, 2019 | Mastering Nutrition #67
19 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On May 10, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me and Dr. Carrie Jones in a live Zoom meeting to ask us anything about hormones, and here’s the ful...
Pantothenic Acid, Part 2 (Testing, Food, and Supplements) | Mastering Nutrition #66
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of the pantothenic acid Mastering Nutrition podcast. Pantothenate is also known as vitamin B5! It supports your mood, mental health, sk...
Ask Me Anything About Nutrition, March 8, 2019 | Mastering Nutrition #65
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On March 8, members of the CMJ Masterpass joined me in a live Zoom meeting to ask me anything about nutrition, and here's the full recording! We talk ...
Riboflavin for Strange Unresolved Health Problems | Chris Masterjohn Lite # 153
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Got any strange, unresolved health problems? 🤭 High-dose riboflavin might help! MIGHT. 😬 This episode is a shot in the dark, but covers how hi...
High-Dose Riboflavin for Migraines | Chris Masterjohn Lite #152
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Got migraines? 😣 You may need a LOT of riboflavin! 😮 This episode covers what dose to use, and how to time the dosing. This episode is brought t...
Riboflavin for Iron-Deficiency Anemia | Chris Masterjohn Lite #151
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Got anemia? 🙋🏽🙋🏼🙋♀️🙋🏿♀️ You may need more riboflavin! 😮 This episode covers how to know if your iron-deficien...
Riboflavin Supplements: Free B2 Is Better Than FMN or Riboflavin 5’-Phosphate | CML #150
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the best riboflavin supplement? 🤷♂️ For years I thought it was riboflavin 5’-phosphate, also known as flavin mononucleotide (FMN)...
The Best Blood Test for Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #149
25 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the best blood test to use for assessing riboflavin status. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is m...
How to Get Enough Riboflavin From Food | Chris Masterjohn Lite #148
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s how to get RIBOFLAVIN from FOOD. 🍲 😋 This episode covers how to figure out how much you need, and which foods to get it from. This epis...
Pantothenic Acid, Part 1 (What It Is and Why We Need It) | Mastering Nutrition #64
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5. You use it to make coenzyme A, a molecule that is central to energy metabolism, most famous for forming acetyl CoA, wh...
Exercise and Dieting Make You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #147
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Losing weight? Leaning out? Slimming down? 🙋🏽🙋🏼♂️🙋♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️ Hitting the gym? Doing cardio? Gettin’...
High-Fat Diets Make You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #146
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eating keto? Low-carb? High-fat? 🙋🏽🙋🏼♂️🙋♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️ You might need more riboflavin. 😬 This episod...
Riboflavin and Tanning Beds for Fungal Infections? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #145
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have a fungal infection? Here’s how the combination of tanning beds and riboflavin might help. This is speculative, but worth trying for many people...
Sunlight and Tanning Beds Hurt Your Riboflavin Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #144
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do you sunbathe or use tanning beds? If so, you might need more riboflavin. Tune in for the details. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Mi...
How to Know If You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #143
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Riboflavin is the ultimate fat-burning nutrient. 🔥 Could you need more of it? This episode covers the signs you could need a just a little more, an...
Ask Us Anything About Gut Health |Mastering Nutrition #71
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Access the show notes, transcript, and comments here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/p/ask-us-anything-about-gut-health
How to Take Niacin Without Hurting Your Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #142
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Niacin is great! BUT… It can hurt your liver. 😟 This episode covers a protocol to make sure niacin doesn’t hurt your liver. It covers the speci...
How to Take Niacin Without Flushing | Chris Masterjohn Lite #141
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ugh, the NIACIN FLUSH! 🥵🥵🥵 This episode covers what to do and what NOT to do to avoid it. It covers slow-release niacin, extended-release nia...
How to Take Niacin Without Getting Diabetes | Chris Masterjohn Lite #140
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s how to take NIACIN 😁… without getting DIABETES. 😔 Alex Leaf and I did a HUGE podcast on niacin, and Alex looked at the data on whethe...
Should You Use Niacin to Lower Your Blood Lipids? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #139
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Should you use niacin to lower your blood lipids? For every seven people that this saves from heart disease, three get diabetes. This episode covers a...
The Best Blood Test for Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #138
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s why the best test for niacin status is HDRI’s NADH/NADPH, how to use it to calculate the niacin number, and what numbers you should be aimi...
How to Get Enough Niacin From Food | Chris Masterjohn Lite #137
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s how to get NIACIN from FOOD. 🍲😋 I recommend getting a half gram to a gram of protein per pound of bodyweight (double this if you measur...
Do Women Need More Niacin Than Men? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #136
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Do women need more niacin than men? The RDA says they need less. But the evidence suggests otherwise. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supp...
How to Free the Niacin in Grains and Seeds | Chris Masterjohn Lite #135
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Are your whole grains and seeds good sources of niacin? That depends on you prepare them! Whole grains have 80-90% of their niacin locked up, and seed...
Coffee! How to Free the Locked-Up Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #134
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
COFFEE 😍😍😍 Is it a good source of NIACIN? That depends on how you brew it. This episode has the details on the effect of roasting, coffee str...
How to Know If You Need More Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #133
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder if you need more niacin? This episode covers the signs and symptoms of niacin deficiency as well as the reasons you’d be likely to becom...
How to Safely Take Nicotinamide Riboside for Anti-Aging | Chris Masterjohn Lite #132
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is the best form of niacin to take for anti-aging benefits. BUT… it could sap your creatine supply, making you weaker, hu...
The Best Form of Niacin for Anti-Aging | Chris Masterjohn Lite #131
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Niacin, niacinamide, nicotinamide riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide, oh my! 🙉 Which form should you take for anti-aging? In this episode, I rec...
Should You Inject Yourself With NAD+? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #130
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Should you inject yourself with NAD+ to stay young forever? 💉😮 My buddy Ben and some guys at Onnit are doin’ it. 👊 I’m a little less pron...
What to Do About Fatty Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #129
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
An estimated 70 million Americans have fatty liver disease, and the strongest predictors are obesity and type 1 or type 2 diabetes. The lab I worked i...
Vitamin A and Fatty Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #128
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fatty liver can hurt your liver’s ability to store vitamin A, which could make vitamin A supplements or vitamin A-rich foods toxic. Yet one of the m...
Vitamin A and Pregnancy: Should You Worry? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #127
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Can vitamin A cause birth defects? Maybe. Here’s what I recommend to do with your vitamin A intake when you’re expecting, or expecting to maybe be...
What to Do About Vitamin A Toxicity | Chris Masterjohn Lite #126
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you have vitamin A toxicity, should you see a doctor? What foods should you stop eating, and are there any supplements you should start taking? Tun...
How to Know If You Have Vitamin A Toxicity | Chris Masterjohn Lite #125
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is vitamin A toxic? It can be! It’s a super-important essential nutrient and MANY people need MORE of it, yet it still has the potential to cause pr...
Do Children Need Less Nutrients Than Adults? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #124
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Does a growing child need a *less* nutritious diet than an adult? You would think so, looking at the RDAs! Yes, some of them are higher during childho...
Your “MTHFR” Is Just a Riboflavin Deficiency | Chris Masterjohn Lite #123
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Got MTHFR? 😬 Relax! Riboflavin will come to the rescue! 😁 MTHFR is an enzyme that uses folate (vitamin B9) to support your mental and physical h...
How to Use an Oura Ring and HRV for Exercise Performance and Recovery | Chris Masterjohn Lite #122
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Feel tanked after your workout? 😫 Well you might feel fine, but you might still be stressing your body too much. How do you know? This is my recomm...
5 Signs Your Brain Needs More Vitamin C and Copper | Chris Masterjohn Lite #121
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Low Copper Low Vitamin C BRAIN Syndrome” Ok it’s not a medical term. I invented it. But this is the cluster of signs and symptoms that make it ...
Niacin, Part 2: Blood Tests, Foods, and Supplements | Mastering Nutrition #62
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 we covered what niacin is and why you need it. Here’s part 2, where Alex Leaf and I cover blood tests, foods, and supplements! How much d...
Ten Steps to Healthy Sleep | Chris Masterjohn Lite #120
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here are ten steps to healthy sleep! What has been most game-changing for you? Let me know in the comments! This episode is brought to you by Ancestra...