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Regarding liver: I find it distasteful, but I have read some people freeze uncooked liver for 2 weeks and then cut it up into pill-size chunks so they can easily swallow them. Is this safe and healthy?
@DrMariano 6747 wrote:
The activity of Liver Enzymes Cytochrome P450 enzyme 3A4 and 2C9 will always be elevated so long as St. Johns Wort is taken.
Wow I never came across that on the bottle or heard of any substantial warning regarding liver and SJW.
Is this increased liver activity a cause for health concern in your opinion? Is there anything to do to mitigate it?
Thanks again Dr Mariano.
Can you say anything more about the use of T3 without even lab testing in order to improve depression?
It seems a rather bold move… what if the person seems to have a perfectly good thyroid function on physical examination?
What would a blood catecholamines test be able to tell someone that a patient could practically apply to their life? They need more tyrosine, 5htp, they drink too much coffee, something else…? Just kind of wondering about this as it seems a lot more vague of a test than something like DHEA-s or total testosterone.
Also, what kind of impact would it have on the test for people who go into a mild fight-or-flight mode when they get blood drawn? Is that worth consideration to what seems to be a sensitive test?
@DrMariano 6719 wrote:
Iron is best raised by consumption of liver, intestines, or blood foods such as English blood sausage, blood pie, Spanish/Roman blood stew. These provide a biologically available animal form of iron that mineral iron or vegetables do not adequately provide.
Lean cuts of meat generally do not provide adequate iron. Rib-eye steaks are better when it comes to red meats compared to lean cuts like tri-tips.
Going along with this, Dr Mariano, how long would one expect it to take to raise their ferritin to 100 from 50? (I believe you recommend a range of roughly 100-120 ideal, but I think I’ve also seen you mention 100-150.)
Not only that, but how often do your patients successfully bring their ferritin into your desired range without supplements? Frankly, it seems like most people would not be able to eat liver, intestines; and while I may love to eat rib eyes several times per week I could probably not find the time to cook it consistently, let alone afford it! 🙂 I mean, I guess what I’m asking is how hard or easy is it to raise ferritin using the real food approach.
Thanks for helping.
If a patient has an apparently health thyroid and weight, is it reasonable to presume they must have some type of chronic low-grade inflammation then?
Aside from infection, what might the cause(s) be?
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Nutrition seems to be a foundational part of your interventions.
@hardasnails1973 3828 wrote:
Excessive fish oil puts your self into a pro inflammatory state when we are already excessive oxidize stress state.
Can you and/or Dr Mariano please say whats the best guess as to what “excessive” fish oil amounts to?
Does Dr Mariano still recommend the minimum of 2,400mg of fish oil per day?
Dr Mariano, what do you mean by this:
“If a person […] needed braces, they haven’t had enough nutrition.”
Thanks Dr, and when would you estimate the maximum benefits would be seen for improved mental attitude?
@DrMariano 4938 wrote:
Generally, the upper half of the ferritin and serum iron reference range is going to be better than the lower half so long as there is enough vitamin A and copper as ceruloplasmin without the presence of Wilson’s disease.
Dr Mariano, nobody really talks about vitamin A that much. But recently I’ve seen you talking about vitamin A and it stuck out to me. This is another example.
Can you say more about the particular significance of vitamin A?
