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Mastering NutritionNutrition in Neuroscience Part 2 | Mastering Nutrition #41 Part 2 of how NUTRITION has a HUGE impact on your BRAIN! Everything in your brain is something you ate, something you made from something you ate, or, in a few cases, something your mother ate. Nutrition impacts your mental and emotional health, the function of your five senses, and your conscious and unconscious control over your body movements. Join me as I lead you in a safari through the textbook, “Neuroscience,” pointing out along the way all the interesting connections to nutrition. Listen in for part 2 on the NEUROTRANSMITTERS! 0:00:37 Cliff Notes 0:04:15 Overview of neurotransmitters 0:06:55 Glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter. 0:14:08 De novo glutamate...2022-06-091h 39Mastering NutritionNEW! Version 7 of the COVID Guide!Newly updated September 25, 2021, and now in Version 7: https://chris-masterjohn-phd.myshopify.com/products/the-food-and-supplement-guide-for-the-coronavirus This guide provides my recommendations for nutritional and herbal defense against COVID. This version covers 41 randomized controlled trials, which are the gold standard of evidence, as well as many other studies providing context for interpreting the trials. Since much of this research is recent, not all of it is peer-reviewed. However, I have used my own expertise in nutritional sciences and extensive experience evaluating research to fully review the quality of this evidence myself. This protocol represents the best of science-backed strategies...2021-09-2607 minMastering NutritionWhat can be done to reverse hypothyroidism other than taking thyroid medicine? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #115Question: What can be done to reverse hypothyroidism other than taking thyroid medicine? Chris: I'll throw in a couple things. If you just look at the nutrients needed to make thyroid hormone, you're looking at enough protein in addition to enough iodine. But then also the production of thyroid hormone is a very, very dirty process that requires an enormous amount of antioxidant support. Selenium is very important. But also, if you're looking at antioxidant protection, you're looking at not just things that we think of as dietary antioxidants. But you're looking at protein, zinc, iron, copper...2020-04-2810 minMastering NutritionWhat to do about premenstrual water retention? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #113Question: What to do about premenstrual water retention? Chris: I looked at a really good paper that showed that in women who had water retention symptoms with PMS, the main difference in their hormones was that they weren't clearing progesterone as fast from their ovulation-related peak. I was discussing this with a different friend who had found that she would consistently get water retention in response to using progesterone creams. Carrie: A big reason, that we are protected up to the point and then we go through menopause and we'd lose all that estrogen...2020-04-2404 minMastering NutritionShould someone with low testosterone go back on testosterone replacement therapy or wait it out? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #107Question: Should someone with low testosterone go back on testosterone replacement therapy or wait it out? Carrie: Men have luteinizing hormone just like women do. It comes from the brain. It's what stimulates the testes to make testosterone. If you have low LH, then I know it's a brain problem, not necessarily a testicular problem. If your LH is normal, it's not in the brain. Chris: If the question is how long should he wait, waiting is probably not going to give you any more answers than it was giving you for the last five...2020-04-1608 minMastering NutritionWould a seasonally low vitamin D intake and high calcium intake cause soft tissue calcification? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #105Question: Would a seasonally low vitamin D intake and high calcium intake cause soft tissue calcification? Chris: Yeah, okay. The end of this question is would the calcium simply be excreted due to the low vitamin D levels. Your vitamin D level being low, the first thing that's going to do and the major thing that's going to do is it's going to lower your calcium absorption. You would have more calcium excreted in the feces as a result of not absorbing it if your vitamin D level is low. However, a high enough calcium intake is...2020-04-1405 minMastering NutritionQuestion on Iodine, Fatigue, and Detox Reaction. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #104Question: Question on Iodine, Fatigue, and Detox Reaction. Carrie: Remember, iodine belongs to the halogen family and other halogens can bind onto your PT or tyrosine. I have had this before where patients would take iodine and the iodine will push off the fluoride and the chloride and the bromide off of the tyrosine, and so it binds on and now you have essentially a detox reaction. People will say, "I get headaches. I've broken out in rashes. I'm really tired." Because the other halogens have come off the tyrosine and are now floating around your system.2020-04-1306 minMastering NutritionWhy does estrogen regulate tryptophan metabolism? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #102Question: Why does estrogen regulate tryptophan metabolism? Chris: I think that it's basically the body trying to make sure that the baby has enough niacin because chronic estrogen exposure would occur during pregnancy. When I was doing my niacin research, one thing that I found is that women seem to need more total niacin than men, but they seem to be better at making niacin from protein. What's really interesting is that the studies that were done that were used to make the RDA, there weren't comparisons in men and women, but two of the studies were...2020-04-0905 minMastering NutritionDoes folic acid act differently in the body than natural folate? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #68Question: Does folic acid act differently in the body than natural folate? | Masterjohn Q&A Files #68They don't really. Everything that is said bad about folic acid is sort of true to an extent but has been completely exaggerated in some circles. What happens is you have an enzyme called dihydrofolate reductase, or DHFR. Its purpose is not to metabolize synthetic folic acid obviously because that folic acid molecule doesn't exist in the food supply. Its normal purpose is that every time that you use folate to participate in processes outside of methylation, such as DNA synthesis...2020-02-2115 minMastering NutritionHow to address edema. | Masterjohn Q&A Files #19Question: 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 of very extreme scenarios, your body is going to tightly regulate the sodium concentration of the water in your body, and sodium draws water. Now, that's not to say that the cause is eating salt. And there are cases where eating salt might remove edema. But generally salt retention of total water volume is going to be a big factor. In hypothyroidism it becomes I believe at least pa...2019-12-0403 minMastering NutritionConcerns about long-term bicarbonate supplementation and other suggestions for raising pH | Masterjohn Q&A Files #07Concerns about long-term bicarbonate supplementation and other suggestions for raising pH Helen Donnell says, "Your post on urine pH and exercise tolerance was a game-changer for me, but anytime I miss a dose of bicarb, I'm right back to 5. Any long-term concerns with taking bicarb two to three times a day, any suggestions for other ways to get my system pH up?" Well, I will say in my case that I stopped taking the bicarbonate when I figured out that I had a zinc deficiency. So, for people who don't know the backstory here, Google "...2019-11-1807 minMastering NutritionRiboflavin for Strange Unresolved Health Problems | Chris Masterjohn Lite # 153Got any strange, unresolved health problems? 🤭 High-dose riboflavin might help! MIGHT. 😬 This episode is a shot in the dark, but covers how high-dose riboflavin could help with a lot of mystery issues. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delive...2019-07-0908 minMastering NutritionHigh-Dose Riboflavin for Migraines | Chris Masterjohn Lite #152Got 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 to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris...2019-07-0407 minMastering NutritionRiboflavin for Iron-Deficiency Anemia | Chris Masterjohn Lite #151Got anemia? 🙋🏽🙋🏼🙋♀️🙋🏿♀️ You may need more riboflavin! 😮 This episode covers how to know if your iron-deficiency anemia could be helped by riboflavin, and what to do about it using food and supplements. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Mess...2019-07-0207 minMastering NutritionThe Best Blood Test for Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #149This 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 my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris Masterbot, my baby bot, is more interactive, and has more jokes an...2019-06-2506 minMastering NutritionHow to Get Enough Riboflavin From Food | Chris Masterjohn Lite #148Here’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 episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught...2019-06-2010 minMastering NutritionExercise and Dieting Make You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #147Losing weight? Leaning out? Slimming down? 🙋🏽🙋🏼♂️🙋♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️ Hitting the gym? Doing cardio? Gettin’ yo fat-burnin’ on? 🙋🏽🙋🏼♂️🙋♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️ You might need more riboflavin. 😬 This episode covers by how much, and how to get it from food. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris Masterbot, my b...2019-06-1807 minMastering NutritionHigh-Fat Diets Make You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #146Eating keto? Low-carb? High-fat? 🙋🏽🙋🏼♂️🙋♀️🙋♂️🙋🏿♀️ You might need more riboflavin. 😬 This episode covers how much more you’d need and how to get it from food. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris Masterbot, my baby bot, is m...2019-06-1306 minMastering NutritionRiboflavin and Tanning Beds for Fungal Infections? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #145Have a fungal infection? Here’s how the combination of tanning beds and riboflavin might help. This is speculative, but worth trying for many people. Make sure to talk to your doctor about any infections you have and anything you’re doing to treat them. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you sh...2019-06-1109 minMastering NutritionSunlight and Tanning Beds Hurt Your Riboflavin Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #144Do 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 Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Messenger version is taught by Chris Masterbot, my baby bo...2019-06-0606 minMastering NutritionHow to Know If You Need More Riboflavin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #143Riboflavin 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, and what it would look like if you started running real low. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get i...2019-06-0407 minMastering NutritionHow to Take Niacin Without Hurting Your Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #142Niacin 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 specific form you take, your health history, the dose, and what to take it with to protect your liver. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for speci...2019-05-3009 minMastering NutritionHow to Take Niacin Without Flushing | Chris Masterjohn Lite #141Ugh, the NIACIN FLUSH! 🥵🥵🥵 This episode covers what to do and what NOT to do to avoid it. It covers slow-release niacin, extended-release niacin, inositol hexanicotinate, niacinamide, aspirin, and waiting it out. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger o...2019-05-2806 minMastering NutritionHow to Take Niacin Without Getting Diabetes | Chris Masterjohn Lite #140Here’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 whether it is safe and effective to use for preventing heart disease. Based on that data, one out of every 18 people who use it for this purpose get saved from heart disease, but for every 7 people saved from heart disease, 3 get diabetes. In this episode I cover Alex’s idea on how to take niacin without getting diabetes. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and...2019-05-2310 minMastering NutritionShould You Use Niacin to Lower Your Blood Lipids? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #139Should you use niacin to lower your blood lipids? For every seven people that this saves from heart disease, three get diabetes. This episode covers alternative strategies to achieve the same effect of niacin on blood lipids without the risk of diabetes. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or...2019-05-2110 minMastering NutritionThe Best Blood Test for Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #138Here’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 aiming for. This episode is brought to you by Vitamins and Minerals 101. This is my new, free, 30-day course that covers the basics of each nutrient, including why it’s important, how to get it from food, how to know if you need more, when you should think about supplementing, and concerns for special diets or special populations. You can get it delivered by Facebook Messenger or email. The Me...2019-05-1608 minMastering NutritionHow to Get Enough Niacin From Food | Chris Masterjohn Lite #137Here’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 measure your weight in kilograms), which contributes to your niacin status, as well as 20 milligrams of preformed niacin from food per day. So, here are your foods, arranged in five tiers. Tier 1 supplies close to 15 mg or more per serving. Fresh yellowfin or shipjack tuna, anchovies, liver (beef, lamb, pork), unfortified nutritional yeast in the amount of 3 heaping tbsp. Tier 2 supplies 7-14 mg per s...2019-05-1411 minMastering NutritionDo Women Need More Niacin Than Men? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #136Do 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 Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://AncestralSupplements.com This...2019-05-0909 minMastering NutritionHow to Free the Niacin in Grains and Seeds | Chris Masterjohn Lite #135Are 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 seeds have 40% of their niacin locked up. This episode covers how to free the bound niacin. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all...2019-05-0708 minMastering NutritionCoffee! How to Free the Locked-Up Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #134COFFEE 😍😍😍 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 strength, and decaffeination. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any o...2019-05-0206 minMastering NutritionHow to Know If You Need More Niacin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #133Ever 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 become deficient. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of...2019-04-3008 minMastering NutritionHow to Safely Take Nicotinamide Riboside for Anti-Aging | Chris Masterjohn Lite #132Nicotinamide riboside (NR) is the best form of niacin to take for anti-aging benefits. BUT… it could sap your creatine supply, making you weaker, hurting your digestion, or causing you to get depressed. AND it could mess with your dopamine, giving you “sticky brain” syndrome, causing negative thoughts and emotions to get stuck in your mind. How do we protect against this? It all comes down to dose, frequency, timing it with meals, and making sure you have enough methyl donors. Tune in for the details. This episode is brough...2019-04-2507 minMastering NutritionThe Best Form of Niacin for Anti-Aging | Chris Masterjohn Lite #131Niacin, niacinamide, nicotinamide riboside, nicotinamide mononucleotide, oh my! 🙉 Which form should you take for anti-aging? In this episode, I recommend nicotinamide riboside (NR). It’s better at increase NAD+ levels than niacin or niacinamide. It’s probably equal to nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), but NMN hasn’t been studied as well. NMN is probably absorbed as NR anyway, and might have lower absorption if your intestines are damaged. Tune in for the details of why I’m making this recommendation. Also, stay tuned for the next episode on how to use NR safely, or, use the lin...2019-04-2306 minMastering NutritionShould You Inject Yourself With NAD+? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #130Should 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 prone to livin’ on the edge. 🤓 I like the idea of living forever, but, well, I don’t want to wind up 🤕 or 🥴. Tune in for my thoughts on NAD+ injections. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestr...2019-04-1810 minMastering NutritionWhat to Do About Fatty Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #129An 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 in when I completed my PhD specialized in fatty liver disease, so I did a lot of research on this and have published some papers on it. Here’s my recommended fix, which I call the “choline-boosting modified fast.” It focuses on weight loss that is as rapid as the person can handle, but no more rapid; using the foods least likely to contribute to liver fat, modified according to the person’s abilit...2019-04-1610 minMastering NutritionVitamin A and Fatty Liver | Chris Masterjohn Lite #128Fatty 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 main conditions that causes fatty liver -- obesity -- also makes your cell’s deficient in vitamin A, deep down inside. This a big problem! You might need more vitamin A, yet not be able to handle getting it. Tune in for my solution. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from...2019-04-1106 minMastering NutritionVitamin A and Pregnancy: Should You Worry? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #127Can 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 expecting. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of t...2019-04-0906 minMastering NutritionWhat to Do About Vitamin A Toxicity | Chris Masterjohn Lite #126If 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? Tune in for my suggestions. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to...2019-04-0406 minMastering NutritionHow to Know If You Have Vitamin A Toxicity | Chris Masterjohn Lite #125Is 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 problems. Here is a method to use signs and symptoms, the amounts of vitamin A you’ve been exposed to, and lab tests to determine if you’ve gotten too much. There are a few symptoms that I neglected to mention in the video that are worth taking note of: skin peeling, itching, cracked lips, and fatigue. This episode is brought to you...2019-04-0207 minMastering NutritionDo Children Need Less Nutrients Than Adults? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #124Does 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 childhood growth phases, such as calcium. But many of them are lower, and not because we know children need less but simply because they were scaled down by bodyweight. Should a child half your size who eats twice as much food as you eat a diet that’s only 25% as nutrient-dense? I doubt it. Tune in for my thoughts on the topic and what I...2019-03-2807 minMastering NutritionYour “MTHFR” Is Just a Riboflavin Deficiency | Chris Masterjohn Lite #123Got MTHFR? 😬 Relax! Riboflavin will come to the rescue! 😁 MTHFR is an enzyme that uses folate (vitamin B9) to support your mental and physical health. It does so by using riboflavin (vitamin B2) to make the methyl group of methylfolate. The common polymorphisms that lower MTHFR activity may do so simply by hurting its ability to bind riboflavin, and enough riboflavin may be able to bring that activity completely back up to normal! Tune in for the details. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef B...2019-03-2607 minMastering NutritionHow to Use an Oura Ring and HRV for Exercise Performance and Recovery | Chris Masterjohn Lite #122Feel 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 recommended protocol for using heart rate variability to determine how recovered you are. It covers everything from getting an accurate baseline measurement to discovering and testing things that impact your recovery time. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of...2019-03-2108 minMastering Nutrition5 Signs Your Brain Needs More Vitamin C and Copper | Chris Masterjohn Lite #121“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 sound like your brain needs more vitamin C or copper, based on the neuropeptides we need these nutrients to activate. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver...2019-03-1906 minMastering NutritionTen Steps to Healthy Sleep | Chris Masterjohn Lite #120Here 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 Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://AncestralSupplements.com 2019-03-1412 minMastering NutritionHow to Stop Waking Up to Pee | Chris Masterjohn Lite #119Don’t you just hate it when you keep waking up in the middle of the night to pee? If this is your biggest sleeping problem, listen up. In this episode I cover how sleeping regular hours is one of the most important ways to combat this, and how nutrients (salt, vitamin C, copper, zinc, glycine, enough calories) and stress management can also help. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of th...2019-03-1206 minMastering NutritionVitamin A for Sleep | Chris Masterjohn Lite # 118To get good sleep, your brain needs to know when it’s daytime and when it’s nighttime. How does it know? Vitamin A tells it! So if you don’t have enough vitamin A, your brain is going to be clueless. Tune in for how to figure out if vitamin A is at the bottom of your sleeping problems. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ...2019-03-0706 minMastering NutritionHow to Make Your Own Melatonin | Chris Masterjohn Lite #117Here’s how to make your own melatonin. No, not in your basement -- in your brain. We cover the effect of protein, carbs, vitamins, blue-blocking, and sunshine. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in the convenience of a capsule. For mo...2019-03-0507 minMastering NutritionWhy You Shouldn’t Take Melatonin Too Often | Chris Masterjohn Lite #116I used to be addicted to melatonin. I couldn’t sleep without taking a time-release melatonin every night. Well, it wasn’t really an addiction. It was that my sleep just sucked, so I was stuck using melatonin because my body wasn’t working right. I haven’t needed melatonin to sleep for *years.* I regard it as a sign of the success of what I’ve done to fix my sleep that I don’t need it anymore. Do you take melatonin? I’m not against it. I think everyone should have so...2019-02-2807 minMastering NutritionTryptophan and Carbs for Sleep | Chris Masterjohn Lite #115In order to sleep well, you need to get a good dose of tryptophan into your brain at any point during the day. The simplest way to do that is with natural, whole-food, high-glycemic carbohydrates like white potatoes and sweet potatoes. Tune in for how to make this work on a high-carb, low-carb or even keto diet, when to include a tryptophan supplement, and what to consider when timing the supplements or carbs. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs...2019-02-2607 minMastering NutritionShould You Eat Protein At Night? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #114Could eating protein at night hurt your sleep? In this episode I discuss why it *might* hurt your sleep. Eating protein at the last meal of your day is important if you are trying to build muscle, but if you are trying to resolve sleeping problems then trying a lower-protein meal at night should be one of the tools in your kit. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support...2019-02-2104 minMastering NutritionCan Alpha-GPC and Gingko Hurt Your Sleep? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #113In the last episode, I covered how and why I use alpha-GPC and ginkgo biloba supplements during periods where I need increased focused concentration. But could this hurt your sleep if you take them at night? Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' Grass Fed Beef Brain. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and brain... all in...2019-02-1905 minMastering NutritionAlpha-GPC and Ginkgo Biloba for Focused Concentration | Chris Masterjohn Lite #112Here’s how and why I use alpha-GPC and ginkgo biloba supplements during periods where I need increased focused concentration. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd.co...2019-02-1406 minMastering NutritionHow to Make Your Own GABA | Chris Masterjohn Lite #111Here’s how to make your own GABA, not in your basement, but in your brain. GABA helps relax you, helps you make faster and better decisions under pressure, and helps you face your fears with less of a harmful stress response. To make it ourselves we need glucose to enter the brain, then we need to use seven B vitamins, at least four minerals, and a robust supply of cellular energy to make the GABA, and we need salt, potassium, and energy to make it function properly. Tune in for how to ge...2019-02-1209 minMastering NutritionHow to Get GABA from Food | Chris Masterjohn Lite | Chris Masterjohn Lite #110GABA helps relax you, helps you make faster and better decisions under pressure, and helps you face your fears with less of a harmful stress response. Tune in to find out how to get it from FOOD! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule...2019-02-0705 minMastering NutritionWhy You Might Need Carbs With Your GABA or Glycine | Chris Masterjohn Lite #109Most people won’t have adverse effects from taking GABA or glycine supplements, but some do. If you find that either of these cause anxiety from tanking your breathing or heart rate, a dose of high-glycemic carbs like white potatoes, sweet potatoes, or rice, could be the thing that helps. Tune in to find out why! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a no...2019-02-0505 minMastering NutritionCourage, Not Confidence, For Facing Fears | Chris Masterjohn Lite #108We often look to ourselves for confidence when facing up to our fears. This is wrong. Here I share a personal story about how the idea of “courage, not confidence,” from Tim Ferriss’s interview with the designer Deb Millman, helped me face up to a fear. And I didn’t even have any GABA with me! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-t...2019-01-3106 minMastering NutritionIntroducing the CMJ MasterpassThe CMJ Masterpass is for those of you who really love me. 💙 The GINORMOUS earlybird discount is about to disappear! ⏰So check this out now if you're not a member yet to see if it's for you. (or sign up at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/masterpass Here's a video tour of what it looks like inside the Masterpass. 🔷The Masterpass is an all-access pass to premium features on all my audio and video content including Chris Masterjohn Lite (short, practical tips), Mastering Nutrition (long, in-depth podcasts on a specific topic), or Masterclass With Masterjohn (nutritional...2019-01-3007 minMastering NutritionFace Your Fears With GABA | Chris Masterjohn Lite #107Do you feel too stressed when trying to face your fears? That stress could tank your immune system. Believe it or not, a little GABA can help you tolerate the stress, and face your fears without hurting your immune function. Tune in for how 100 mg of GABA could help! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed...2019-01-2905 minMastering NutritionGABA for Faster Decision-Making | Chris Masterjohn Lite #106Need to make quick decisions under pressure? Tune in for how 800 mg of GABA could help! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ancestral This episode is...2019-01-2405 minMastering NutritionCarbs for Serotonin and Stress-Resistance | Chris Masterjohn Lite #105While collagen won’t bonk your serotonin if you eat enough other protein, low-carbing too much might. Here’s why at least one meal a day with natural high-glycemic carbs like white potatoes or sweet potatoes could help improve your stress-resistance. Tune in for more details and for what to do if low-carb is something you need to stick to. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ance...2019-01-2207 minMastering NutritionWill Collagen Bonk Your Serotonin? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #104Will collagen supplements bonk your serotonin and make you depressed or anxious? Tune in for my response to an article that Trudy Scott, author of The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution, wrote about this over at “Every Woman Over 29” blog. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsu...2019-01-1712 minMastering NutritionHow to Fix Chronic Pain | Chris Masterjohn Lite #103Here are 5 ways to help resolve chronic pain: managing inflammation, reducing acidity, magnesium, glycine, and GABA. Tune in for more details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ancestral ...2019-01-1511 minMastering Nutrition3 Ways to Clear Stubborn Inflammation | Chris Masterjohn Lite #102Here are 3 ways to clear stubborn inflammation: managing your fatty acids, taking a new supplement that jump-starts the resolution process, or going with the aspirin protocol from a few episodes ago. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information...2019-01-1008 minMastering NutritionThe Omega-6 / Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio: Should You Care? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #101Should you care about your omega-6/omega-3 ratio? The short answer is, no, not unless you’re vegan or eat a diet that doesn’t contain liver, egg yolks, and fish. Nevertheless, blood testing for arachidonic acid, EPA, and DHA levels can be useful and can guide dietary choices to improve the levels of these fatty acids. Still, don’t get caught up in the arachidonic acid-to-EPA ratio. And be mindful about how EPA behaves differently when you are or aren’t taking aspirin. Tune in for the details! This episode is brought to you b...2019-01-0810 minMastering NutritionWhat to Do About Menstrual Weight Gain | Chris Masterjohn Lite #100Ladies, do you gain a lot of weight around your period? Here’s how daily supplementation with the right forms of magnesium and B6, as well as targeted use of a low-salt, high-potassium diet around your period with herbal diuretics and just the right dose of dark chocolate can help. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail pr...2019-01-0310 minMastering NutritionWhy Aspirin Goes Best With Bicarbonate and Glycine | Chris Masterjohn Lite #99Most over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs carry a risk of causing food intolerances and chronic, low-grade inflammation. Aspirin is an exception. But this is why it’s best taken with bicarbonate and glycine. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or...2019-01-0109 minMastering NutritionWill MCT Oil Help You Lose Weight? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #98Replacing most of your fat with MCT oil will help create a small caloric deficit that can assist in weight loss, but is it worth it? Tune in for my answer. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of...2018-12-2709 minMastering NutritionDoes Glycine or GABA Wake You Up? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #97GABA and glycine supplements should both have a calming effect, helping to reduce anxiety and make you sleep better. But some people have asked me, what if they do the opposite? What if they cause anxiety and wake you up at night? Tune in for my answer. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen...2018-12-2507 minMastering NutritionDoes Methylfolate Make You Angry or Depressed? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #96Does methylfolate make you angry or depressed? Tune in to hear what I think is going on and what to do about it. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd...2018-12-2008 minMastering Nutrition7 Steps to Cure Histamine Intolerance | Chris Masterjohn Lite #95Here’s a 7-step protocol to tackle histamine intolerance. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "living" collagen, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ancestral This episode is brought to yo...2018-12-1809 minMastering NutritionIs Alcohol Good for You? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #94Is alcohol good for you? It’s clear to me that 1) alcohol is a toxin and 2) it can help with having fun, which is good for you, but in this episode I consider whether some dose of alcohol might actually be fundamentally good for you. I discuss three ways this might work and what the optimal dose might be, as well as sharing a story of how I used alcohol to help clear up a fungal infection. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Ou...2018-12-1310 minMastering NutritionAlcohol and Histamine | Chris Masterjohn Lite #93Could drinking alcohol be contributing to your allergies or histamine intolerance? When my allergies started going nuts in Greece this summer, I was drinking more alcohol. Alcohol impairs the clearance of histamine *and* competes with histamine to be cleared itself. So it could make your allergies worse or contribute to histamine intolerance if you have it. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ...2018-12-1104 minMastering NutritionAre You Taking Medications That Cause Histamine Intolerance? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #92Could your medications be contributing to your histamine intolerance? There are over 50 medications that could be culprits, so if you have symptoms of histamine intolerance and you are on any medications, tune in to this episode to find out if the ones you’re taking could be a problem. Make sure to discuss any problems with your medication or changes to be made with your doctor! Please don’t change your medications on the basis of this episode alone! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ance...2018-12-0606 minMastering NutritionMigraines and the Menstrual Cycle: Histamine? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #91Ladies, let’s talk about your cycle. Specifically, do you get migraines, other types of headaches, flushing, itching, or any other allergy-like symptoms that correlate with your menstrual cycle? If so, you could be experiencing temporary histamine intolerance caused by too much estrogen. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, or...2018-12-0406 minMastering NutritionKidney and DAO Supplements for Histamine Intolerance | Chris Masterjohn Lite #90Got histamine intolerance? Here are two supplements that could help. Tune in to learn which ones to use! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ancestral This episode is brought to...2018-11-2907 minMastering NutritionHow to Test for Histamine Intolerance | Chris Masterjohn Lite #89Do you have histamine intolerance? It could be confused with an increased burden of mast cells, one of the main types of cells that release histamine. Tune in for two lab tests that can help you tell the difference. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule...2018-11-2706 minMastering NutritionDietary Histamine: How Reliable Is the Information? | Chris Masterjohn Lite #88Histamine! If you suffer from ANY of these symptoms -- diarrhea, headaches (including migraines), nasal congestion, asthma, wheezing, low or high blood pressure, heart palpitations (when your heart skips, flutters or beats irregularly), hives, itching, or flushing, you could be histamine intolerant. If you are, this means that, as much as your symptoms seem like allergies, it could be a reaction to histamine in foods, such as hard cheese, fish, shellfish, dried nuts and fruit, and fermented and aged products more generally. But can you trust the lists you find on the internet...2018-11-2211 minMastering NutritionHow to Manage Your Selenium Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #87Selenium makes you resilient to all kinds of stress, including the physical attacks of infections and toxins. It keeps your nails healthy, prevents the wear and tear on your tissues as you age, keeps your body from launching too much inflammation and releasing too much histamine, and appears to protect against several cancers. On the other hand, too much worsens the risk of diabetes and causes some of the same problems that “just enough” protects against. Because the soils vary so much in their selenium content, it’s hard to judge what you’re getting just fro...2018-11-2009 minMastering NutritionHow to Manage Your Vitamin C Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #86Vitamin C protects against bleeding gums, makes your bones strong, helps keep you from getting sick, protects against the normal wear and tear on our tissues, helps us deal with alcohol, cigarette smoke, and toxins in our environment, and may even help support our ability to experience the emotional impact of physical intimacy. That last one is a little speculative, but it does make sense, because vitamin C is needed to make oxytocin, the so-called love hormone! Tune in for everything you need to know about how to manage your vitamin C status! This episode...2018-11-1510 minMastering NutritionWeston Price and Beyond | Mastering Nutrition #52In this episode, Hilda Librada Gore of the Wise Traditions podcast interviews me about the work of Weston Price, dental researcher extraordinaire and pioneer of nutritional anthropology. In the second half, we talk about how to condense what we've learned since Price's time about nutrition into some practical rules of thumb that can help us achieve the best diet to meet our nutritional needs. It originally appeared on the Wise Traditions podcast as episode 155 and 156. If you can be in Baltimore, MD this weekend, November 16-November 19, come to the Wise Traditions Conference! I'll be giving...2018-11-141h 20Mastering NutritionHow to Manage Your Vitamin B6 Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #85Vitamin B6 protects against depression, anxiety, insomnia, age-related cognitive decline, hypoglycemia, kidney stones, and the morning sickness of pregnancy. Tune in for everything you need to know about how to manage your B6 status! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any...2018-11-1310 minMastering NutritionHow to Manage Your Copper Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #84Copper! Copper is needed to prevent anemia, histamine intolerance, high cholesterol, and osteoporosis, probably helps with allergies, and is needed to make you feel good overall. There’s a dark side to its toxicity, but more likely you need more copper than less. Tune in for everything you need to know about how to manage your copper status! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements ha...2018-11-0811 minMastering NutritionDON’T Count Your Collagen as Protein | Chris Masterjohn Lite #83Do you supplement with collagen? Collagen is great, and important, but you SHOULDN’T be counting it toward your protein intake. I’ve been seeing “collagen protein” bars around, and there’s nothing inaccurate about calling them that, but it seems easily to be misled into thinking they provide all the protein we need at a meal. They don’t. Many people have asked me why I talk about collagen and non-collagen protein separately, and this episode explains why. Listen in and let me know what you think! This episode is brought to you...2018-11-0610 minMastering NutritionZinc for Heavy Metals | Chris Masterjohn Lite #82Got heavy metals? If the elevation of heavy metals is modest (for example, less than twice the upper limit of the reference range), I think it is best to use zinc supplementation as a gentle approach to help detoxify. Here’s how I recommend using zinc for heavy metals. My previous episode on how to supplement with zinc can be found here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/10/25/how-to-supplement-with-zinc/ This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would supp...2018-11-0105 minMastering NutritionWhy I DON’T Recommend Zinc Picolinate | Chris Masterjohn Lite #81There are plenty of zinc supplements out there, and while many are acceptable, I don’t recommend using zinc oxide or zinc picolinate. People are often surprised that I recommend against picolinate. So, in this episode, I explain why. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to...2018-10-3009 minMastering NutritionHow to Supplement with Zinc | Chris Masterjohn Lite #80Wondering what the best way is to supplement with zinc? This episode covers what kind to take, what dose, when to take it, how often, with what foods or on an empty stomach, and of course how to know if you should be supplementing. My preferred zinc supplement for most people is Jarrow Zinc Balance. You can use one of these two links to generate a commission to support my work at no extra cost to you. Amazon: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/amazon/jarrow/zincbalance Iherb: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/iherb/jarrowzincbalance 2018-10-2507 minMastering NutritionHow to Manage Your Zinc Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #79Zinc is needed for healthy skin, a robust immune system, sharp vision, stable blood sugar control, balanced and strong hormonal health, and far more. It’s even needed for protection against the heavy metals that pollute our environment. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting enough -- but not too much! -- from managing your diet, to non-dietary causes of deficiency, to measuring and managing your zinc status with bloodwork. My methylation resources, mentioned in the episode, can be found here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/methylation My other zinc resources, mentioned in the epi...2018-10-2308 minMastering Nutrition7 Natural Ways to Boost Your Glutathione | Chris Masterjohn Lite #78Glutathione is a molecule you make from the protein in your diet that is incredibly important to protecting your liver, thyroid, and lungs. It’s the master antioxidant of the cell, critical to detoxing and cleaning out your system, and plays an especially important role in preventing asthma. Here are seven natural ways to boost your glutathione status! This is the link to the glycine database that is mentioned in the episode: http://chrismasterjohnphd.com/glycinedatabase This is the link to the episode on magnesium status mentioned in the episode: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/08/23/ma...2018-10-1807 minMastering NutritionGlutathione for Asthma | Chris Masterjohn Lite #77Do you have asthma? Do you know or love someone who does? Here’s how to use supplemental glutathione (reduced, liposomal, and nebulized) to help with this condition. This is the link to the episode on nitric oxide, mentioned in this episode: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/01/11/nitric-oxide-genes-blood-pressure-asthma/ This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and mo...2018-10-1605 minMastering NutritionDON’T Use Niacin to Buffer Excess Methyl Groups | Chris Masterjohn Lite #76Many people use niacin supplements to reduce their methylation rate. Some use it regularly because they are “overmethylators” and some use it intermittently when they experience symptoms they associate with overmethylation. In this episode, I describe why I don’t recommend using niacin in this way. Doing so is using niacin as a drug, not a nutrient. Our goal should be instead to supply glycine in nutritionally adequate amounts to make the methylation system run smoothly like a well-oiled machine. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating...2018-10-1107 minMastering NutritionDON’T Use Histamine Levels to Assess Methylation Status | Chris Masterjohn Lite #75A number of practitioners use whole blood histamine levels to classify people into undermethylators and overmethylators. I don’t agree with using histamine levels to assess methylation status. Tune in to find out why. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their pr...2018-10-0904 minMastering NutritionWhy I Don’t Believe in “Overmethylators” and “Undermethylators” | Chris Masterjohn Lite #74Are you an undermethylator or an overmethylator? Neither! Chris Masterjohn Lite is a show about what works. Today we kick off a short series on a few things that don’t work by discussing why I don’t think it’s useful and why I think it’s actually counter-productive to classify people as undermethylators and overmethylators. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-t...2018-10-0406 minMastering NutritionWhat EVERYONE Should Be Doing About Methylation | Chris Masterjohn Lite #73MTHFR or not, this is the minimum that EVERYONE should be doing to support methylation, boiled down into five simple rules. Tune in to learn the rules! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to ancestralsupplements.com.2018-10-0211 minMastering NutritionFive Rules for a Healthy Diet | Chris Masterjohn Lite #72Here is a healthy diet, boiled down into five simple rules. Tune in to learn the rules! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, bone marrow and more... in the convenience of a capsule. For more information or to buy any of their products, go to ancestralsupplements.com. This episode is brought to you by Testing...2018-09-2707 minMastering NutritionYour Best Weapon Against Food Allergies and Food Intolerances | Chris Masterjohn Lite #71Food allergies seem more common now than ever. Are we just hearing about them more because of better awareness, or are they really more common? We have reliable data about celiac disease: it’s four times as common now than it was a half century ago. I suspect the same is true of other food intolerances and of food allergies. Your best weapons? The egg yolks and liver that have disappeared from our diets during this timeframe, and avoiding unnecessary use of over-the-counter anti-inflammatories. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native Am...2018-09-2508 minMastering NutritionVitamin A for Allergies | Chris Masterjohn Lite CML #70When I was in Greece this August, I didn’t have any allergies at first, but then they started acting up, and they kept getting worse throughout my trip. I thought it was from the local environment, but when I woke up with conjunctivitis in the last week I looked back and realized my diet had been very deficient in vitamin A while I was there. Vitamin A deficiency can be an important cause of allergies, and if you suffer from allergies you should consider your vitamin A status. This episode is brought to you by Testing Nu...2018-09-2008 minMastering NutritionWhy You Need Glycine: A Panel Discussion | Mastering Nutrition #49Glycine can you sleep, stabilize your blood sugar, improve your joint health, keep your skin beautiful, and do much more. It's a little amino acid with a big impact on your health. This episode is a panel discussion between Dr. Chris Masterjohn, Alex Leaf of Examine.Com, and Vladimir Heiskanen, covering everything you need to know about glycine. The best way to get glycine is from hydrolyzed collagen. Great Lakes offers the best balance of quality, transparency, and price. Vital Proteins, while more expensive, uses enzymatic digestions rather than heat to hydrolyze the collagen, and...2018-01-081h 50Mastering NutritionIntroducing... Testing Nutritional Status: The ULTIMATE Cheat Sheet!Happy 2018! After many dozens of hours putting this together, I'm super excited to announce "Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet." Over the course of 2017, many of you followed my podcast series on measuring and managing nutritional status. Some of you absolutely loved it. Some of you found it too technical to follow, or found the episodes too long and dense to share with your friends and family and were excited when I started condensing them into much shorter Chris Masterjohn Lite episodes. At the end of the day, I still am only about 5% through...2018-01-0217 minMastering NutritionI'm Now Accepting New Clients!Are you interested in working with me one-on-one so I can help you better meet your health goals? Good news! I’m now accepting new clients for both hourly consultations and health and wellness packages. Here are the core things I’m best at that I would love to do for you: Help you develop actionable priorities and an overall strategy for improving your health. Discuss your experiences with you and suggest useful tests that you could ask your doctor about. Analyze the results of genetic tests, digital food logs, and blood and urine measure...2017-09-0106 minMastering NutritionSupercharge Your Folate With Pastured Egg Yolks and Sprouted Legumes | Chris Masterjohn Lite CML #23The effect of sprouting on the folate concentration of legumes is incredible. It peaks on the fourth day of sprouting, though, according to a recent study. But is it always the fourth day in every legume under any condition sprouted in a home kitchen? Are the sprouted legumes on the store shelf four-day sprouts? Right now there are more questions than answers, but I believe that opting for sprouted legumes is a good way to supercharge your folate status as long as you still make an effort to get 2-3 servings of folate-rich foods per day. I cover t...2017-04-2806 min