Apple Cider Vinegar, Boosting Energy Levels, Canned Fish & Arsenic, B Vitamin Absorption

Sept. 1, 2021

[00:01:30] Apple Cider Vinegar - helpful for low stomach acid or leaky gut?

[00:02:28] Betaine HCl may be a better supplement for low supplement.

Resources:

• Gastric Re-acidification with Betaine HCl in Healthy Volunteers with Rabeprazole-Induced Hypochlorhydria
• Effect of apple cider vinegar on delayed gastric emptying in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a pilot study
• Examination of the antiglycemic properties of vinegar in healthy adults

[00:03:21] Alternatives to caffeine for increasing energy levels.

Resources:

• Pharmacological and therapeutic potential of Cordyceps with special reference to Cordycepin
• Cordycepin for Health and Wellbeing: A Potent Bioactive Metabolite of an Entomopathogenic Cordyceps Medicinal Fungus and Its Nutraceutical and Therapeutic Potential
• Evidence-based efficacy of adaptogens in fatigue, and molecular mechanisms related to their stress-protective activity
• MUD/WTR
• Rasa

[00:09:27] Canned fish as a source of arsenic; forum thread.

Resources:

• Best and Worst Tuna, Salmon and Sardines? ConsumerLab Tests Reveal Amounts of Omega-3s and Toxic Heavy Metals in Canned and Packaged Fish
• Tuna, Salmon & Sardines Review (Canned and Packaged)
• Estimation of Inorganic Arsenic Exposure in Populations With Frequent Seafood Intake: Evidence From MESA and NHANES
• Human Exposure to Organic Arsenic Species from Seafood
• Organoarsenicals in Seafood: Occurrence, Dietary Exposure, Toxicity, and Risk Assessment Considerations — A Review

[00:24:11] Indicators on bloodsmart.ai report that suggest you’re absorbing B vitamins: Indirect markers: MCV, MCH, MCHC (elevated in folate/B12/B1 deficiency, low in B6 deficiency); Liver enzymes if low can suggest B vitamin deficiencies.

[00:25:51] Podcast: A Precision Medicine Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease, with Dr. Deborah Gordon.

[00:27:49] Gout: high uric acid can be an indicator.