Melatonin, Vitamin C, Bone Broth, Estrogen, Genome Sequencing

June 22, 2021

[00:01:34] Book: Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy, by Herman Pontzer.

[00:01:51] Podcast: The True Cause of Insulin Resistance and Obesity (and What To Do Instead), with Peter Dobromylskyj.

[00:03:17] DXA for body composition.

[00:10:25] Supplementing with Melatonin and potential risks of long term use.

Resources:

• Protective Role of Melatonin Against Postmenopausal Bone Loss via Enhancement of Citrate Secretion From Osteoblasts
• Melatonin impairs fracture healing by suppressing RANKL-mediated bone remodeling
• Melatonin at pharmacologic doses increases bone mass by suppressing resorption through down-regulation of the RANKL-mediated osteoclast formation and activation
• Melatonin promotes osteoblast differentiation and bone formation
• Melatonin: Another avenue for treating osteoporosis?
• Insight into the roles of melatonin in bone tissue and bone‑related diseases (Review)

[00:14:10] Supplementing Vitamin C and risk of early cataract development.

Resources:

• Vitamin C supplements and the risk of age-related cataract: a population-based prospective cohort study in women
• Vitamin C and the Lens: New Insights into Delaying the Onset of Cataract
• Inverse Association of Vitamin C with Cataract in Older People in India
• Decrease in vitamin C concentration in human lenses during cataract progression

[00:19:01] Bone Broth and histamine intolerance.

[00:21:25] Increasing estrogen without hormone replacement therapy.

Resources:

• The potential health effects of dietary phytoestrogens
• Use of Gelatinized Maca (Lepidium Peruvianum) in Early Postmenopausal Women
• Maca (Lepidium meyenii) for treatment of menopausal symptoms: A systematic review

[00:23:30] Additional suggestions for symptoms of menopause: sleep and protein.

[00:24:52] Nebula Genomics for complete genetic sequencing.

[00:32:28] Congestion related to allergies - always related to histamine overload?