Question: Why would vitamin D, vitamin K2, and calcium give me brain fog?
Short Answer: Most likely by decreasing serum phosphorus. The solution is to balance these nutrients with vitamin A and phosphorus.
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This snippet is from the November 19, 2022 AMA. The full recording and transcript is reserved for Masterpass members. Here is a preview of what's included:
- Low Blood Sugar on Vegan Keto
- How Do I Increase My ATP?
- Nutrition for Recovery from Alcoholism
- How to decrease MCV after chemo?
- What happened to vitamin B4?
- Should I eat foods specifically for their antioxidant status?
- How do I get my ceruloplasmin up if copper doesn't raise it?
- Why would bovine serum immunoglobulins help gut health?
- Nicotinamide Riboside and Cancer
- If I need lecithin for gut health, should I worry about its omega-6?
- What do I think of patented Sucrosomial magnesium and zinc?
- Is my problem magnesium transport or magnesium excretion?
- What to do about severe osteoarthritis and muscle stiffness?
- Should I worry if 5 mg P5P raises my plasma B6 above normal?
- Is nascent iodine safe when weaning off of thyroid hormone?
- How to avoid false zeros in Cronometer?
- What does it mean if I have more energy when taking CoQ10?
- If NADPH oxidase is unregulated to fight pathogens, is taking antioxidants good or bad?
- What if my needs for vitamin A and zinc are higher than the tolerable upper intake levels?
- How accurate are vitamin E tests?
- Quick redux on muscle stiffness
- How do I handle my first emergence from lockdown if I am worried about being relatively immunosuppressed?
- If I supplement with iodine, do I need to supplement with selenium?
- Should I worry about the beta-carotene in my multivitamin?
- Why do I wake up tense and with a headache to my alarm clock?
- Why does starch make me wake up in the middle of the night with increased respiration?
- What causes crusty eyes?
- Which nutrients need to be spread out across the day?
- What are nutritional causes of hypnic jerks?
- To replicate Weston Price's reversal of tooth decay, do I need dairy?
- Why would I have a bad reaction to milk thistle?
Here's a link to the full AMA: https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/p/recording-and-transcript-of-the-november
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Chris Masterjohn, PhD, is the Founder and Scientific Director of the mitochondria test Mitome.
