Instagram Q & A 5/20/24

Question: ‘thoughts on oral BPC?’

‘It works. I have the actual orally patented form of it in the bio with a discount code for people as well. You can get quite a bit off the order which is great since that stuff is pretty expensive. Oral BPC, StemRegen, and SPM's are my top three supplements to stack together for injuries. It can be expensive to run all 3 of those together but it could be worth the investment if you have an issue you've been dealing with for a while. Or you need to come back from a big injury. If you sign up for the patreon and check out the injury guide, it has dosing as well as a list of. 60-70 other things you can potentially consider using for injuries as well if doing all 3 of those doesn't fit the budget. I try to give people as many different options to choose from’

Q: Thoughts on lethal genetic disorders? Can those be treated

A: In some cases they can. RCDP is a genetic disorder that can be managed almost entirely with plasmalogen (precursors) replacement therapy. Which is just a supplement. So that's one example (going back to the previous story) where one thing literally can be addressed with one intervention. Most kids with RCDP will die around 7-10 years old with the disease. Unless they're given plasmalogens. Then you have cases of rod cone dystrophy being entirely reversed or hauleted with bio-regulator treatment.

Again, one therapeutic intervention. Even aside from that, it's important to look at things like this critically - in some of these conditions that produce inborn errors in metabolism.…why is it the case that some kids still live 4-5 years longer than others with the exact same condition? What metabolic processes are allowing that individual to compensate beyond the what some might consider to be the normal 'expiration date' for someone with that condition? Why do plasmalogens enrirely oftset the risk of dementia EVEN if you have the APOE4 genotype? Hardcore stuff like gene therapy is great but I don't think we focus enough on these kinds of fundamental questions. Which really causes people to ignore an entire space of therapeutic options to help improve the quality of life of patients with these diseases.

Q: For Ehler danlos are any of the solutions semi-permanent / what would u start with

A: No you'd probably need to be doing something annually or bi-annually. Because peptides like cartalax (bio-regulator) and GHK copper work on gene transcription, a lot of the benefits that you get from those could be theoretically 'long lasting'. One of my consultation clients had his mom run high dose injectable cartalax for 30 days and a large majority of her symptoms improved for about 5-6 months. Then slowly started to come back. She ran it again and had the same outcome. And then something like a stem cell treatment (or even a few rounds of hyperbaric oxygen since you get a large release of stem cells from the bone marrow with HBOT) could have some similar benefits. People with EDS probably need to stay on high doses of 'basic' stuff like glycine, UC2 collagen, plasmalogens, specialized pro-resolving mediators and StemRegen mostly year round.

There's a lot more to the EDS equation though.

Particularly if it's hereditary or acquired

Q: Any ways to increase hair growth outside of taking vitamin E?

A: GHK copper (topical) silica, red light therapy, micro-needle PRP, and possibly carbon 60. Then vitamin E for sure. Possibly saw palmetto. There's mixed evidence in a lot of these things but micro-needle PRP and GHK copper in particular seem to be the primary things that reliably work. My hair was growing twice as fast as it usually does when I was using the mitolife vitamin E on and off though. That's not going to help you grow hair that's already gone though

Q: Do you think there's some issues that supplements can't fix? When and where

A: I think some of you guys are too fixated on supplements. It's like saying 'are there injuries that exercise can't fix'? It's the wrong question.

It's not about taking something to 'fix' an issue (most of the time). It's about supporting the body with whatever it needs IN that circumstance. If someone is chronically Ill, it's unlikely that just taking a bunch of random supplements is going to just magically fix all of their complaints like they might if someone was just looking for a boost in their productivity or something. We see this a lot with the cell danger response in people that have chronic Lyme and EBV. But we're not using supplements to 'fix' the issue outright. We're using them in concjuction with other treatments and approaches. For example, supporting the liver with glycine and Taurine isn't going to 'fix' something like Lyme disease. It's just one piece of a larger puzzle that we're using to free up biological resources and remove interference so that other components of the treatment (wether it's targeted anti-virals, chelation etc) can work better.

Q: How to treat Eds if it's genetic. Confused on that

A: Lots of things are 'genetic'. That doesn't mean they're a death sentence or something you can't do something about brother. EDS can vary in severity. Some people produce more collagen than others and therefore don't have symptoms that are quite as severe. But regardless, everyone with EDS still produces some collagen. If you didn't you'd be dead. So there's absolutely a therapeutic window you can operate within there by simply augmenting MORE of whatever that individual is genetically capable of working with. Things like PEMF, BPC, GHK, cartalax, PEG-MGF, GH peptides, stem cells and hyperbaric oxygen can really go a long way for connective tissues disorders of various etiology

Q: Do you ever use GHK for injuries or just bpc57

A: Yes. They're both great if you can afford to do them.

But GHK can't be taken in a capsule. BPC seems to work best but GHK can be particularly good for connective tissue injuries. A few of my ehlers danlos clients I've consulted with saw really good results using it for pain. And EDS is a genetic disorder. A connective tissue disorder to be specific.

Q: Thoughts on stress causing acne

A: Yea. People forget that the gut-brain axis is a bi-directional system. We focus a lot on what the gut does to the brain and forget that the brain also does a lot of things to the gut. And we have good evidence to suggest that stress (prolonged cortisol release and HPA axis dysregulation to be specific) causes intestinal permeability and decreased barrier function. Which ties all directly back into the things I mentioned in the previous story.

Q: What are some of the first things you would adress when helping someone clear acne?

A: Idk. There's a lot of things but gut health is low hanging fruit. gut associated lymphoid tissue is a big component of the immune system. Dysbiosis disrupts GALT which can cause systemic inflammation that can sometimes manifest as dermatological issues. Acne and psoriasis being big ones. pro-inflammatory cytokines can also enter the bloodstream and affect distant organs. The skin being one of them. Same with endotoxin

Q: Supplements you take year round?

A: Magnesium, vitamin K, low dose zinc, B-complex Shilajit, Just Thrive probiotic, chlorella. Then I cycle various things in and out. Usually when I take supplements now (that aren't specifically on that list I just mentioned), it's to experiment with something. Mostly for performance or cognitive enhancement. I don't really feel the need to use supplements for any other purpose aside from filling gaps and supporting key biochemical pathways.

Unless you're working with me one on one to address a specific concern, those are typically sort of the general direction I like to point peope in with supplements.

Particularly the magnesium, Shilajit (panacea, mitolife brand which you can find in the bio) b vitamins. And probiotic. You're going to cover a lot of bases with those

Q: Is it okay to use hydrogen water in sparkling water

A: It's not ideal. the concern is that when you carbonate hydrogen water with

CO2 gas (or put c02 gas in hydrogen wate ) some of the dissolved hydrogen gas will get lost due to sparing. So you just have to ensure that the water still contains the desired concentration of hydrogen after carbonation which is where around 0.5 mg/L. So technically yes you could...but a lot of the hydrogen gas will get essentially 'crowded out' of the water. I've put hydrogen in carbonated water before just to see what would happen as well. Goes completely flat. So also true in reverse