tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post5916082717491258951..comments2023-11-30T00:29:08.106-08:00Comments on Animal Pharm: Bulletproof Podcast with Dave Asprey and Media UpdatesDr. B Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15451872961651116061noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-6943302998833148702014-05-26T18:46:03.271-07:002014-05-26T18:46:03.271-07:00Hi Grace. I just found your blog and I am fascina...Hi Grace. I just found your blog and I am fascinated (to say the least). My daughter has had gut issues since birth (me = hashi's and a c-section b/c of breach presentation), so no big surprise. We went down the deep-dark-GAPS-road for almost 2 years with limited success (and the stress basically broke me.) About a year ago we basically gave up GAPS and I started adding safe starches (based on the PHD diet) and we've seem so much improvement (and so much less stress - Yay!) But she still has bouts of pretty severe constipation. She eats a couple small homemade baked goods a day made with rice flour, almond flour, potato starch and tapioca starch and usually one banana - but not a lot of other food high is RS. I'd like to try to add some raw potato starch to her morning smoothie, but I am not sure what a therapeutic dose would be for a child. She is 3yo and weighs about 30 pounds. I know it is typical to give a toddler 1/4-1/3 of the recommended adult dose. Should I assume this and aim to give her 1 Tbsp of potato starch a day? Thanks so much for any insight. PS - I did post something similar on Free The Animal, sorry for the cross-post :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961775495195653885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-13198724024510024862014-05-26T12:05:36.071-07:002014-05-26T12:05:36.071-07:00What diagnostic tests would you specifically recom...What diagnostic tests would you specifically recommend--I'm seeing a new MD shortly, & a list would be helpful. (( got Genova Diagnostics, wasn't sure about which urinalysis). I started RS and SBOs several months ago and it went well for about 3 weeks, then it's been unhelpful to bad since then, with just weight gain and joint pain. Switched from potato to plantain starch, but I'm still at bad constipation and joint issues. I can't do anything about heavy metals since I have hip replacements, and the constipation is most certainly related to some meds I have to take, but I'm confused as to what went wrong at the beginning. Any suggestions?Megaerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018161469321132527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-90232624795929171482014-05-22T18:37:27.072-07:002014-05-22T18:37:27.072-07:00Thanks Dr BG. I'm supplementing as well. Right...Thanks Dr BG. I'm supplementing as well. Right now I'm currently using Primal Defense Ultra. Just started, so I can't say I notice a difference.<br /><br />I've used Prescript Assist in the past, but it's pricy! <br /><br />Thanks for clarifying the Psyllium issue, I like it in my smoothies. <br /><br />Overall, things have dramatically improved for me thanks to Richard, Tim and yourself. Thanks again! <br /><br />I look forward to learning even more for y'all.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578053793047969737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-49051417858416281822014-05-22T17:53:55.836-07:002014-05-22T17:53:55.836-07:00Thank YouThank YouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-88070771778215230722014-05-22T17:33:39.075-07:002014-05-22T17:33:39.075-07:00dr j,
It's a funny thing but no one, even the...dr j,<br /><br />It's a funny thing but no one, even the poorest of the poor, eats brown rice in China. It's almost disgraceful. With arsenic, lead and mercury in farming lands from battery contamination (not arsenic-based fungicides), it's probably better though white rice still gets its share of metals.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654644799724316282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-27162360310294322272014-05-22T17:07:19.089-07:002014-05-22T17:07:19.089-07:00Chris,
Good for you for the weeding and adrenal f...Chris,<br /><br />Good for you for the weeding and adrenal focus! <br /><br />Dave and I are quite bold to talk frankly about the gut/poop, I believe. That's what I love about his bulletproof empire--have to be cutting edge, timely and audacious.<br /><br />For some reason psyllium really agrees with. I had some gut issues recently (related to cough cough clubbing) and it just always works. The problem I have though with psyllium or anything processed (like RPS) is<br />--it really swells and people are retarded about drinking sufficient liquid<br />--no decent long term studies<br />--use in isolation<br />--cross reactivity (it's a seed)<br /><br />Otherwise it can be a fantastic source of fiber esp one known as AX arabinoxylan which is further degraded by microbes into AXOS, arabinoxylan oligosaccharides which are potent for immunity and removing pathogens.<br /><br />For pinworms, modern medicine (albendazole) is not bad. Little drug resistance or adverse effects. The thing about ancient man -- he consumed many botanicals as well as had unavoidable exposure to parasites. To be 'anal', parasites are often sexually transmitted as well (duh) and partners, pets and kids need to be eval/treated.<br /> <br /><br />Anon (and Chris) ~ after weeding or antibiotics, protecting existing biota and replenishing with probiotics are key. Eating an RS/fiber rich diet as well as supplementation covers a lot of ground. Some probiotics haven't been tested, like SBOs, but the tested ones which are effective for protecting and even help recovery lost microbiomes are<br />--S boulardii <br />--L plantarum<br />--combos of bifido + lactobacilli<br />Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654644799724316282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-19204941861910885742014-05-22T16:47:29.215-07:002014-05-22T16:47:29.215-07:00Dr J,
Thanaks for your kind words. Give me a day ...Dr J,<br /><br />Thanaks for your kind words. Give me a day or two to review those awesome articles! RS is certainly such an interesting topic -- it's a foundational fuel for Clostridia one of the key foundational probiotics in our gut yet for many it's absent. How do we bridge that? Where, when, how, what is possible to re-introduce carefully in a wrecked ecosystem? Hopefully smart guys like you and Tim will find amenable solutions for the masses...<br /><br />The B1 (thiamine) thoughts make sense. Microbial metabolites and enzymes can hack our bodies, eh? Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654644799724316282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-15797798629872181292014-05-22T10:24:34.191-07:002014-05-22T10:24:34.191-07:00Dr. BG
Great talk on the llvlc,
But i didn't...Dr. BG<br /><br />Great talk on the llvlc, <br />But i didn't hear clear what was the the probiotics, you said to take to rebuild what the antibiotec couses?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-21424236372303740542014-05-22T06:55:48.384-07:002014-05-22T06:55:48.384-07:00DR BG or Tim,
Sounds like you're not using Ps...DR BG or Tim,<br /><br />Sounds like you're not using Psyllium in smoothies anymore. Why exactly is this? The transcript wasn't too clear. Would you mind sharing your current recipe?<br /><br />Also, thank you for recommending Adrenal Support in one of your previous posts, it's changed my life!! So much more energy, mental sharpness and focus.<br /><br />Awesome job on the interview by the way, keep spreading the word! <br /><br />Also, I'm about to start a "parasite cleanse" (AKA Weeding) with the NOW Foods black walnut hull & wormwood combination. I'll let everyone know how it goes.<br /><br />I tried the PS and didn't have any luck. After reading the transcript, it seems likely that I have parasite. I've been taking garlic and seeing pinworms in my stools. I also lived in Africa for 6 months, and during that time I was drinking water out of a pond... It was pumped into our shack, but I was told it was "well water"... Yeah, RIGHT! I hate to operate under assumptions, but I think it's likely I have parasites. <br /><br />Thanks Dr Bg and Tim (and others of course) for all the hard work.<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578053793047969737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-43923024678814168992014-05-22T06:48:56.073-07:002014-05-22T06:48:56.073-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578053793047969737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-20458754557777481722014-05-21T21:11:13.687-07:002014-05-21T21:11:13.687-07:00this i didn't know
Thiaminase
http://www.ncb...this i didn't know<br /><br />Thiaminase<br /> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1375232/<br /><br />In 1941, Fujita (93), while engaged in determining the vitamin content of Japanese foodstuffs, found that the thiamine content of some shellfish and crustacea was zero and any added thiamine could not be recovered. He found that the thiamine was being destroyed by an enzyme that he named aneurinase. He traced the discovery of two enzymes that destroyed thiamine. Thiaminase I (EC 2.5.1.2) splits the pyrimidine from the thiazolium ring at the methylene bridge and attaches a base compound to the pyrimidine ring to form an analog inhibitor of thiamine metabolism. The enzyme is produced by Clostridium thiaminolyticum, an anerobic bacterium found in human small intestine. It is also produced by Bacillus thiaminolyticus, that is aerobic and found in the colon. Bacillus aneurinolyticus is also aerobic, found in the colon and produces thiaminase II (EC3.5.99.2). This enyme functions in the same way as thiaminase I without the attachment of a base compound. Edwin and Gwyneth (94) wrote that thiaminase I was found in the ruminal contents of animals affected by cerebrocortical necrosis. Thiaminases may have a limited part to play in human disease. A case was reported by Murata in 1965 (95). The patient in question had beriberi and potent thiaminase activity was found in the feces. This was then found to be produced by a bacterium in the patient's feces and was termed ‘Thiaminase disease’. Seasonal ataxia and impaired consciousness occurs in Nigerians, apparently in epidemic form. A recent study found activity of thiaminase I extracted from the pupae of an African silkworm that is consumed as a source of protein (96). This was the first report of an insect thiaminase and was considered to be the putative cause of the seasonal outbreaks of this diseasedr jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137256472582167775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-61282433242157036882014-05-21T20:18:10.519-07:002014-05-21T20:18:10.519-07:00Grace,
I wonder if people who have a hard time wit...Grace,<br />I wonder if people who have a hard time with PS are actually having a hard time processing a short term , high (phosphate surface enriched) carbohydrate load. I wonder if something like a thiamin supp with the PS ( taterus starchii sp duo) as a test might be interesting<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2957033/<br />or if they have some small similarities to a cow processing system- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11049077/dr jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137256472582167775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-39995017787905460732014-05-21T18:16:12.888-07:002014-05-21T18:16:12.888-07:00So calm and considerate you are Grace!
There is s...So calm and considerate you are Grace!<br /><br />There is something about old timers that I hanker for. <br /><br />Parboiling- the RS that keeps on giving <br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2170657/?page=1<br /><br />and the type of milling ( eg roller) and time between milling and eating http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i12/1695.htm<br /><br />:-)<br />jdr jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137256472582167775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-89139471476034071282014-05-21T14:56:06.170-07:002014-05-21T14:56:06.170-07:00Yes Tim, I had inaudible (China-censored) sublimin...Yes Tim, I had inaudible (China-censored) subliminal messages about what a fantastic gut guy you are! lol<br /><br />I thought I had said Pascal not Unix ugh, censorship ahah<br /><br />Thx--gGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654644799724316282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780103924890350442.post-14496505817364524012014-05-21T13:52:42.324-07:002014-05-21T13:52:42.324-07:00Wow, I cannot believe how much talking we have bee...Wow, I cannot believe how much talking we have been doing about gut health. Just to calrify, every time the transcript with Dave says 'inaudible' is that when you were saying what a great guy I am? <br /><br />Also, I ddn't realize you were such a computer geek: "..No their so important because we don’t need to be Unix and a lot of time were Unix because we have this huge stress." <br /><br />I get stressed using Unix. too!<br /><br />Good job on all those, Grace! Tim Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611027687223434753noreply@blogger.com