Happy Thanksgiving (puree menu & a humus recipe) & a review of a new Dmitry Kats niacin product - GP109A. I'll pass.

Niacin, folate and N-acetyl-glutamine in a Bovine gelatin capsule (*glyphosate source), $69/300 capsules, work up to two at a time for the niacin flush.

Thanks for reading and commenting! I have improved my health with changes made based on some of the replies that I have received here. Thank you very much for your help and interest in my health ups and downs as a human knockout mouse. Gene differences can be difficult and modifications from standard care can make a huge difference. I still use the high dose niacin protocol that Dmitry Kats brought into CoV awareness. It was created longer ago for patients with schizophrenia. I genetically seem to fall into that category, though I didn’t seek a diagnosis.

A new product on the market - GP109A

Dmitry Kats, PhD became not loved on Twitter by many people due to his abrasive style but he also grew a sizeable fan base (now on Telegram) by giving a lot of personal help to people interested in his niacin protocol for CoV - which included me in Oct. 2020.

I still use the high dose niacin protocol with melatonin, one of his first modifications. He went through many modifications of his recommendations and tended to block people, including me, if anything was said that he didn’t agree with. To get to a point - I just noticed a new product on PureBulk designed by him and his write up suggests the company is supporting the new product. (A coupon code: DMITRYKATS, will get you a 15% discount and likely give him a little affiliate earnings)

While I do support and provide education about high dose niacin use, all the modifications he made just got hard to follow (and he had blocked me on Telegram too). Dmitry has a lengthy write-up on the PureBulk product page about how it works, however, it is hard to follow what he means. Supposedly the ratios of the three nutrients will be in perfect balance to promote activity of the niacin/butyrate GP109A receptor.

I wish him well but can not support this product.

1. It is too bad he stuck it in a non-organic bovine gelatin capsule that is likely a glyphosate source. As a general rule I do not spend money on anything that is likely to be increasing my intake of glyphosate.

2. As a general rule, with genetic methylation issues, I never take any product that has folate.

3. As a general rule, with concern for my hippocampus, I never take any product that has glutamine. While it may be protective of gut health it might turn into glutamate which is an excitotoxin within the brain and excess can damage the hippocampus.

One capsule contains: 382 mg of N-Acetyl L-Glutamine, 250 mg of Niacin, and 303.87 mcg of Folic Acid - a perfect ratio to support the GP109A receptor allegedly.

The other big question though, does he really mean the ‘one capsule/day’ written on the nutrient label or is he really recommending two capsule several times a day? His CoV high dose niacin protocol works up to 2000 to 3000 mg of niacin each day. If someone wanted to continue 2000 mg/day, they would need to take eight capsule, either two capsules of his GP109A product four times a day, or four capsules twice a day. That would add up to a lot of bio-inactive folic acid and quite a bit of glutamine.

Dietary sources of glutamine and Nutritional Yeast Flakes

On average, people get plenty of glutamine in their diet and often get excess glutamate from seasonings in food.

“Dietary sources of glutamine include plant and animal proteins such as beef, pork, poultry, milk, yogurt, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, raw spinach, raw parsley, and cabbage.” (MountSinai.org) *animal proteins would include fish and shellfish too.

Glutamine and glutamate are not exactly the same and we do need some glutamine. It is naturally found in nutritional yeast flakes too, and a company blog has more information about what is a common question for them ~ “No, MSG is not in nutritional yeast flakes. Glutamic acid is which the body can use without it being made into glutamate.” Excess though, might still be a problem as there does tend to be plenty of glutamine in average diets. Someone with a low protein intake might need some

“Another misconception we’re often asked about is the belief that nutritional yeast contains MSG-like compounds. MSG, a synthetic flavor enhancer, is an excitotoxin, which literally overexcites your cells and is known to cause several adverse effects—something we definitely don’t want in our food! Since Sari Foods Non-Fortified Nutritional Yeast is a naturally grown and is a 100% yeast product with no fortification and no synthetic additives, you can rest assured that it doesn’t contain any MSG.

But what about compounds that are chemically similar to MSG that might be in nutritional yeast? Is there anything to worry about? Not at all, and here’s why. Concerns over MSG-like compounds stem from a misunderstanding about glutamic acid, an amino acid that occurs naturally in nutritional yeast. MSG is made by chemically altering glutamic acid to create the synthetic flavor enhancer we want to avoid. However, in its original bound form, this amino acid is not harmful at all—in fact our bodies are designed to easily break it down into its free form so that it can enter the bloodstream, be released by the liver, and used by the brain.” (sarifoods.com)

(Black Friday sales shopping at PureBulk {25% off} led to this post - I didn’t finish shopping yet either. They have good Chaga powder, not too high in oxalate.)

((I am trying my compression socks again with less folded down, just enough to get it off the knee.)

Puree menu tips

My Thanksgiving menu - garlic free humus because I wanted some humus without a sulfur load; ‘apple pie’ bread/cake for my mom - baked in a pie pan, and I made one with apples in the middle layer; green bean and green pea puree for mom; baked potato, remove the skin - salicylate source, maple infused salmon with pecans and sweet onion; Skullcap & Rooibus ‘suntea’.

My mom’s humus doesn’t have coriander or vinegar, and does have sweet potato and will be thinned into a hot puree thickened drink with a little pure maple syrup for flavor and sweetness.

I froze some maple infused salmon a few weeks ago planning ahead for an easy Thanksgiving and Christmas entrée. My mom enjoys the salmon and other things with the bit of maple sweetness. It provides trace minerals and other nutrients. Sugar isn’t ideal for a cancer patient, but for an Alzheimer’s patient - giving something that she won’t refuse is a need. (Post with a simple recipe for baked fish, also is about strontium.)

Cooking for someone with chewing or swallowing difficulties is a challenge - how to make it tasty, get in nutrients and fiber, and make it not look too odd to want to swallow it. Vanilla and the pure maple syrup works with my mother. Puree bean soup becomes mildly sweet ‘breakfast porridge’.

Puree of green bean/lima or pea needs to be strained to remove stringy bits and I add a little sweetener. Coconut sugar has a low glycemic index and seems to add enough sweet for my mom’s acceptance.

She still eats soft foods like scrambled eggs or the fish and buffalo burger was a hit - seemed more tender than regular hamburger which I had given up using for her. She just spits stuff out if she doesn’t like the texture or taste. It is easier not to watch sometimes.

Daily reminder - you only get one brain — take care of it.

Food safety tip - always put a date on foods you make, like this humus. That makes it easy to tell when it is too old. Approximately 5-7 days is getting to be too old for a fresh made food. With histamine intolerance, I try to use or freeze within 3-4 days instead. Aged food has more microbial growth and waste products.

Humus ~ recipe

For no salt, and no garlic, this is pretty good.

• about two cups of soft cooked garbanzo beans (had onion in it too)

• about 2/3 cup of cooking broth

• about 2 tablespoons of roasted tahini (seems more digestible than raw seed tahini)

• about 1 tablespoon of olive oil

• about 2 tablespoons of vinegar

• ~ 1/4 or 1/2 teaspoon coriander - (I just generously sprinkled)

Puree in a blender, use a spatula to encourage the chunky bits to keep entering the vortex; (or in a food processor - I don’t have one - I generally prefer a nice clean cut with a chef knife for chopped veggies. Food processors seem like food manglers to me.).

It is lower fat than commercial humus - which may be a glyphosate risk too. RoundUp is used as a desiccant on some legume crops. I have purchased some dried garbanzos, split peas and red lentils grown without desiccants but am using up some older packages first.

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Lymphedema - venous or lymphatic insufficiency leading to water balloon like feet, ankles and legs.

So far the compression socks, just under the knee, are feeling okay. I may cut off a couple inches at the top. It is nice to not have it hit at mid calf like a crew sock. See: This post - image my legs in compression socks, and this older one - science, lengthy, and this post for the more organized Lymphedema protocol - excerpt from a 22 page document on the topic.

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