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Sep 3Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

any study pushing weak excuses for the more and more common SafeAndEffective™ cardiac issues should be shoved back into the propaganda orifices it crawled out of.

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Sep 3Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

I love my Niacin 1 or 2 times a week at 500mg (not really as companies use room for fillers and binders - rarely is it pure) - Once you clear the body of the issues the niacin only gives a small flush.

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I noticed less flush as I continued using it too. I get more flush now with the low dose, which to me suggests that I need more.

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Sep 3Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Niacin repairs DNA and low levels cause depression... This is another BS study... who funded it.

BTW Niacinamide is probably a more tolerated version than plain Niacin.

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Niacin is awesome in many ways, yes.

Yes, no flush, that is why niacinamide is in most supplements now. But, it is the niacinamide form that might be the problem at excess levels for the metabolite issue that the BS study is discussing.

High doses of niacinamide are used and readily available. I bought a 1000 mg one by accident and broke them in half but that was sharp edged.

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Sep 4Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

Jennifer, thanks for writing on Niacin again.. in my experience Niacin and niacinamide both helped me rather NMN caused some strange headache... not sure why, ofcourse both niacin and niacinamide were taken in combination , not standalone..also as Dr.Berg suggests taking 100/150mg 5-6 times throughout the day is better than taking all at once.. keeping the NAD+ levels high all the time is helpful for us.. i even find the combination of 1mg melatonin, 100mg niacinamide and 5mg pyridoxine just before bedtime really helpful... in my experience both niacin and niacinamide gives great results!

Also MSM is pointing finger in some specific vitamin means that must be good for us:D

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That makes sense. Divided doses of water soluble things are always going to be better for the body than a 1000 mg tablet.

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Sep 4Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

also worth mentioning arthritis can be cured with niacinamide! or atleast kept under control...

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Sep 6Liked by Jennifer Depew, R.D.

In our parts, caraway seeds go into all sorts of cabbage stews, and occasionally even into sauercraut. (Baltic cuisine is quite diverse but we do share a lot with Poles)

I've made carrot salad with ground caraway but my better half didn't like it.

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Did it have raisins? Sweet bitter....winning tastebuds.

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Nope, raisins do not survive long enough in our home. :)

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