Today I want to share with you an intriguing article and the related abstract which hypothesizes that ALCAR – Acetyl-L-Carnitine may provide an inexpensive and fast acting intervention for depression.
I am sure that most who read this newsletter are familiar with ALCAR – it is an acetylated form of L-Carnitine which is endogenously produced.
Here is a quick bullet point review of some of the key benefits of ALCAR from the Self-Hacked website:
The Health Benefits of Carnitine
The hormone Melatonin is best known for its impact on sleep and circadian rhythms, however it provides many additional health benefits.
The published paper I want to share with you today refers to its potential benefits for individuals who deal with Type ll Diabetes with CHD: but also it cautions about a common gene variant (30 % of the population) in which typical Melatonin dosages may create problems.
Here are a couple of highlights from the paper:
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, melatonin intake for 12 weeks to diabetic patients with CHD had beneficial effects on plasma GSH, NO, MDA, PCO, serum hs-CRP levels, glycemic control, HDL-cholesterol, total-/HDL-cholesterol ratio, blood pressures and parameters of mental health.
And 6 Key Takeaways:
This newsletter article is longer than I usually write, however I believe that the content is important enough that it warrants this consideration.
This week I listened to a riveting podcast on Evan Brand’s website. Evan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and he hosts some great podcasts.
The topic was glyphosate, which as I am sure most will know is a key ingredient in the Monsanto weed killer product Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world.
Reviewed applications include the following:
As suggested in this review, LDN can provide an excellent therapeutic option for some of the health issues described.
You have probably heard “The Buzz” – researchers, health care practitioners and the general public are starting to gobble down Metformin for its (supposedly) magical anti-aging benefits.
Some even refer to it as: “Vitamin M”.
But as we discuss in this edition of our newsletter, there is a dark side to Metformin.
I myself have never been a fan – and quite frankly I cannot see the rationale for using it when we have available such a fabulous range of medicinal herbs and a concentrate which provide berberine compounds which provide all the benefits of Metformin – in addition to some which Metformin does not (such as cardiovascular benefits)
Following is a great article by Chandler Marrs, PhD from the website:
Hormones Matter on this very topic.
In this article, she discusses in some detail some of the health issues that Metformin consumption can cause.
Here is a summary of the main points she discusses – plus her concluding commentary:
One of the themes of this newsletter is compounds (medicinal herbs, vitamins, minerals etc.) which provide many health benefits and for which deficiencies can create health issues.