Mastering Nutrition

Replacing most of your fat with MCT oil will help create a small caloric deficit that can assist in weight loss, but is it worth it? Tune in for my answer. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Sup...

GABA and glycine supplements should both have a calming effect, helping to reduce anxiety and make you sleep better. But some people have asked me, what if they do the opposite? What if they cause anxiety and wake you up at night? Tune in for my answer. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a h...

Does methylfolate make you angry or depressed? Tune in to hear what I think is going on and what to do about it. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of...

Here's a 7-step protocol to tackle histamine intolerance. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, "livin...

Is alcohol good for you? It's clear to me that 1) alcohol is a toxin and 2) it can help with having fun, which is good for you, but in this episode I consider whether some dose of alcohol might actually be fundamentally good for you. I discuss three ways this might work and what the optimal dose might be, as well as sharing a story of how I used alcohol to help clear up a fungal infection. Tune in...

Could drinking alcohol be contributing to your allergies or histamine intolerance? When my allergies started going nuts in Greece this summer, I was drinking more alcohol. Alcohol impairs the clearance of histamine *and* competes with histamine to be cleared itself. So it could make your allergies worse or contribute to histamine intolerance if you have it. Tune in to learn more! This episode is b...

Could your medications be contributing to your histamine intolerance? There are over 50 medications that could be culprits, so if you have symptoms of histamine intolerance and you are on any medications, tune in to this episode to find out if the ones you're taking could be a problem. Make sure to discuss any problems with your medication or changes to be made with your doctor! Please don't chang...

Ladies, let's talk about your cycle. Specifically, do you get migraines, other types of headaches, flushing, itching, or any other allergy-like symptoms that correlate with your menstrual cycle? If so, you could be experiencing temporary histamine intolerance caused by too much estrogen. Tune in to learn more! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements' "Living" Collagen. Our Native A...

Got histamine intolerance? Here are two supplements that could help. Tune in to learn which ones to use! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the corresponding organ of the individual. Ancestral Supplements has a nose-to-tail product line of grass-fed liver, organs, b...

Do you have histamine intolerance? It could be confused with an increased burden of mast cells, one of the main types of cells that release histamine. Tune in for two lab tests that can help you tell the difference. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the correspondi...

Histamine! If you suffer from ANY of these symptoms -- diarrhea, headaches (including migraines), nasal congestion, asthma, wheezing, low or high blood pressure, heart palpitations (when your heart skips, flutters or beats irregularly), hives, itching, or flushing, you could be histamine intolerant. If you are, this means that, as much as your symptoms seem like allergies, it could be a reaction t...

Selenium makes you resilient to all kinds of stress, including the physical attacks of infections and toxins. It keeps your nails healthy, prevents the wear and tear on your tissues as you age, keeps your body from launching too much inflammation and releasing too much histamine, and appears to protect against several cancers. On the other hand, too much worsens the risk of diabetes and causes som...

Vitamin C protects against bleeding gums, makes your bones strong, helps keep you from getting sick, protects against the normal wear and tear on our tissues, helps us deal with alcohol, cigarette smoke, and toxins in our environment, and may even help support our ability to experience the emotional impact of physical intimacy. That last one is a little speculative, but it does make sense, because...

In this episode, Hilda Librada Gore of the Wise Traditions podcast interviews me about the work of Weston Price, dental researcher extraordinaire and pioneer of nutritional anthropology. In the second half, we talk about how to condense what we've learned since Price's time about nutrition into some practical rules of thumb that can help us achieve the best diet to meet our nutritional needs. It o...

Vitamin B6 protects against depression, anxiety, insomnia, age-related cognitive decline, hypoglycemia, kidney stones, and the morning sickness of pregnancy. Tune in for everything you need to know about how to manage your B6 status! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health...

Copper! Copper is needed to prevent anemia, histamine intolerance, high cholesterol, and osteoporosis, probably helps with allergies, and is needed to make you feel good overall. There's a dark side to its toxicity, but more likely you need more copper than less. Tune in for everything you need to know about how to manage your copper status! This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements....

Do you supplement with collagen?   Collagen is great, and important, but you SHOULDN'T be counting it toward your protein intake. I've been seeing "collagen protein" bars around, and there's nothing inaccurate about calling them that, but it seems easily to be misled into thinking they provide all the protein we need at a meal. They don't.   Many people have asked me why I talk about collagen and...

Got heavy metals?   If the elevation of heavy metals is modest (for example, less than twice the upper limit of the reference range), I think it is best to use zinc supplementation as a gentle approach to help detoxify. Here's how I recommend using zinc for heavy metals. My previous episode on how to supplement with zinc can be found here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/10/25/how-to-supplemen...

There are plenty of zinc supplements out there, and while many are acceptable, I don't recommend using zinc oxide or zinc picolinate. People are often surprised that I recommend against picolinate. So, in this episode, I explain why. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health...

Wondering what the best way is to supplement with zinc? This episode covers what kind to take, what dose, when to take it, how often, with what foods or on an empty stomach, and of course how to know if you should be supplementing. My preferred zinc supplement for most people is Jarrow Zinc Balance. You can use one of these two links to generate a commission to support my work at no extra cost to...

Zinc is needed for healthy skin, a robust immune system, sharp vision, stable blood sugar control, balanced and strong hormonal health, and far more. It's even needed for protection against the heavy metals that pollute our environment. Here's how to make sure you're getting enough -- but not too much!  -- from managing your diet, to non-dietary causes of deficiency, to measuring and managing your...

Glutathione is a molecule you make from the protein in your diet that is incredibly important to protecting your liver, thyroid, and lungs. It's the master antioxidant of the cell, critical to detoxing and cleaning out your system, and plays an especially important role in preventing asthma. Here are seven natural ways to boost your glutathione status! This is the link to the glycine database that...

Do you have asthma? Do you know or love someone who does? Here's how to use supplemental glutathione (reduced, liposomal, and nebulized) to help with this condition. This is the link to the episode on nitric oxide, mentioned in this episode: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/01/11/nitric-oxide-genes-blood-pressure-asthma/ This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native Americ...

Many people use niacin supplements to reduce their methylation rate. Some use it regularly because they are "overmethylators" and some use it intermittently when they experience symptoms they associate with overmethylation. In this episode, I describe why I don't recommend using niacin in this way. Doing so is using niacin as a drug, not a nutrient. Our goal should be instead to supply glycine in...

A number of practitioners use whole blood histamine levels to classify people into undermethylators and overmethylators. I don't agree with using histamine levels to assess methylation status. Tune in to find out why. This episode is brought to you by Ancestral Supplements. Our Native American ancestors believed that eating the organs from a healthy animal would support the health of the correspon...