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@AndrewPeatMatrix said in MTHFR - intense anxiety from methyl b vitamins:

i have mthfr, took some methyl b6 & b12, i had taken them a couple years ago daily with 0 issue. wondering why now they are causing an issue.

my first guess it get magnesium & vit D tested. Or maybe i was low on b vitamins and i took too much too soon?

Not sure what to do

B vitamins often have issues with contamination and allergens. Its better to get them from food. Eat liver and oysters often

@AndrewPeatMatrix I would take it with K2 and magnesium to optimize absorption. I always prefer sunlight but during long periods of time with little sunlight, the supplement works well.

Fatty liver affects the livers ability to store glycogen which is necessary for blood sugar regulation. Also an unhealthy liver can impede on gluconeogenesis. Kinda recipe for blood sugar instability.

Just keep nourishing yourself well and I’d always have carbs within a balance meal. Maybe too much coffee here.

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Make a plan: step by step..
A carrot salad once a day IS fine (or twice if between meals).

We really don’t have enough info about your diet to be that helpful. How much fat do you eat each meal? Do u snack between meals? Lots of liquid calories?

Some people do better with starches, some better with sugars etc gotta find what works for you

A better oxidative metabolism actually has a slower burn of glucose while a more reduced glycolytic metabolism wastes glucose quicker. I used to crash between meals and feel that stress often. Or have intense cravings. After many years of pro metabolic eating and now taking thyroid I generally feel more stable between meals and rarely feel that hypoglycemic stress unless I workout hard and then skip a meal

Half the time I want to throw my computer off of the desk so, yes, I can see it raising cortisol for a variety of reasons.

One time I did one of those 4-sample saliva cortisol tests that you take throughout the day, and there was an upwards blip in cortisol just before bed. I did a gaming session just before taking the sample.

It should help

Vitamin D for treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease detected by transient elastography: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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It can cut off blood flow to the front part of the brain, a lot like how wheat does. Scary stuff to read about man. Sometimes just the blood flow in the brain can make differences to how you think, more so than neurotransmitters

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Are you fasting to reduce fatty liver? If so, take a look at the relationship with choline, maybe it will help you

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@AndrewPeatMatrix Turn off all notifications (e.g. vibrations, sounds) on your phone. Stop scrolling on social media and begin reading books instead. Don't watch internet videos.

Screen usage/culture is highly anti-social and neurologically dysfunctional, and that's saying nothing about EMF or blue light.

It also lends itself to hyperstimulating addictions like pornography, which will cause further brain decay on its own.

Dopamine is very important to keep elevated, but you should do it by resensitizing yourself to the elements (i.e. earth, water, air, fire), animals, people and so on - not by "digital culture" (Ray Peat's term) with its degenerative cyber simulacra of reality.

@AndrewPeatMatrix I had exercise intolerance after a brain injury, dysautonomia was a big part of the problem and sounds similar to what you're describing.

I've been focusing on increasing my heart rate variability, doing resonant breathing in between sets (kneeling or sitting on the ground and doing deep 4 second breaths in and out) and it seemed to help. Having said that, it took quite a while to get to that point. I wear a whoop strap which tracks my HRV though and have measured an increase over the past few months and don't feel terrible afterward.

Related to that, I've been laying on a biomat post-workout, doing Wim Hof breathing either pre or post workout, and also increasing my Vitamin B intake (thiamine deficiency can be implicated in dysautonomia)