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Ron Put Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Wow, Mike, your K is 2000! Impressive, what drives it up there. I'll have to eat something like a dozen Romania lettuce heads to get even close... An what drives your B-3 intake? My main source is non-fortified nutritional yeast, I am comfortably above RDA but have been wondering if I should try supplementation in between my next blood tests and see what happens. Finally, I am curious, are you testing lipoprotein (a) and Apo B? If not, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Thanks Ron. I average ~250g of collard greens, plus 50g of fresh parsley/d to get to ~2000 mcg of K1. For B3, I eat a lot of mushrooms, ~290g/d average. No supplements for B3 in my case. Sardines and corn also contribute decent amounts of niacin to my diet. I am (regularly) testing Lp(a), as it's been higher than it should be in the past (69 mg/dL, which is too high based on all-cause mortality risk). However, with dietary intervention alone, it's now consistently lower, ~41 mg/dL. I tested ApoB 16x in the summer, too, with at-home testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Put Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Thanks, Mike. I was doing dried parsly for a while (I like the taste and it's easy to travel with), I guess I should buy anothet couple of pounds. I also do about 150-200g mushrooms a day, usually shiitakes, oyster or portobellos. Lately I have developped a real taste for woodear mushrooms (black fungus), love the crunchy texture -- I get them fresh from Asian stores or dried from Amazon. And I just discovered white fungus, this suff is delicious! But I'll have to eat close to a pound a day to move up my B-3. Any thoughts on supplementing B-3? Cons especially (other than flushing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lustgarten Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 I've supplemented with B3 in the past-even relatively low doses (500 mg) increased my liver enzymes, so that's something to consider. However, if the NMN ban goes through (and if that increases my low NAD), then I may have to find another way to raise NAD, and increasing B3 further would be on the list. I'm considering buying niacin powder, and making, then taking aliquots such that I get 10 mg doses, rather than much higher doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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