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Oct 3·edited Oct 3Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Interestingly methylsulfonylmethane (msm, raises sulfur in the body so different to the sulfite you mentioned) has a nice effect on helping lower allergy symptoms in humans,

good results

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6293242/

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Oct 1Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

So thankful for your work on sulphur / sulphite metabolism . I suffer hugely with reactions to less than 10ppm. I have found that Seeking Health's Histamine Block Plus, which contains 10mg of Riboflavin (plus other things including DAO) does help reduce my symptoms along with 450 mcg Mozyme Forte and 600mg bismuth sub-nitrate. Even then if I don't catch the reaction early enough, I'm into heavy duty antihistamines to stop it.

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Oct 1Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

This one is fascinating and I will probably try to experiment.

My own anecdote which may or may not relate: I haven't had significant seasonal allergies in a couple of decades, but that appeared to clear up when I experimented with high dose Pantothenic acid and Vitamin C. I may have to do two experiments. There's plenty of hay being harvested near where I am now so I can test the 2+2=4.

Thank you.

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Oct 9Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

I just saw a family on Instagram whose little son has a very rare genetic disorder called Mitchell's syndrome. It is caused by a mutation on the ACOX1 gene and it has just recently been discovered that one of the things that helps slow down the progression of the disease is Riboflavin. So interesting!

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Oct 4Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Gosh this is great info! For the last 60 years I've suspected my issues have been sulfur and mercury related. My mom had issues too! Thank you, Chris!

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Chris, can you please put together a release about the health improvements of those on your bioopt health program. As someone on the waiting list with chronic health issues this would provide much needed hope. I do appreciate how scarce your time is while scaling it.

Thanks,

Kerr

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We had to cancel our planned day 2 promotion because we got overwhelmed with demand, so we are working on scaling our capacity before promoting the program. But yes I hear you.

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Oct 1Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Thank you I appreciate your reply and everything that you put out. All the best

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Thanks for this info. Any idea when your Understanding Sulphur article will be released? Trying hard to connect the dots but I think I need that primer to really get there.

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Hopefully this week!

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Wow! This is great info and tracks with what I’m seeing in my family. MTHFR was hot 10-15 years ago but no one really talks about it anymore. I have the “mild version” with all the severe symptoms in myself and my siblings and parents. (Brain cancer, Alzheimer’s) My husband has the “severe version”

Not sure if that’s a rabbit hole you’ve been down but I can say emphatically the science isn’t settled on MTHFR. Australia actually has good info on it surprisingly. It seems they take it more seriously than we do.

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My MTHFR Protocol is in the Protocols section :)

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I have recently started heavy molybdenum supplementation to fight poor sleep. I have ended with asthma resurfacing. Could molybdenum be somehow "mobilising" inactive sulfur causing paradoxical reaction?

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My guess is it's related to a rise in uric acid:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/all.14310

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Then what should be done if you think you need molybdenum but also have high uric acid?

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Decrease anything that increases breakdown of AMP or caffeine.

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Chris,how is the Vitamin and Mineral book coming along?

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On hiatus till BioOpt is on its feet.

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This is interesting. I (as well as my father) struggle with allergic symptoms such as sneezing and a runny nose. I get it once or twice a month. I have tested for lots of potential allergies, but all have come back negative. I have in other words no idea why I get this allergic symptoms. Could it be due to a lack of riboflavin?

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It could be due to anything impacting sulfur metabolism, which is covered in the Sulfur Protocol. (Not, of course, to the exclusion of other causes.)

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Can i purchase the sulfur protocol individually?

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No, but you could sign up for a month and then cancel, which would give you vastly more than the Sulfur Protocol, although you will not get any updates that may occur in the future unless you subscribe again.

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Will I have access to all protocols if I sign up for premium?

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Yes.

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Thank you for this Chris. Riboflavin seems to help my sulphur intolerance. But only in small amounts. How much copper from food would you recommend as I’m needing to take 500mcg of molybdenum daily. I’m eating 1oz of liver per day so roughly getting about 4mg through diet and was wondering if this okay?

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I don't think there is an intrinsic need for copper with molybdenum. Better to measure copper levels. Mine haven't budged on months of 600 mcg molybdenum.

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Oct 1Liked by Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Thank you, appreciate it.

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