Ravenslore
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I'm glad I figured out I can take Glycine daily to stop my hair loss, but I want to know why. I have other health problems that I might be able to get some traction on if I could figure out why I need so much Glycine.
Thanks in advance for reading this. I really appreciate having this forum as a resource.
I have two leads, but I don't know enough to research them effectively:
1) I found out the glyphosate RoundUp can replace glycine in the cells, kind of like how other halogens can replace iodine in the thyroid. So, it could be related to that. But the problem is that I don't think I have much exposure to RoundUp. I've been gluten free, organic, mostly grain free since 2007. My diet is mostly eggs, goat cheese, oranges, carrots, coffee with cream and sugar, marmalade and potatoes. I avoid PUFA like the plague. I do not eat or even like foods that have grains in them.
2) My mother has polycythemia. My research into this congenital "blood cancer" shows that one of the genes responsible causes cells to "drop their collagen." That would require constant collagen supplementation.
I treat myself like I have this since I can see some of the symptoms (joint pain and abdominal tenderness) if I don't get blood tests regularly. (I avoid doctors as much as possible because I've had a lot of malpractice experiences, but I do get blood draws for thyroid levels.) Blood draws are a treatment for polycythemia. But the other symptoms are fatigue, headache, weakness, dizziness and bruising and I NEVER get these. I do have a high hematocrit if it's been a long time since my last blood draw.
What could be causing me to need so much more Glycine than other people, and what other health issues could be connected to that?
I want to figure this out because maybe the answer can help me lose weight. I walk every day. I have a very balanced diet that never goes over about 1800 calories a day. I do yoga and meditate for stress. I take a good B complex with niacinimide. I take magnesium glycinate in the morning with my gelatin supplement, 8 drops of estroban and 12 drops of TyroMax. At night I take calcium. I get plenty of healthy natural salts.
My weight has a PCOS-like distribution where it's almost all in the torso. I'm 40 years old, female, 5'5", 215 lbs, and that is a very stubborn weight that isn't affected much by any lifestyle or exercise changes. It's been like this for years. I can only lose weight with extreme fasts, and I'm not doing that again.
I don't think it can be an infection. I've been on courses of antibiotics a few times this year for sinus infections after colds. I ended each course with a bifidobacterium and sacharomyces boullardi supplement for a couple weeks.
My sister has most of the same problems. Between us we've had tests and experimented with different hormonal supplements in the past. I don't have any recent ones, but when we started all this we had high androgens, normal progesterone and low-to-normal estrogen.
Neither of us experience any of the mood swings associated with PCOS, estrogen or serotonin problems. We both have exceptionally calm, logical, detached personalities. We're never tired, depressed or cranky. None of the descriptions of any disorder I've researched makes sense for either of us.
It's so confusing. I actually feel great almost all the time. I'm happy; I feel good. I take excellent care of myself consistently. But I LOOK like I have serious problems. Why?
Thanks in advance for reading this. I really appreciate having this forum as a resource.
I have two leads, but I don't know enough to research them effectively:
1) I found out the glyphosate RoundUp can replace glycine in the cells, kind of like how other halogens can replace iodine in the thyroid. So, it could be related to that. But the problem is that I don't think I have much exposure to RoundUp. I've been gluten free, organic, mostly grain free since 2007. My diet is mostly eggs, goat cheese, oranges, carrots, coffee with cream and sugar, marmalade and potatoes. I avoid PUFA like the plague. I do not eat or even like foods that have grains in them.
2) My mother has polycythemia. My research into this congenital "blood cancer" shows that one of the genes responsible causes cells to "drop their collagen." That would require constant collagen supplementation.
I treat myself like I have this since I can see some of the symptoms (joint pain and abdominal tenderness) if I don't get blood tests regularly. (I avoid doctors as much as possible because I've had a lot of malpractice experiences, but I do get blood draws for thyroid levels.) Blood draws are a treatment for polycythemia. But the other symptoms are fatigue, headache, weakness, dizziness and bruising and I NEVER get these. I do have a high hematocrit if it's been a long time since my last blood draw.
What could be causing me to need so much more Glycine than other people, and what other health issues could be connected to that?
I want to figure this out because maybe the answer can help me lose weight. I walk every day. I have a very balanced diet that never goes over about 1800 calories a day. I do yoga and meditate for stress. I take a good B complex with niacinimide. I take magnesium glycinate in the morning with my gelatin supplement, 8 drops of estroban and 12 drops of TyroMax. At night I take calcium. I get plenty of healthy natural salts.
My weight has a PCOS-like distribution where it's almost all in the torso. I'm 40 years old, female, 5'5", 215 lbs, and that is a very stubborn weight that isn't affected much by any lifestyle or exercise changes. It's been like this for years. I can only lose weight with extreme fasts, and I'm not doing that again.
I don't think it can be an infection. I've been on courses of antibiotics a few times this year for sinus infections after colds. I ended each course with a bifidobacterium and sacharomyces boullardi supplement for a couple weeks.
My sister has most of the same problems. Between us we've had tests and experimented with different hormonal supplements in the past. I don't have any recent ones, but when we started all this we had high androgens, normal progesterone and low-to-normal estrogen.
Neither of us experience any of the mood swings associated with PCOS, estrogen or serotonin problems. We both have exceptionally calm, logical, detached personalities. We're never tired, depressed or cranky. None of the descriptions of any disorder I've researched makes sense for either of us.
It's so confusing. I actually feel great almost all the time. I'm happy; I feel good. I take excellent care of myself consistently. But I LOOK like I have serious problems. Why?