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Hannah's avatar

This was nice to read. I also have a drawer of supplements going out of date because gradually the information about the prevalence of under-eating gave me permission to eat traditional things at traditional times and frequencies. Am I 100% better? No, but I’m a lot better than 1-2 years ago. And warmer.

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Tyler Woodward's avatar

This is incredible! Let's go Bart

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Barrrt's avatar

Thanks Kathleen for giving me the opportunity to share my story, I will try to answer questions when they come!

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Kathleen Stewart's avatar

Thank you, Bart! It clearly has resonated with many!

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Susan G's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing this Bart. There are so many pro-metabolic supplements. I think I have taken them all. I've been gradually cutting back as I eat more food. It's hard to not be able to eat the foods that I ate for most of my life, until intermittent fasting came along. But I'm adjusting slowly. I also have hereditary hemochromotosis, which adds a layer of challenge.

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Barrrt's avatar

I can very much relate! Slow is the way to go! I’m increasing my bread intake very slowly and finally I’m starting to tolerate it again!

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Nikki's avatar

I enjoyed this article. Thank you! I am curious if the supplements Bart took were food based or synthetic? I'd be interested in Kathleen's opinion, if all supplements can cause these imbalances? Which leads to the question, can you eat too much of a food in season and also cause upset to the body?? Lots of food for thought!

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Barrrt's avatar

Hi Nikki, good questions! Most of the supplements I took were synthetic. The herbal tinctures I took were not and they can mess you up for sure, but maybe Kathleen could share some more insight about the differences. In terms of food, my guess would be that’s much harder to do!

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Shardae's avatar

This was seriously confronting, especially some of his symptoms with taking B6. I only take a few supplements but I possibly need to cycle and reduce my B6. Thank you for this article. I connected so much with this experience and the feeling of being so lost but trying so hard.

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Polyxena of the Pink Poppy's avatar

I also had a problem with b6 leading to progressively worse symptoms and then I stopped altogether and the symptoms went away. That was when I realized supplements can cause rather serious problems!

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Jaime's avatar

What were the negative effects of aspirin, thyroid, and pregnenalone that you mentioned?

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Barrrt's avatar

I think it triggered the Rhabdomyolysis

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Higherself's avatar

This is amazing - thank you Bart and Kathleen! Despite knowing/understanding that supplements can be hazardous and that meeting the theoretical RDAs through food first should make for a logical starting point, it’s still easy to get bogged down by information and the temptation to try “x” supplement, especially when the symptoms one is experiencing make day to day life feel like an ultramarathon. So, it’s helpful to have another real-life anecdote to illustrate that healing IS possible with mindful attention to meeting theoretical RDAs as not just a bare minimum, but a powerful part of the path.

Again, thank you both!!

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Barrrt's avatar

Definitely! Thanks for your comment 🙏🏻

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Terra L Cathey's avatar

How do we work with you one on one Kathleen?

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Sana Fatima's avatar

Information about each supplement causes this mental load on people-financially and mentally; please explain how a supplement should successfully and safely be added if necessary given te amount of information overload.

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