Posts by hiddennomad34

So, I'm reading your post and getting the impression you have no clue how homocysteine levels actually impact your health (??). As for the countries, I can't name them specifically because I was just given the vague label "Western Europe."

So I heard this from some guy—tell me, is homocysteine really that big of a deal for your life expectancy?

I'm starting this thread because someone I know keeps insisting that measuring homocysteine is the gold standard for checking vascular health. Their argument is that high levels mean you're sitting ducks for blood clots, heart attacks, or strokes.
This guy is personally supplementing with B6, B12, a B complex, and low-dose folate.
As for me, I’ve been using folate supplements recommended by my doctor to drive my homocysteine levels down.
So, how much does this actually matter? I’ve heard that in most parts of Western Europe, checking this is just as routine as a lipid panel, whereas here in the States, general practitioners tend to brush it off. Keeping it brief—I want to hear from anyone in the medical field. What's your take?

Hey, can someone take a look at these labs? My Factor VIII and Vitamin B12 are both high. I've been dealing with liver issues for the last two weeks (fatty liver, took way too much Tylenol), but the liver numbers are starting to improve (saw a gastroenterologist). Also, I've been on Eliquis for over a year because of DVT. Thanks.

PV1.37> 0.70(P)
APTV21.1s23.2 - 30.4(P)
APTV-ratio -0.790.8 - 1.2(P)
D-Dimers < 0.19mg/L < 0.50(P)
Factor VIII C - 3.761/ 0.70 - 1.50H(P)
Protein S - 1.241/10.70 - 1.40
PRIMARY HEMOSTASIS - Multiplate
ADP 6.5 µM69U38 - 85
UASPI test 0.5 µM arachidonic acid82U40 - 80
(S) Creatinine -93
eGFR - CKD-EPI -84
(S) Homocysteine 8,24
ALT - 403
GGT - 94
LDH - 266
ALP -57
Vitamin B12 - 635pmol/L145 - 569
Folate 42.5nmol/L8.83 - 60.8
25-hydroxy vitamin D- 69.1nmol /Ldeficit < 50recommended > 75

Can anyone recommend a NAC supplement? My gastroenterologist told me the one from Now Foods isn't exactly top-tier.

Kate Cook27 said:Demilitarization, denazification, fighting NATO expansion, fighting the fascist government in Kyiv, bio-labs in Ukraine with 900 pathogens, the lab in Ukraine where COVID was created, the lab making some virus to destroy Russians, nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Ukraine planning to attack the people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk (even though Russians have been drilling by the border and with Belarus for months), Ukraine planning to attack Russia??, so Russia launched a preemptive strike, Eastern Ukraine was always Russia and now Russia is just taking back what belongs to it, NATO is already in occupied Ukraine, NATO soldiers are fighting in Ukrainian uniforms, Ukrainian soldiers are surrendering or deserting so Russia has to liberate Ukraine and the Ukrainians (at least, that's what someone told me recently)...
Ukraine has been bombing the Donbas for 8 years, and Russia wants to protect the Russians in the Donbas from genocide, which is why they are conducting a special military operation (and it's not just Russians living in the Donbas).

😁 Man, I haven't read such a massive pile of garbage in ages. Are you kidding me right now?

Andrew Booth29 said:I’m not entirely sure where to land on this, but apparently Lukashenko is out there claiming he won't sit idly by while Poland occupies western Ukraine—he's even suggesting the Ukrainians might step in to help. 🤔

Where on earth are you getting this idea that Poland wants a piece of Ukraine?!?