Mapping Niacin with Chris Masterjohn [Part 1] #102

When it comes to understanding the web of physiological interconnections at a biochemical level there’s no better resource than Chris Masterjohn. In Part 1 of this two-part episode, Chris takes us around the Matrix and articulates the myriad ways that niacin impacts the body and the human expression of disease. Hold your hat, you may want to listen to this one twice!

> Click here to download the completed Matrix from this week’s episode

> Chris mentions glutathione which we explore on Episode 11 with Dr. Ben Lynch

> Click the links below for Chris’s two-part article on Niacin

• Part 1

• Part 2

> Click here for Chris’s 5-tiered system for getting enough niacin from food

> Click here for Chris’s vitamin/minerals course

Note: The FDA warns that biotin supplementation may interfere with lab tests, particularly thyroid labs. It is best to recommend that clients and patients eliminate biotin supplementation (and potentially B-complex supplementation) for three days prior to a lab draw.

Reference: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/fda-warns-biotin-may-interfere-lab-tests-fda-safety-communication

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