LTsurf Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Does anyone here know much about elevated Homocysteine levels and how to lower them? In addition to high cholesterol I have high Homocysteine levels and hoping to reverse this with Whole30. Any advice would be great. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil McCaddon Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 See www.homocysteine.net You will find a lot of informative pages here Good Luck Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTsurf Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Thank you, Neil. I will take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee Lee Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Totally in the wrong section, OP! Does your doc know why your levels are elevated? And what is his recommendation for lowering them? Homocysteine isn't obtained through diet, it's synthesized...so you either have a feedback loop that isn't signaling properly, or you don't have enough if the enzyme used to convert it to something else. Wiki says that long, intense exercise can contribute to elevated homocysteine levels...does this describe you? The whole30 should help, because B6 is prevalent in the diet, and the diet limits foods that would block absorption of important nutrients. You may want to seek out methionine and folate rich foods as well. Beef liver will cover you on all of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTsurf Posted January 9, 2013 Author Share Posted January 9, 2013 Sorry about that! I'm a newbie. Can I move this topic to another section? Long, intense exercise does describe me accurately. However I've been switching to shorter interval workouts based on Doctors recs. My doctor thinks this is due to lack of nutrients in my diet, long exercise (I was training for a marathon), and potentially genetic. He gave me a supplement to take with folic acid and B vitamins in it but I want to know if there's anything else I can do. I like to do my own research as well but I have to admit my doctor is damn good! I don't think I can stomach beef liver. Any other suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordiclg Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 LTsurf. I just happened upon your posts. You might want to have your doctor do a blood test for MTHFR problem. I'm just looking into this myself, so I'm not a great resource but you can look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I was just diagnosed with MTHFR because my homocysteine numbers were odd, but "within range" according to the testing facility. With MTHFR, some test results look normal, as they look for what's in the blood, but it doesn't mean your body is able to use it, if they look deeper, there are clear signs that something is off balance, the numbers don't add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb. Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I had greatly elevated homocysteine levels that led to a very severe pulmonary embolism. I tested positive for the MTHFR mutation. Don't want to scare you but its definitely something to work on. I now take a supplement containing folate and my levels have returned to normal. I also have to take a blood thinner because of the propensity for clotting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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