Dr. Chris Masterjohn on Understanding Key Nutrients: Biotin, Sodium, Potassium, and Omega-3s

Mar 13, 2023 · 55m 52s

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Episode Highlights With Chris - What biotin is and why it is important in the body - Important things to understand about supplemental biotin and what to look for -...

Episode Highlights With Chris

What biotin is and why it is important in the body
Important things to understand about supplemental biotin and what to look for
High dose biotin supplementation- why people are doing this and what is considered a high dose
Pros and cons of biotin supplementation
The biotin candida connection
Big problems connected to biotin deficiency
How to actually get enough biotin from food and when supplements are a good idea
Ways to figure out how much biotin you actually need: serum biotin testing and functional marker testing
What you need to know about sodium
A tip for diarrhea: salted rice
Sodium and glucose keep water in the blood and why this is important
How potassium comes into play here as well
Dopamine synthesis is dependent on sodium
When supplementing with salt is helpful
Only 6% of your average salt intake comes from what was added at the table, and almost all of it comes from processed foods
The real deal on if exercise and sauna use increase sodium need
If you eat a whole food diet you might need more salt
Food sources of potassium and how to get enough (hint: you aren’t getting enough from bananas)
The real deal on Omega-3s and Omega-6s
More reasons to incorporate liver, egg yolks and fatty fish into your diet

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