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Datis Kharrazian raves on and on about glutathione and superoxide dismutase liposomal cream. What do you think of it?

Dr. Amy Nett: Okay so glutathione, I think there’s some uncertainty in terms of the best form of glutathione from...

I am a night shift worker, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift, working a schedule of roughly seven nights on and 14 nights off. During my off time, I switch to a daytime schedule. Needless to say, I have some difficulty sleeping. I recently conducted the DUTCH Complete Test at about five nights out from my work schedule. While my cortisol level demonstrated some large swings, spiking to top end of normal at the second morning point and bottoming out to the low end of normal at the evening point and coming up to the high end of normal at the before bed point, it remained diurnal. Unfortunately, melatonin was well below normal at 1.2. My question is whether it’s better to supplement with melatonin or try to provide melatonin support through food. I currently only supplement with melatonin during my work weeks.

Chris Kresser: Yeah, it’s a really tough situation. I think I mentioned that having a more consistent shift schedule, where...

I have a follow-up question on melatonin about why I recommended it for people over 35.

Chris Kresser: It’s not a hard-and-fast rule, but melatonin production declines as we age, and so I think that melatonin...

Do you have a favorite brand of D-lactate-free probiotics?

Chris Kresser: Yeah, any of the soil-based organisms, like Prescript-Assist, for example, or MegaSporeBiotic. There’s a new kid on the...

Is it okay to take extra virgin cod liver oil if you’re also taking a blood thinner?

Dr. Amy Nett: Yeah, I think it is okay to take cod liver oil in addition to taking a blood...

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