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16 minutes ago, MonsterDiesel said: I can't even handle those. I have to be very strict. To be honest, I don't understand why. Can't eat any fruits or veggies at all and only black beans and...

52 minutes ago, eliburgi said: Do you include any of the mentioned zero VA foods too, like bananas, apples, onion, etc.? First ~6 months was very strict, but yes I include peeled fruits...

34 minutes ago, eliburgi said: Ohh wow, that´s great! So you´re only on beef, rice and beans? Yes lean beef, white/brown rice combo, black/white/lima beans for most meals. This pretty ...

17 hours ago, eliburgi said: @Aaron76 @under_tow What were your main sides and what have you healed? How long is it since you stopped tane? Did you guys every try a (mostly) fruitarian...

38 minutes ago, Aaron76 said: You are doing people more harm than good by telling them to avoid a whole food that helps the body rid itself of accutane. You are doing harm by suggested ...

9 minutes ago, eliburgi said: But what about people who have recovered with mostly fruits? Most peeled and whiter fleshed fruit is low in VA, and pectin like bean fiber is very good at ...

6 hours ago, eliburgi said: I believe there are no clinical tests one can perform to detect vit a overload. Liver biopsy is the standard test, and studies going back to the 1980's...

8 hours ago, Aaron76 said: Resolve fatty liver and you resolve excess retinol. The problem is that fatty liver is caused by excess vitamin A, it is a vicious circle. This is why the fat...

26 minutes ago, MonsterDiesel said: Holy cow. What's the range and what exactly is the test you're doing? I've been wanting to test Vitamin a but unlikely that a Doc will prescribe it. I'm h...

Just now, MonsterDiesel said: What's your source of molybdenum? I don't react well to B-complex supplements so I have to rely on food for these. I also just started using red light therapy. ...

Just posted today, someone who has not taken accutane, just regular western diet, 45 is still very high, getting down to 20 probably allows for real healing to begin, youthful serum levels. Serum V...

On 3/6/2020 at 10:41 PM, MonsterDiesel said: You seem very knowledgeable of this stuff. Would like to hear about what else you're doing and what you've tried that has helped. Biggest th...

10 minutes ago, MonsterDiesel said: Thanks for you input. I am a lot more sensitive to Vitamin than most here. Of the items you listed, I cannot eat any fruits and vegetables as I react to th...

2 hours ago, MonsterDiesel said: I've been doing the Vit a free diet for probably close to a year now. I am very sensitive to both retinol and carotenoids. Beta carotene triggers the worst he...

6 hours ago, eliburgi said: Thanks @under_tow for sharing your experience! Fantastic to hear such news Did you drink fruit juices anytime during your water fast? Or really just plain wa...

Fasting really helps, completed 3,7,10, and 20 day water fasts while still going into work, it is not as hard as people think. Worst part is the insane food craving and daydreaming of food. Fasting...

@TrueJustice Testing Bs is best done in both blood and urine. Here is a very good discussion on how when our gut biome is acting normally it creates all 8 B vitamins in the right ratios on its ow...

13 hours ago, Aaron76 said: How is b1 B2 b12 working for you? You've been at it with them for how long, and no success? Have I been dong them long term no, but have testing many times du...

1 hour ago, Aaron76 said: The problem with your misguided theory is the body will never want to get rid of accutane unless it has real vitamin A coming in, in the form of whole food beta carote...

49 minutes ago, Aaron76 said: Whole food Beta carotene does NOT convert to retinol unless the body needs it to If beta carotene doesn't get excreted when first eaten in our bile, it gets...

2 hours ago, Aaron76 said: Im also against the idea of avoiding beta carotene foods. I believe the best foods for accutane people are foods high in beta carotene, ie organic carrot juice, sweet...

4 hours ago, Calcified said: Now and then people popup and say fasting is the cure Short and long term fasting is a quick way to dump vitamin A out, but you need to have good stores...

1 hour ago, Calcified said: @under_towif adlh is shunted after high retinoic acid exposure which I have read about, wouldn't we see people posting here with at least mildly elevated serum retin...

5 hours ago, cnb30 said: Hey if you can, please keep us updated on the Apple Pectin. I feel like I keep responding more and more positively to it! Hey @cnb30 I have been testing it on an...

@Calcified It could be because B12 is non-functioning(from accutane), so raising levels artificially like that contributes to the paradoxical symptoms. Wish we had the answers...