Here's the second carousel that comes along with the detox phases. Again, more to come in a bit of a deep dive in the classroom where we'll explore how caffeine can be a proxy for a fast or slow phase 1 detox, and specifically which enzyme is responsible for it. The takeaway here is that the default 'fix' is usually adding a glutathione injection, or taking NAC, NMN, NMR, without managing the foundations. Glutathione is used up in both phases because in some phase one cytochrome P450 complexes, glutathione is used. While we can synthesize glutathione endogenously via glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid, there's still a finite amount. We use glutathione to detoxify many fat-soluble toxins and carcinogens making them water soluble. It circulates in the blood and grabs onto these chemicals and pulls them out of the blood into the liver, then to the gallbladder > gut > and then flushed down the toilet. All that to say, glutathione can be used up in phase 1 and not have an adequate amount for phase 2, which it's definitely needed in. Reduce the amount of toxins in and increase the necessary cofactors for phase 2. Sulfur foods are mentioned BUT- if you're someone that has sensitivities to these foods or you have SIBO, this can literally wreck you. Don't just add these for the sake of chasing this particular suggestion only to make your gut worse- then you're really in a bad position. More to come on GI dysfunction later. Will have the other parts of this series up soon. Enjoy!

This is the digestible version of what's to come in the classroom. I'll keep this in mind when it comes to future posts because I too like to keep things simple and relatable. This is the 'elevator pitch' or conversation. Where this stemmed from is listening to a lecture in one of my courses about liver detox phases. It's a LOT to breakdown, which is why a full module will be built out for it in the classroom. I find this incredibly interesting and am curious if anyone here is the type that can drink coffee late into the evening without issue. Or, are you the opposite? Maybe you'd be interested in knowing that the same enzyme (CYP1A2) is responsible for clearing caffeine and is also the primary enzyme responsible for clearing & metabolizing estrogen. Even more interesting, estrogen also inhibits this enzyme. Which should leave you thinking about how this influences women at different phases in life, as well as those on birth control. Fascinating stuff, but will expand on this in the next two series as well as in the classroom. Just want you all to know I thoroughly appreciate you being part of this community!

Question for you all: When’s the last time you had your labs drawn? What’s the biggest hurdle for you when getting them? Is it: - cost - Not knowing what labs/where to get them - The inconvenience of getting them done - Not knowing what to do with the information when you receive them - Anything else? Another question: What’s one thing you’d like to understand more when it comes to your labs? Need help ordering, or reviewing? That’s what I’m here for.

This is an ongoing log I will keep for my own progress and transparency. I'm leaving absolutely nothing out. Feel free to use this thread to ask specific questions related to the log itself or questions about what I'm doing. Please save any other non-log related questions for outside of this thread.

Hey everyone! I have been busy making this community one of the best resources that I can for you all. Thank you so much for being here and contributing. I now have built-in tiers for this community that will come with additional resources the higher you go. I've added a Loom video showing what this includes- but there is much more to come! Please take a look when you can! https://www.loom.com/share/d8704f77b4924a82a41992505958efe6