Oh, one last thing - this is why I think slow-oxidizers can do really well on low-calcium diets but with very high vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D supplementation in deficient people increases mitochondrial function significantly.
Improving the Vitamin D Status of Vitamin D Deficient Adults Is Associated With Improved Mitochondrial Oxidative Function in Skeletal Muscle | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism | Oxford Academic
But I think you need to keep calcium intake quite low, otherwise other tissues become super-saturated with calcium, which isn't good. Slow-oxidizers are ideal candidates for pre-industrial and even some pre-agricultural diets/lifestyles. Low calcium, lots of sun exposure (vitamin D), lots of exercise, low calorie intakes but with enough protein, and super high amounts of potassium, manganese, molybdenum, and folate (e.g. leafy greens, beans, things that come from the ground).
Matty. Also dont forget that slow and fast oxidation as per ARL or TEI in my book is not correct. They often show people with high calcium lower potassium , lower magnesium and higher or equal to magnesium as slow oxidizers. These people are not slow oxidizers, they have respiratory problems and stuck in parasympathetic state, thus these people do better on calcium since calcium speeds up their breathing. But it isnt the calcium that they need really, it is acetylcholine balance. or serotonin.
These people go into slow carbs oxidation since they dont have the ability to get rid of CO2 properly.
This is why on high carb diet. or 80 10 10 diet. The balance in hair will be this. lower potassium higher calcium, higher sodium, lower magnesium. Body will increase sodium and calcium to ventilate faster. And in these chemistries usually zinc is highish on the hairtest, since it goes up to increase Carbonic anhydrase.
SO I think the calcium thing you are talking about is this scenario. And I still dont think it is good.
Usually these kind of people try active bs, calcium etc. and they feel better on it. They need to take care of their acetylcholine. Usually the problem that effects their breathing drive is there,
Dont forget that vitamin D increases phosphorus uptake which will not be ideal for people with resp problems, since phosphorus is high in blood since there is no need for glycolysis.
Slow oxidiation when calcium and magnesium are really high. and slow oxidation when calcium is high but magnesium is low. ARE 2 completely different things, and I think this is where ARL is wrong by classifying it in that manner. And people are quiet confused.
We can give those people what they will do good on, and that is a little zinc and calcium or vitamin D. and active Bs to increase the adrenaline or coffee. but that will put those minerals even higher in the cell and that is just a supportive therapy that probably can back fire over time since those people already run on functional copper deficiency since the zinc calcium levels are increased in the cell and copper is decreased to support the need for extra ventilation.
I think may be provoking those oxidizers with acetazolamide as cycles will restore their resp drive. Or may be trying to increase the levels of acetylcholinestrase along with feeding copper could make them recover also.
Anyway, I am also thinking about this as we have many cases it seems with the respiratory disorder parasympathetic disorder and those people still get classified as slow oxidiziers. Since they look like slow oxidizers with the stupid ratios on the hairtest. And classic slow oxidizer does not have a respiratory problem, that person is lacking thyroid effect. And usually a slow oxidizer can hold breath FOR EVER
But we dont see many classic slow oxidizers with these drug induced disorders.
Look into how we can alter acetylcholinesterase and increase the breathing drive of those people/ IF we do that. Then calcium and zinc need will come down and their metabolism will lift on its own and magnesium levels will rise so will potassium. and copper will rise in the cell giving them emotions, since copper will be used for carb metabolism . thru cytochrome. And if they dont breath out CO2 nicely , then copper is just out. Since it will increase Co2 production.
Look at the hairest of Barbaar, Concerned, etc. These are the good examples where people get classified as slow oxidizers, but they have stuck in parasympathetic state and you see their zinc is higher on the hairtest/ and these people when they take acidic stuff have crazy responses with adrenaline since they are already trying to ventilate as much as they can. And their supportive strategy will be calcium , folate and sodum, vitamin D and zinc.
But that is a supportive strategy that I think will make their problem worse since if they quit those extra zinc calcium sodium then will be even worse than before.
OF COURSE since we dont know if the minerals on the hairtest show the cell or this is what the body is losing or wasting., then we can assume that there is a possibility of what I have just said to be exactly reverse.
Meaning these people are hyperventilating and the body is getting rid of calcium sodium and zinc.
In this case we need to add things that increase acetycholine in these people like b1, manganese potassium. b5 cysteine.
So it is basically 2 things to try .
In any case, Calcium - increases muscles contractions speeds up sympathetic nervous system. Potassium acts like vagus nerv. slows it down.
Sodium increases adrenaline sensitivity increase sympathetic, magnesium blocks glutamate slows down sympathetic.
SO from the hairtest, we know what the body is doing. The only thing to figure out for sure, minerals high on hairtest= minerals in the cell? or this is the body getting rid of them to balance.
I did try to test carbs only diet, and I got high calcium high sodium, lower potassium and lower magnesium. Feeding zinc, increases bicarb and lowers CO2, so on the hairtest if you just feed zinc, you will have high potassium lower sodium, high magnesium , lower calcium. That also matched when I tired it.
