Vitamins B6 and B12, particularly at such high doses, should lower homocysteine. (B12 is used to convert homocysteine to methionine and B6 is used to convert it to cystathionine.) Eating low protein, particularly low methionine, also should lower homocysteine. Low protein diets with supplemented B6 and B12 are actually what they prescrib…
Vitamins B6 and B12, particularly at such high doses, should lower homocysteine. (B12 is used to convert homocysteine to methionine and B6 is used to convert it to cystathionine.) Eating low protein, particularly low methionine, also should lower homocysteine. Low protein diets with supplemented B6 and B12 are actually what they prescribe to people with homocystinuria (depending on the type or genetic causes).
Could you actually be giving yourself a folate deficiency with your diet? But supposedly folate deficiency leads to anemia, which you don't appear to have.
I am actually borderline low in folate, so probably yes. Just got an extensive micronutrient panel I'll write about soon. Basically, eating this little meat for a long time (over 6 months now) will likely deplete you slowly. So it's more of an intervention style diet, at goal weight I'll definitely have to up my meat and vegetable intake.
Vitamins B6 and B12, particularly at such high doses, should lower homocysteine. (B12 is used to convert homocysteine to methionine and B6 is used to convert it to cystathionine.) Eating low protein, particularly low methionine, also should lower homocysteine. Low protein diets with supplemented B6 and B12 are actually what they prescribe to people with homocystinuria (depending on the type or genetic causes).
Could you actually be giving yourself a folate deficiency with your diet? But supposedly folate deficiency leads to anemia, which you don't appear to have.
I am actually borderline low in folate, so probably yes. Just got an extensive micronutrient panel I'll write about soon. Basically, eating this little meat for a long time (over 6 months now) will likely deplete you slowly. So it's more of an intervention style diet, at goal weight I'll definitely have to up my meat and vegetable intake.
Good you're taking your B vitamins then! Hopefully that is fixing the high homocysteine.
Yup started taking B vitamin complex a while ago due to this.