neuropathic symptoms supplements diet rx (mar 2020)

hi kate, 

seek to get regular and to amplify detox function to counter year-round pollution particulates the 5 oil refineries and chem/power plants within 15 miles "flaring gases' over 3x/month.  it covers our cars in acid dust and in the first few weeks of every year, they spew extra amounts as they restart post-holidays, coincidentally all 4 of my visits to ER are also in the first weeks of the year (ex. 2016,2019,2020), this time with bp spiking to 200/118 and with a 'choker' sensation.  

so i'm looking to do a gut cleanse etc.  

• various symptoms same as last few times, regularity and throat-choking is the primary target to focus on.
  
  
• energy:  better/OK since we started B-regime, more motivated on good days, but not high enough to do more routine tasks vs minimal or do more ambitious walks etc.   
  
  
• sleep:  mostly ok, sometimes fall asleep minutes of laying down to relax midback pain aka 9-10p, sometimes bp spiking and/or neck tension keeps me from falling asleep until 4a when i take hydroxyzine
  
  
• bowel:  2x mar, 14x feb, 10x jan, 8x dec, 9x nov, 8x oct, 11x sep, 12x aug, 12x july, 9x jun, 7x may, 5x apr
  
  
• my basic profile of all i put into my body follows.   

rx

20mg  amlodipine

10mg  lisinopril   (new since feb 2020)

omeprazole   (new since feb 2020) 

hydroxizine  (new since feb 2020, only take when bp spiking and neck tense, throat tight and can't sleep)

supplements

B-minus

Niacineamide 400mg

P5P 25-50mg

HydroxoCobalamin 200mg 

Liposomal Methyl B12 1000mcg in am, 1000mcg in pm   (havent taken since last fall, if i recall)

Readisorb Methyl B12 spray under tongue for 30 sec. then avoid food/drink for 10min.  in am and in pm.

Famotidine suppresses acid production, reduces the absorption of B12

C 500-5000 mg  (started higher dosing in hopes to help detox refinery pollution)

3x D-3  1000 iu  (have heard higher dosing good for something)

Melatonin lozenge  2.5mg  (started as means to optimize lower throat valve LES to prevent reflux, sleep aid is a bonus)

Zinc 30mg   (have it, stopped taking, felt like one too many items to take, crowding the nightstand)

 

Glutathione  (got a $40 bottle of drink, heard this can be good to amplify detox of pollutants, but it's costly, so dont want to experiment with wrong type)   

Magnesium 1100+ mg  (to get more regular faster, higher dosing Mg was my shortcut)

Epsom foot bath 1-2x/wk   (it takes effort, so i've lapsed alot, chose to high dose Mg orally instead)

Fish Oil (omega): trying to eat fish vs pop pills  (fish 1x/week doesnt happen enough  so need to find/pick the right way to get it down ex veggie capsule)

drink

• more water (the only way i can get more water in is to drink water instead of coffee and/or ice teas)

• 4 oz mineral water with 1/2 tsp lemon juice (both cold vs warm, could add dash salt)

• 1-2 10 oz half-decaf 'americano' espresso with 1 pump hazelnut syrup 8g sugar per coffee. 

• 1-2 16 oz passion fruit or hibiscus ice tea lemonade with no added sugar/syrups  (sometimes i cant taste it and if too bland i add electrolyte tab +1g sugar)

• 8 oz fruit flavored 1.5% fat pasteurized/homogenized kefir  (not anymore, can't find a yoghurt that meets specs)

• 0-3 beer/whiskey drinks/week  (almost none)

shake (for regularity)

Citrucel + Hemp Fiber 

Supergreens Superfood 

1/2 Banana  (instead of Kiwi)

Mg  (see previous)

Kiwi Balance chewable prebiotic enzyme for regularity without bloating/gas  (stopped to eat real kiwi, but that was a lot of work, so didn't last)

 

still havent tried:  licorice tea or ginger root  

diet

• usually two meals: veggie+meat eggs breakfast plus a late lunch.  all hot meals except for cold salad/avocado, or the rare cold sandwich.
• rotate a variety of foods from mediterranean to asian, mexican, californian. 
  
  
• i decorate my salad and grilled veggies with equivalent chicken, pork, ground beef, salmon, tuna
  
• can't eat more veggies without becoming a vegetarian, but i try.  started some raw carrot/celery in nut butter snacks (but prefer 1g sugar oatmeal cookies) 
   
  
• veggies add all the color to my plate: often eat a good amount of 'mixed roasted veggies' or spinach, avocado, olives,onions, mushrooms and kale in my eggs
• dont like chewy stringy textures that molars can't disintegrate either veggie ex kale or steak     
• try to eat salmon/tuna/shrimp once/week (but they dont satisfy long, get hungry two hours later and find it tough to stick to it religiously)
  
  
• eat colored rice or white basmati or potato (mashed, hash brown) most days, french fries once a week (less in last month and miss it).  
• eat low sugar since those sibo months (minimal bbs/ketchup/soy sauce) with exception of my ice tea and 1 pump syrup in my 'americano'    
  
• never enough whole fruit or drink enough water

sugar

whole life not a sweet-tooth, avoid candy cake soda, no cavities, but like

but do like cinnamon apple fritter or pumpkin/zucchini bread, chocolate blueberries, and my new snack indulgence are 1g sugar oatmeal raisin cookies

since sibo, dose lightly on condiments and organic sugars ex. maple syrup, bbq/ketchup, soy sauce, etc.

note

after i stopped the epsom salt and baking soda routines at the close of the sibo diet ive had chronic issues with what seems like neuropathy-related slow gut lazy bowel dysmotility, so i added a daily kefir+fiber regime to alleviate it but it seemed like reflux/gas/boating gradually increased, lead to 9-10 lbs of distention.  (stopped all yoghurt)