Cold Plunge risks
I have implemented a cold plunge routine for a few months. Temperatures ranged from 45 to 55 degrees for anywhere from 3 to 9 minutes at a time for a minimum of three times a week. I stopped cold plunging and exercise for a few weeks and when I started to exercise again I had heat stroke symptoms (dizziness, headache, cold sweats). In the emergency room my troponin levels were found to be 85 pg. They went down to 77 in few hours and 16 in a couple of days. I am 25 years old and have no other risk factors or previous history of cardiovascular issues. I would like to ask based on the mechanisms at work during cold exposure if there could be a link and about the risks of cold exposure on the cardiovascular system if there are any.
OCULAR MYASTHENIA GRAVIS - and young women
My 27 year old daughter was diagnosed with Ocular MG after ptosis and double vision by a neuro-ophthalmologist with ocular MG. Recommended treatment pyridostigmine, prednisone and thymectomy. Diagnosis to thymectomy was 4 months. Can you please do a podcast to help us better understand not only the disease but the recommended absence of magnesium in her diet? Magnesium is in every multi vitamin and AG1. Magnesium is a binder in many supplements. If magnesium is critical to everyday diets as discussed on your podcast with Dr. Sara Gottfried can she have a daily recommended dose with this disease? The women with this disease usually have other autoimmune diseases. Please discuss gut health as it relates to this disease (pre and probiotics). Is mitochondria function at the heart of this disease? Are there supplements that can help to support neuro-muscular function with this disease. Young women who are seronegative with this disease have limited options. We are hoping for the statistic of the disease staying ocular for 10% of patients, by doing everything possible to have that outcome. She's 27....a sister disease to ALS is devastating, I'm sure you can understand my desire to hear from you on this. If it's so rare 66,000 cases in the US....why are their commercials on tv and why did her thoracic surgeon say he does lots of thymectomies? Is there a current stat higher than that number? I'm desperate for more answers. I have combed the NIH and other publications for valuable information. I have read that vitamin D3 is beneficial but there are so many restrictions to taking any meds or supplements, I'd love to hear from an expert like you. Thank You!
GWAS and the ethics of (possibly) knowing your fate
I am a participant in a GWAS study that is researching the pathogenic variants of a disease. The study named the genes researched and I expected to hear back from them if I had the variants (I did not pay for this). That was not provided, only that I currently do not express the disease. I want to press them on getting the DNA results, but wonder if there is some ethics regarding letting test subjects know what they may never get based off genes because it's probably part of the study to see if my environment causes it or are they just being cheap because they don't want to provide me with a genetic counselor?
Introduction to Neuroscience Course
Is there an online introduction to neuroscience course you could recommend for someone who has listened to many of your podcasts and wishes to gain a firmer understanding of the field, starting with the "basics". I do not seek a career in neuroscience as I am approaching the end of my legal academic career, but have become deeply interested in neuroscience because of your podcasts (and wish, perhaps, I had explored this field when I was an undergraduate). Thanks so much for whatever recommendations you can give.