On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Muriel Hykes wrote:

>         Very nice Todd.  I am impressed considering this is all self-taught.  You
> were a philosophy or religion major weren't you?  FWIW, high homocysteine
> also occurs in women whose children have spina bifida.  What is even worse,
> is that folic acid supplements don't always reduce the homocysteine levels
> in some families.

I *am* a professional philosophy major, but for some reason I
have recently become interested in cholesterol metabolism.

I understand that folic acid absorption can be a problem, and
unfortunately the strongest legally allowed supplement is only
800 mcg in the US.  In Canada you can get 10 mg supplements
without a prescription.

Incidentally, from my reading the virtues of turmeric are quite
impressive, including improvement of blood lipids.  The stuff
also has powerful anti-inflammatory powers, comparable to NSAIDs,
but without compromising the body's own production of beneficial
series 1 eicosanoids.  It apparently has anti-carcinogenic
properties too.

Todd Moody
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