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All forms of niason have potential toxicity to the liver. Most people who experience liver toxicity with niacin are using niacin for the purpose of controlling their class drall. Signs of liver toxicity that you want to watch out for when taking high dose niason are elevated liver ensines, jaundice, nausea, vomiting and headache. If you don't know what a methal group is, check out chris master john peabes do slash methylation as an introduction to methal groups and what they mean for your health.

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Niacin is great! BUT… It can hurt your liver. 😟

This episode covers a protocol to make sure niacin doesn’t hurt your liver. It covers the specific form you take, your health history, the dose, and what to take it with to protect your liver.

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Here’s a massive 2-part podcast series I did on niacin with Alex Leaf, which has 52 scientific references:

Part 1: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/01/niacin-part-1-need/

Part 2: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/16/niacin-part-2-blood-tests-foods-supplements/

Here is Alex’s blog post on this specific topic:

https://alexleaf.com/2019/02/22/niacin-heart-disease-liver-toxicity-and-diabetes/

Here are other recent episodes on niacin:

Should You Inject Yourself With NAD+?

https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/18/should-you-inject-yourself-with-nad/

The Best Form of Niacin for Anti-Aging

https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/23/best-form-niacin-anti-aging/

How to Safely Take Nicotinamide Riboside for Anti-Aginghttps://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/04/25/safely-take-nicotinamide-riboside-anti-aging/

How To Know If You Need More Niacinhttps://chrismasterjohnphd.com/lite-videos/2019/04/30/know-need-niacin