Ask Dr. Mike: B12 & Folate Levels, Safety of Unpasteurized Milk, Nicatinomide vs. NAD+

Summary: Listen in as Dr. Mike provides the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions.Here you'll find the answers to a wealth of health and wellness questions posed by Healthy Talk fans. Listen in because what you know helps ensure healthy choices you can live with. Today on Healthy Talk, you wanted to know: I've been taking NAD+ for longevity, however I recently began taking Nicotinamide to decrease my chances of getting skin cancer. Do I need to take the NAD+ or will the Nicatinomide cover both health concerns? In a short answer, you should still be taking both. The Nicatinomide is a precursor to NAD+. Nicatinomide will have have to go through a conversion in order to become NAD+ and will boost these levels. Nicatinomide also has other benefits besides protecting against skin cancer. I did a Life Extension nutrient panel blood test. My vitamin B12 and folate levels are very high. Is that going to be a problem for me? No, there is no harm in having high levels of B12 and foliate. The reason is because these nutrients are very transient and fluctuate. I have been taking magnesium with calcium. I wonder if magnesium citrate is better? How much do I need to take per day? I also take vitamin K2; is there also a ratio to calcium for this? Magnesium citrate does absorb better than any other kind of magnesium. The problem is, anytime you have citrate added to the mineral, it becomes a huge molecule that you can't (and shouldn't) mix with any other mineral. Dr. Mike doesn't suggest switching to magnesium citrate and to just continue to do what you're doing. As far as the ratio, most people do a 1:2 ratio of calcium, but there's not ratio of vitamin K2 and calcium. What's your opinion on drinking unpasteurized milk? Dr. Mike thinks that if it's stored properly and consumed within a couple of days of milking the cow, it's fine. If you have a health question or concern, Dr. Mike encourages you to write him at askdrmikesmith@radiomd.com or call in, toll-free, to the LIVE radio show (1.844.305.7800) so he can provide you with support and helpful advice.