This week, let’s talk about our first of two COMT pictures. COMT slow. Remember, this means the COMT enzyme is less efficient than normal so the catecholamines it is supposed to break down stay in circulation longer. This leads to…
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To kick off our series on other polymorphisms, I’m starting with another heavy-hitter that is deeply entwined with MTHFR. This polymorphism is also in a gene that codes for an enzyme by the name of catechol-O-methyltransferase. I’m hoping that right…
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This week I want to start a mini-series of talks about other gene SNPs with or without MTHFR. I actually want to start it out with a disclaimer, and this is something that you’ve heard me say before, but it bears…
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Basic state is something that we’ve talked about before, but I want to dive a little bit deeper into why I feel it’s important when other fantastic practitioners, like Dr. Ben Lynch, aren’t really into it. Honestly, there is no…
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MTHFR and depression are intimately linked. We’ve spoken about this before, and if you want to brush up, take a look at Season 1 Episode 8 where we explored the link between the MTHFR mutation and neurotransmitter formation via the…
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This week, I’d like to get to some questions that listeners have been kind enough to leave on the website and within the community. The first comes from Liana O and she says “Specific 5-L-methyltetrahydrofolate supplement recommendations and dosing, please?”…
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Let’s check in with what is going on so far. If you’ve been following the process this season, you will have noticed that I haven’t really addressed what we’re doing in a while, so let’s touch base. There are some…
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UMFA or unmetabolized folic acid is something that has been popping up on research radars more and more frequently in recent years. The combination of food fortifed with folic acid, multivitamin use, the popularity of B complex supplements for energy,…
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This week I wanted to diverge on subjects a bit just because a very relevant question came up in the MTHFR community, This is such an important issue that I want to make sure it gets the attention it deserves. One…
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