Saturday, March 7, 2015

Genetic Testing & Methylation Dysfunction



"It’s estimated that 45% of the population have a methylation cycle dysfunction. The methylation cycle  is one of the most important biochemical pathways in the body. It’s a chemical process that happens billions of times per second in our bodies and is responsible for many things"
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23andme.com provides genetic testing. For $100, they send you a tube, you spit in it, and mail it back. Simple enough. They provide you with raw data, which you then plug into genetic genie and nutrahacker These two sites interpret the data and tell you what mutations you have, and what to do about them.

Here is an example of what data interpreted by nutrahacker looks like:

Some of the symptoms that methylation dysfunction can cause:
  • brain fog 
  • lack of motivation
  • poor cognition
  • anxiety
  • high heart rate 
  • general neuro-stuff
The forums at PhoenixRising.me are the best place for discussing all things methylation. 

What do I take once I have my results?

Nutrahacker is good, but not perfect. The supplement recommendations are based on anecdotal evidence and often contradictory, so what it recommends may not always be best for you.

If you have MTHFR mutations