Spring Detox Guide
Photo Source: Standard Process 21-Day Purification Program According to Eastern Medicine, Spring is the time that stimultes the energy of Liver among five viscera. For that reason, Spring is believed to be the best time for liver detox program to remove the toxins...Adaptogens Are Your Best Herbs To Fight Stress, Fatigue and Anxiety
Stress. Fatigue. Anxiety. Those words are constant issues we face in our busy, American lives. Self-help books, life coaches, wellness coaches, detoxes, yoga….the list of options to reduce any one, or all three, of these issues is extensive and evolving. I...Super Seaweed. Who Needs Kale?
Seaweed, quite honestly, doesn’t make my mouth water. I can eat it in sushi, but the thought of chewing some slimy, green and salty leaves isn’t that appealing. So why would we want to do that? Well, when you think of Seaweed, correlate it to IODINE. Then,...Genomics: “Methylation – Part-2
Methylation is one of the body’s most important and most common chemical processes. Methylation processes occur in hundreds of essential chemical reactions in our bodies and play an important role in many critical processes. In this podcast, Dr. Paul Anderson explores how the understanding of methylation status beyond MTHFR gene variations can help to guide therapy and improve health.
Genomics and Methylation – MTHFR – Methylation – Part 1
MTHFR is an enzyme that adds a methyl group to folic acid to make it usable by the body. The MTHFR gene produces this enzyme that is necessary for properly using vitamin B9 and is also important for converting homocysteine into methionine, which the body needs for proper metabolism and muscle growth and which is needed for glutathione creation . The process of methylation also involves the enzyme from the MTHFR gene, so those with a mutation may have trouble effectively eliminating toxins from the body. In this podcast, Dr. Paul Anderson answers the questions: What is methylation, how does it relate to the MTHFR defect and how does this affect our health?