Research this concept by joining your colleagues at WellPower, an online learning platform built for functional medicine practitioners, naturopaths, chiropractors and nutritionists. Learn More Just the thought of candida growing wildly inside your body can make you sick. You’ve likely heard through books, blogs, and personal encounters just how many problems this yeast species…
Do you find yourself worrying excessively about the future, about money or about fearful things in general? Does a small amount of stress cause you to feel very stressed out? Do you feel good while you exercise, but afterwards feel drained and worn out? Are you easily agitated, nervous or upset? Is your behavior…
Part III of the video series MTHFR and Homocysteine picks up where the parts I & parts II leave off. In those previous videos, I’ve already outlined where homocysteine comes from and the multiple ways it can damage our bodies. You can review those ideas anytime by watching parts I and II. In this…
One of the best parts of researching methylation is meeting people who ask very good questions. One very good question came up the other day about MAO-A and whether or not it was sped up or slowed down. This question is important considering how much impact the MAO system has on how we handle stress…
In the first video the groundwork was laid in understanding where homocysteine comes from and how it impairs methylation, esp. in the brain. In Part II, Dr. Rostenberg goes deeper into the science and peer-reviewed research to throw light on how homocysteine acts as a toxin to disturb health and methylation. Like most things…
If you are reading this blog its likely that you have heard of homocysteine and know that is related to the methylation cycle. And maybe you’ve even had your homocysteine levels tested recently. But what you likely haven’t heard is what homocysteine actually DOES inside your body – and that is the focus of…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qezmdDnY0s In our last video Dr. Rostenberg laid out the fundamentals of how COMT and MAO polymorphisms affect our brain. This video expands on these ideas and explains why and how methylation nutrients can heal the imbalanced brain. The peer-reviewed research is clear that proper methylation is needed for normal brain function. It also…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPsHxqBbACs Have you ever noticed that people with methylation issues are usually very smart? It has a lot to do with having difficulty breaking down neurotransmitters. Having SNPs is not always a curse; it can bless you with attributes as well. COMT is a definitely contender for such a double-edged sword. It can keep…