Understanding methylation

[M]ethylation is a biochemical process that builds neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin, produces energy, processes hormones, builds immune cells, turns genes on and off, synthesizes DNA, produces the protective coating on your nerves and transforms toxins into safer substances. Chemically speaking, methylation describes the addition of a methyl group to a substrate (source material) thereby […]

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Sulfur-free at last!

[I] made a massive diet change yesterday, replacing 80 to 90% of my diet –  a change that frightened me as much or more than going vegan. It began Saturday night with a few hours of research and cross-referencing of the low-sulfur/thiol food list and the high-folate food lists. Sunday morning continued with two hours […]

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The Iodine Crisis

I read The Iodine Crisis by Lynne Farrow yesterday and was so impressed, I can barely put it into words.  I’m absolutely convinced my wife and I are iodine deficient.  This is a book every woman who doesn’t want to get breast cancer or a mastectomy should read and probably every man with chronic health […]

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My story

[I]’m 50 years old and first saw a doctor for fatigue at 17. I’ll try to summarize my situation here and then give you the long version. Executive summary: I lived fairly normally with adjustments (stopped drinking alcohol, eating sugar, carbs, etc) for declining capabilities until about 12 years ago when I went into a […]

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