I was curious how many here have had their genetic profile ran? I did 23 and me around five years ago and I go back to it quite a bit as they learn more and more. I was really focused for a while on my methylation system. It would be interesting to see what genes those of us that have been injured share. I also believe it would be very helpful along with tei in terms of knowing what supplements each of us can specifically handle. I am homogeneous for two COMT genes. This means I do not break down catecholamines and neurotransmitters as fast as normal. This always interested me as to why I could have been adversely affect by an ssri. If I already had problems breaking down neurotransmitters, to then flood my brain with serotonin seems like a recipe for dis taster. COMT also means I cannot handle methylated b’s. Bs are definitely not a one size fits all. Methyl b12 and methylfolate are great for someone with Mthfr mutation, but not if they are also dealing with COMT mutation. And I have to steer clear of any supplements that are methyl donors. It’s very important for detoxing and health to know your specific genes and depending on those can see a picture of how to help the body. An example for me is that I cannot tolerate coenzyme q10 as it is a methyl donor and makes me feel awful. There are a few people I follow out there such as sterling hill that know quite a bit on this and I think adding her knowledge could really help us as well. If you do 23 and me, you can then run it through another site such as genetic genie, which is free. And it would be a great way to be able to compare with each other. There are also specific genes that break down our estrogens and I think those would be interesting to look at. I think if we’re going to do something like TEI or ARL, putting together supplement for specific genetic mutations is just as important. And I’m obviously a novice when it comes to understanding all of this, but there are some very smart people on here that could incorporate this.
23 and me/genetic profile
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Yeah well the long sentences are because I also suffer from brain fog. And cfs. I’m lucky if I can the info from my head to paper. But listen, you guys need to be focusing on more than just TEI. If you take the wrong supplement for your mutations, u can really mess yourselves up. Just surprised no one even talks about this here.
