Managing stress with relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, or biofeedback are things we sometimes ignore when facing a chronic illness. After all, how much can these relaxation techniques really help? I know that question goes through my mind at times. Even though practicing relaxation techniques can feel like a waste of time, practicing them […]
Folinic acid (a derivative of Folate) was found to be effective according to a study (PDF). Folinic acid was used at 25 mg a day for 1-2 months. Because there was already an established association between ME/CFS and Folate deficiency, this study did not look at the folate status of their participants. Nevertheless, 81% of […]
It’s no secret that our food contains pesticides that are really bad for our body. And it’s also no secret that many patients and families are flat out broke from trying to take care of medical expenses. But when you are trying to optimize your detox and methylation, the food you eat is important. The […]
We live in a toxic world. We have an epidemic of auto-immune disease. We have an epidemic of Autism. We have more than 80,000 chemicals that are unregulated and have never been assessed for the potential negative impacts on human beings, animals, insects and the environment. And even the chemicals that have been well-studied are […]
Science goes a process of discovery and de-discovery (when a discovery is proven to be a false discovery). People and physicians also fail to remember that we also go through a process of rediscovery as well. Independent researchers, doctors, and even patients are researching, writing articles, creating podcasts, and uploading their presentations to YouTube about […]
What do chronic illnesses such as Autism, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia Lupus, Chronic Lyme Disease, Interstitial Cystitis, Multiple Sclerosis, and more have in common? Well, these illnesses may have a lot of things in common, and a lot of overlapping symptoms, but many patients symptoms seem to be compatibled with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome […]
MTHFR Support is doing a great job with their blogtalk radio programs discussing methylation. Recently, they have had some well known guests who study MTHFR and methylation on their show. Their next show is on Wednesday January 30th. The link to it is below. What IS MTHFR AND Other SNPs That Work With MTHFR 01/30 […]
Because of requests, we have provided a table under “Detox Profile” that lets you know if you have Detox related mutations with your 23andMe data. This is not the final result. We are still working on interpretation and we are looking for 1 more medical writer who has a degree in biology (or similar) and […]
The first thing to realize when you are using genetic data is that you are not the result of your genes (most of the time anyway). You are the result of your gene expression and heritable changes in your gene expression. This is also known as epigenetics. What does this mean? You can’t look at […]
I would like to thank everyone for the donations and feedback I have received for Genetic Genie. It’s truly inspiring and motivating. The initial concept was and still is very simple. It’s not much of a site the way it is. I had no idea I would get anything out of it. Before donations, I […]