Marsha McCulloch, MS, RD, In The Aisles07.01.14
Not so long ago it was almost unfathomable that we’d be able to peek at our genetics to determine what diseases we’re at risk for, let alone use nutrition to help bypass genetic mutations referred to as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, this ability has been growing rapidly.
One area frequently impacted by genetic mutations that has received a great deal of attention is the methylation cycle. This biochemical process occurs in all cells of the body and is crucial for a variety of functions, including detoxification, energy production, immune function, maintaining and regulating genes, mood balancing and controlling inflammation, according to Amy Yasko, PhD, author of Feel Good Nutrigenomics: Your Roadmap to Health (NRI, LLC, 2014) and a leading expert in the methylation cycle.
The Impact of Methylation
“The methylation cycle is an ideal pathway to focus on for nutritional genetic analysis because the places where mutations occur are well-defined, so it’s clear where nutritional support can be used to bypass mutati
One area frequently impacted by genetic mutations that has received a great deal of attention is the methylation cycle. This biochemical process occurs in all cells of the body and is crucial for a variety of functions, including detoxification, energy production, immune function, maintaining and regulating genes, mood balancing and controlling inflammation, according to Amy Yasko, PhD, author of Feel Good Nutrigenomics: Your Roadmap to Health (NRI, LLC, 2014) and a leading expert in the methylation cycle.
The Impact of Methylation
“The methylation cycle is an ideal pathway to focus on for nutritional genetic analysis because the places where mutations occur are well-defined, so it’s clear where nutritional support can be used to bypass mutati
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