Genuinely interested as to what vitamins, effects and what genotype markers those corresponded to differences with metabolism / absorption, if you’re up for sharing. Is there peer reviewed research on this? I do think there’s some interesting potential but there’s a lot of over-commercialised stuff
What worries me most these days are a few MDs doing books and videos and giving bad nutrition advice. For example, pushing nutritional yeast is a very bad idea. These Drs never took nutrition in college, gave bad advice were sick themselves and then discovered collagen or seaweed & are pushing that
To cure everything for everybody. They are doing a lot of damage I think. Nutritional yeast is a processed food that is no better than MSG. Seaweed is also a stand in for MSG. They need to just take a step back and learn a little something but they are too busy pushing books and supplements.
They are becoming an echo chamber for each other. Collagen also can contain lot of free amino acids that are a problem for folks trying to avoid MSG and migraines. They all take a lot and sell a lot of ultra processed things. It's hard to know who to trust.
BCO1 gene for A www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/card... PDXK gene for B6 www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/card... these are just a few examples. It's been a journey. As I clear up each health problem a new one is revealed. It's a complicated journey but I feel better each step of the way.
I agree. What happened was this, my Dr asked me if I'd like to be one of her first patients to try these new tests even though insurance would not cover the test. The results for the 3500 snps are accessible by the Dr. I get my regular blood work based on any symptons I have.
The blood work will show problems like anemia or homocysteine. Then the Dr and counselor discuss the results and the counselor looks for the why. For example. My skin was bleeding I suddenly gained weight and had crushing fatigue. Blood work showed Vit A deficiency even though I was taking Vit A
Genetics found BCO1 mutation. I can't convert beta carotene to Vitamin A. My multi only contained only beta carotene. I also am allergic to eggs so can't get A from there. I had to supplement for a while with a diff vitamin. Now my blood work is good so I can just rely on foods. The deficiency
Had caused my thyroid to slow down this the weight gain and my skin was affected. The symptoms cleared up. I feel a lot better. Also my immune system is back to normal. I am not getting COVID every time it comes around. That was just one example. Also same with B6. I was deficient. I was already
Taking it. I have another error of metabolism where I can't phosphorylate B6. I have to take P5P version. Same with MTHFR. Blood work shows high homocysteine. Mutation there. Have to take a methyl version. I could go on. I felt ill. Blood work found out why, I took a better vitamin. I feel better
It also found out other things. But the cool thing is, I can act on them. Avoid some foods or add others to my diet. While some things in the results are scary I have found, genetics is far from destiny. Your environment and actions and diet can all help you deal with fate and hand you are dealt.