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YouTubeMay 23, 2025

If you’ve ever been on Psych Meds, you’re gonna have some bad deficiencies.

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… they don't have that deficiency. They have a like a B12 or folate or a CoQ10 or something like that. a deficiency that's um really messing with the mood. Lithium deficiency, lithium oritate, not lithium carbonate the drug, but in lithium d…

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Health BlogMar 13, 2026

The Hidden Molecule Driving Inflammation: Understanding the Purser Model of Homocysteine

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…athways that require nutrients like: Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Folate Serine Glutathione When those pathways work properly, homocysteine stays in balance. But when the system becomes disrupted—because of nutritional deficiencies, genetics, or …

Nutrient referenceSep 23, 2026

L-Serine

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…y connections Serine connects with both sulfur handling and folate chemistry. It comes up when discussing the route from homocysteine toward cysteine and the SHMT1 step that involves serine, glycine, and folate. Your nutrient results matter…

Gene referenceSep 23, 2026

AHCY

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…s involved in methylation, which is more than a question of folate intake. Rare inherited AHCY deficiency is different from most common variants. Seeing AHCY on a report does not prove that SAH is building up or that you have a rare disorde…

Gene referenceSep 23, 2026

ATG16L1

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…ether The teaching links the gut story with IL23R, PEMT and folate-related pathways: immune signaling, membranes/bile and nutrient handling can all enter the same conversation. Those connections do not make an IBS label, Crohn’s disease or …

Gene referenceSep 23, 2026

FUT2

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…ether The teaching links the gut story with IL23R, PEMT and folate-related pathways: immune signaling, membranes/bile and nutrient handling can all enter the same conversation. Those connections do not make an IBS label, Crohn’s disease or …

Gene referenceSep 23, 2026

MTR

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… why a methylation discussion should include B12 as well as folate, and why adding more folate alone does not answer every question. Putting the pieces together MTRR helps keep the MTR enzyme working. Your B12 status and how you tolerate di…

Gene referenceSep 23, 2026

MTRR

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… attention now, and are several products duplicating B12 or folate? Reading your own results Bring your original report, current results, health history, and medicines to your visit. This information can help you ask questions, but it canno…

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