Question from Sandy
Hi Debra,
I have just met you and look forward to studying your site.
My family, 4 adult children and 7 grandchildren have been diagnosed with the mutated gene MTHFR .
My husband is missing one and I am missing the other. One daughter tested is missing both and learned this during her first pregnancy. So, all of our children will be missing at least one, according to the doctor.
What do you know about this and how it keeps our body’s from detoxing properly?
I expect other fans of yours may need to know this, as well.
We are all hypothyroid, gluten & soy intolerant. The “fortified” grains/flours are toxic to us. Even gluten free because of the “additives to help”, our bodies cannot process and eliminate B vitamins. I breastfed long term and organically grew our foods and made all their baby foods a long time ago, as did my mom for me. (My children’s’ ages: 37-35-33 and 30 years)
Debra’s Answer
I haven’t done a lot of research on this because my focus is on eliminating toxic chemicals we are exposed to in consumer products.
However, it does affect the ability of our bodies to withstand our toxic environment, so if one has this problem, it’s worth knowing.
There are many articles on this subject already written and posted online. I just searched “MTHFR and detoxification” and got many results.
One I particularly like is THE BULLETPROOF BLOG: The MTHFR Gene Mutation And How To Rewire Your Genetics.
It doesn’t explain the detoxification aspect but it gives instructions on how to determine if this is an issue for you and tips for what you can do if you have the defect.
If anyone reading this has any experience with this, please comment.
Thanks for all of your hard work and inspiration!
Debra Lynn Dadd , thank you ever so for you post.Much thanks again.
That’s very interesting. Thanks for listing this. And by the way, other “odd ball” diagnoses that can have symptoms similar to MCS are porphyria and mast cell activation disorder (of which few physicians are familiar with).