High protein, high fat diet? Ammonia? Cirrhosis? Need your help on this one, please.

May I chime in? I'm not an educated professional, just my thoughts based on my own quite extensive research that I've been doing for a few years now...

So, I've read that the mthfr gene mutations that disable the bodies ability of methylation = an inefficient response of chemical responses and conversions of enzymes(proteins). One OF MANY results aka symptoms of the inefficient methylation is food and chemical sensitivity.

I've had THREE allergy/food sensitivity tests done over a 4 yr period of time and each test reveals new and/or different allergies than the previous test. I persevered in questioning my LLND to dig deeper in to the CAUSE of all my sensitivities and I suggested to her to research the mthfr gene mutations. I'd told her that my mother and sister both have already tested positive for one of the mthfr variations. So at my last appt w/the LLND, after she looked in to it, she's treating me w/a supplement by Metabolic maintenance, 5-mthf. It's 5mg of methyltetrahydrofolate.

I've been reading about this supplement on various medical sites and it's highly recommend for ANYONE suffering from any chronic illness including cancers, Parkinson's, Alzheimer, arterial/heart diseases, and even Diabetes!!!

Here's another VERY interesting FACT: in studies done on the mthfr gene mutations, the majority of tests subjects who hav/had either depression, scizophrenia, and/or bipolar they tested positive for a variation of the gene mutation and greatly improved once supplemented w/the 5-mthf.

People w/chronic illness almost ALWAYS have some degree of depression alongwith the food & chemical sensitivities!

I also take by Metabolic maintenance, 'Anxiety control'. It has B-6, magnesium, GABA, glycine, glutamine, passion flower, and primula veris herb powder. The Anxiety control works great wonders w/the 5-mthf!

So far, so good...My food Intolerances seem to be more 'tolerable', my depression is most def. waaaaaay better, as well as my fatigue is lessened.

Perhaps, you could consider this supplement combination????

I've considered getting some testing done through 23andme. I think it's only like $100 too, huh? Oh, and while I'm on the topic, I heard that they changed the way they present their results, making it more geared toward the "ancestry" side of things, instead of things like, yes, genetic mutations a person might have. Is that true? If so, guessing it's because of outside pressure from healthcare people, upset that people are using their services to diagnose themselves?

I feel like it's true, 'cause I usually see people basically saying "help me decipher my test results." Though, could just be because they're unintentionally confusing, that's just their nature.

Also, I seem to remember hearing that people with the MTHFR mutation have trouble sweating. Is that correct, or have I been mislead? Maybe it was just the one person who had trouble.. and she also had the MTHFR, the two being unconnected.

Hm, could be hypo, though I cannot gain weight, like you - might just be my poor diet. Yeah, I had both my thyroid and adrenals tested, a couple months ago. Though, it was done through a GP, so I'm certain it was the crappiest of the tests. She said everything looked normal. Most of the people I've heard from that have gotten their levels checked, and received helpful results, they mentioned getting tested through an LLMD, independent labs, etc.

That'll cost me money. How much?

Regardless, more possible causes to add to the list, more testing, more treatment, supplementation. It's all too much. Ha. Can't even begin.

edit: many thanks.

Post Edited (NotQuiteAntonio) : 9/21/2015 6:26:54 PM (GMT-6)