What is Gilbert’s Syndrome? Gilbert’s Syndrome is caused by reduced activity of the UGT1A1 enzyme, the key pathway responsible for conjugating (detoxifying) bilirubin so it can be safely excreted from the body. Most patients have a promoter variant that decreases enzyme efficiency by up to 70%. This lower enzyme activity doesn’t just affect bilirubin. UGT1A1—and … Read more
If you have pain symptoms in the form of fibromyalgia, headaches and migraines, kidney stones or kidney/lower back pain, vaginal pain, joint and muscle pain- there is a strong chance that you may have a high oxalate level. These crystals which are by-products of the metabolism of certain foods as well as fungal overgrowth precipitate in tissues causing all sorts of damage. They are also a major problem for children on the spectrum.
Do your parents or grandparents have heart disease? Diabetes? Alzheimer’s? Parkinson’s? MS? Cancer? Depression? Alcoholism?
These conditions and many others have been shown to ‘run in families’. However, science is increasingly showing that it is not just the inherited genetics that predispose us to these and other ailments, but their interaction with the environment.
Last night I had the privilege to attend the premier of Sean Penn’s documentary ‘the Human Experiment’. I knew this is not going to be a ‘light’ film- the topic of proliferation of chemicals in the environment and in our bodies is very familiar to me, however, I was still shocked and saddened by just … Read more