Dr. Mark Hyman
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What you also did, and you were about to jump in, was genetic testing. And what is really interesting is that in your genome, you can see predispositions. And the way we think about it is the environment pulls the trigger, the genes load the gun, right? So you might have predispositions, but you can modify your life or lifestyle or supplements to actually optimize your gene expression.
What you also did, and you were about to jump in, was genetic testing. And what is really interesting is that in your genome, you can see predispositions. And the way we think about it is the environment pulls the trigger, the genes load the gun, right? So you might have predispositions, but you can modify your life or lifestyle or supplements to actually optimize your gene expression.
What you also did, and you were about to jump in, was genetic testing. And what is really interesting is that in your genome, you can see predispositions. And the way we think about it is the environment pulls the trigger, the genes load the gun, right? So you might have predispositions, but you can modify your life or lifestyle or supplements to actually optimize your gene expression.
And that's what you did with this patient. So tell us about the kinds of genetic testing you did and what you found and how that links up to her diagnosis and how it helped your treatment.
And that's what you did with this patient. So tell us about the kinds of genetic testing you did and what you found and how that links up to her diagnosis and how it helped your treatment.
And that's what you did with this patient. So tell us about the kinds of genetic testing you did and what you found and how that links up to her diagnosis and how it helped your treatment.
Hey, George, I'm just going to interrupt you for a second. Isn't CMT increasing? It's homozygous. Isn't she increasing the breakdown of dopamine? So she has less dopamine? Homozygous GG is fast.
Hey, George, I'm just going to interrupt you for a second. Isn't CMT increasing? It's homozygous. Isn't she increasing the breakdown of dopamine? So she has less dopamine? Homozygous GG is fast.
Hey, George, I'm just going to interrupt you for a second. Isn't CMT increasing? It's homozygous. Isn't she increasing the breakdown of dopamine? So she has less dopamine? Homozygous GG is fast.
That's an herb. It's an Ayurvedic herb, right?
That's an herb. It's an Ayurvedic herb, right?
That's an herb. It's an Ayurvedic herb, right?
That's amazing. So basically, there are natural products out there that work with the body rather than against it, and that can have actually better outcomes in terms of how you feel. And so...
That's amazing. So basically, there are natural products out there that work with the body rather than against it, and that can have actually better outcomes in terms of how you feel. And so...
That's amazing. So basically, there are natural products out there that work with the body rather than against it, and that can have actually better outcomes in terms of how you feel. And so...
whether it's SAMe, which is basically a methylating nutrient, and we can talk about that in a minute, which is a really important part of brain function, which is all the B vitamins, B12, folate, B6, and this herb seem to help regulate her mood.
whether it's SAMe, which is basically a methylating nutrient, and we can talk about that in a minute, which is a really important part of brain function, which is all the B vitamins, B12, folate, B6, and this herb seem to help regulate her mood.
whether it's SAMe, which is basically a methylating nutrient, and we can talk about that in a minute, which is a really important part of brain function, which is all the B vitamins, B12, folate, B6, and this herb seem to help regulate her mood.
And because of this gene, she's more prone to anxiety, more prone to having more difficulties under stress or any environment because she kind of can't clear the dopamines.
And because of this gene, she's more prone to anxiety, more prone to having more difficulties under stress or any environment because she kind of can't clear the dopamines.