Dr. Alex Jimenez Explains Why Methylation Can Go Wrong As previously discussed, many healthcare professionals have demonstrated potential concerns associated with folic acid and methyl-folate supplementation. Some risks of folic… Read More
Dr. Alex Jimenez Explains Why Methylation Can Go Wrong Many healthcare professionals have demonstrated several potential concerns associated with folic acid and methyl-folate supplementation. Several risks of folic acid or… Read More
Although high-dose methyl donor supplements can help patients with methylation deficits, some healthcare professionals may occasionally encounter patients with an intolerance to methylation donors. Patients with an intolerance to methyl… Read More
Sciatic nerve pain is a collection of symptoms characterized by pain, discomfort, tingling sensations, and numbness, in the low back. The painful symptoms of sciatica can affect a person's quality… Read More
Folate deficiency and poor folate metabolism are associated with a variety of health issues, such as neural tube defects. Fortunately, the mandatory folic acid programs started by many developed countries… Read More
Nutritional epigenetics influences how we age and our length of life? Dr. Jimenez presents data on how nutrition can influence longevity. Longevity or our length of life is dictated by… Read More
Methyl donors, such as folate, vitamin B12, methionine, betaine or trimethylglycine, and choline, are fundamental for a variety of biochemical pathways which occur within a cell. Understanding how the human… Read More
El Paso, Tx. Dr. Alex Jimenez answers the question patients, friends, and family have been asking, and that is how does epigenetic and personalized nutrition contribute to optimal health? Most… Read More
Does DNA methylation affect plasticity? Methylation plays a role in a variety of bodily functions, including plasticity. The regulation of DNA methylation is essential for cells to "read" epigenetic patterns.… Read More
When a patient comes in with complaints of pain in the shoulder and restricted motion in the joint, one possible diagnosis may be acromicioclavicular (AC) joint injury. While it is… Read More
Introduction to Methylation Methylation, also known as one-carbon metabolism, is a biochemical process which triggers methylation activity. A methyl group, one of the most common structural units of organic compounds,… Read More
Can methylation donors help promote a balanced methylation support? Many doctors and functional medicine practitioners generally recommend higher doses of methyl donors, such as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, or 5-MTHF, and methylcobalamin, in… Read More