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320: Coffee: Everything You Need to Know - With Andrew Salisbury of Purity Coffee
320: Coffee: Everything You Need to Know - With Andrew Salisbury of Purity Coffee
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52 minutes
Released:
Mar 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
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This episode is all about one of my favorite drinks (no, not wine)… coffee! Today we are going answer the perennial question of whether coffee is good for you or not. For help I’ve asked Andrew Salisbury, founder of over 14 companies in the last 25 years, to tell us about his latest (and my …
Released:
Mar 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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29: Methylation Problems & Gene Mutations: Dr. Ben Lynch is a naturopathic doctor and world expert on MTHFR genes and methylation problems. In this episode, we talk about the many ways that methylation problems can affect health, especially for women. What is MTHFR? The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene produces the MTHFR enzyme, which is responsible for breaking down (methylating) folate in the body. Up to 50% of Americans have an MTHFR gene defect of some type that impairs their ability to mthylate properly. These defects can cause problems with everything from nutrient absorption to gene expression. The methylation of folate is also important for healthy homocysteine levels and hormone levels because one of the byproducts of methylation us used to break the amino acid homocysteine down to another essential amino acid, methionine. The body uses methionine to make proteins, utilize antioxidants, and to assist your liver in processing fats. Methionine into SAM-e (s-aden by The Wellness Mama Podcast