Hi,
I would like to suggest a new section of the forum dedicated to Nutrigenomics where people can post their homozygous and heterozygous genetic mutations found out through genetic tests, such as 23andme.com, and people can suggest what supplements to try, according to current scientific research, to address those particular most common mutations.
I have, for example, a C667T homozygous mutation that allows me to convert only 30% of folic acid and folate into the active form methylfolate and supplementation with methylfolate has considerably improved my mental well being (the mutation affects up to 10% of the population). There are so many other genetic mutations that affect the conversion and assimilation of other vitamins with repercussion on health and longevity.
Adding a specific section of the forum called "Nutrigenomics" would help all those people with genetic mutations to understand what supplements to take.
Nutrahacker.com, Yasko's knowyourgenetics.com and the Phoenix Rising ME / CFS Forums provide some interesting information and interpretation of some mutations and recommended supplements but I think there is no specific and dedicated Forum where people can just post their most important genetic mutation results and obtain some feedback. The current Nutrition or Supplements sections of the LongeCity forum would not give enough importance to such a specific and tailored topic.
I think Nutrigenomics is the future of tailored nutrition and supplementation. Giving tailored advise to address specific genetic mutations can contribute to the main scope of the LongeCity mission which is to increase longevity. Please note that I have no interest or affiliation whatsoever in the Nutrigenomics field and my suggestion is only given based on my personal experience in trying supplements suggested by nutrahacker.com. Those supplements were the most beneficial out of the many (dozens) that I have tried to relief my sever morning anxiety I developped in my thirties. I cannot imagine how many people, as in my case, who are currently taking antidepressants and/or benzos to manage their depression or anxiety could benefit just by taking an active form of vitamin of B9 (methylfolate) once carried out a genetic test and received some advise on their specific genetic mutations.
I attach, as an example, the nutrahacker.com report I received and based my selection of supplements on (the basic version of the nutrhacker.com version is free by the way). Not all supplements are worth considering and I reccommend focusing on those mutations that have a low genotype frequency. Unfortunately nutrahacker.com does not reference the scientific sources of their interpretation and recommendation so a specific section of the LongeCity Forum with a more scientific approach could help many people better interpret their results.
What is your take on this suggestion? Thanks for any feedback.
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Edited by world33, 17 November 2015 - 09:32 AM.