Part 2 – All Things Undermethylation With Methylation Expert Dr. Albert Mensah

Part two of my three-part series with methylation expert Dr. Albert Mensah.1:40 - Is it ever appropriate and/or helpful to combine pharmaceutical approaches with nutraceutical strategies for mental health in the context of methylation?4:13 - SAMe – a natural SSRI?7:35 - The SERT gene, SAMe, folate and various other ways one’s methyl status impacts serotonin10:20 - SAM to SAH ratio test: how and why this test can render actionable data Methylation profile/SAM to SAH ratio test17:50 - Ways the SAM to SAH ratio test can become skewed11:50 - What actually is homocysteine both in the context of methylation and in general? Do homocysteine levels correlate to methyl status?26:15 - Glycine: have this amino acid’s methyl-buffering effects been overstated?28:50 - Methionine: the concerns over excess methionine. Overstated and out of context?31:17 - Folate, folic acid and cancer32:40 - Folate pathway via MTHFR. Is it the main pathway, as most “experts" would have you believe, or is it the backup pathway to re-methylating homocysteine?Methylation Pathway Visual Aid SSRI 101 Visual AidMensahmedical.comListen to the Accompanying Episode Here: Methylation: A Primer to My interview with Dr. Albert MensahEmail [email protected] with your questions, episode requests or feedback.