IBS

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Dysbiosis

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Crohn’s Disease

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GI HEALTH OVERVIEW

 

This section of your report list genetic markers and your SNPs associated with Gut level inflammation. 

Start with addressing this aspect of your wellbeing if your long term goal is to descrease inflammation, improve immune system function, detoxification, mitochondrial function, methylation and neurotransmitter balance.

One caveat to consider here may be raised levels of Homocysteine: homocysteine is pro-inflammatory and may impact your gut permeability.

High homocysteine may indicate the need for some level of methylation pathway support already at this stage. Talk to your Practitioner about strategies geared towards lowering your Homocysteine levels, if they are indeed high, during addressing of your Gastro-Intestinal health bearing in mind that aggressive and direct targetting of the folate pathway is not advisible in conditions characterised by high oxidative stress and inflammation. We wrote about this in our Report Introduction article. 

Please note that many substances commonly used to address inflammation and gut health may also impact the levels of your neurotransmitters.

Your specific genotypes, listed under the NEUROTRANSMITTERS section, may influence how you react to these substances, as far as mood and cognitive processing are concern

SYSTEMIC EFFECT OF GUT INFLAMMATION

Modern science has validated what ancient healing traditions have known for centuries: the GI tract has a central role in chronic, systemic disease. Continue reading GI HEALTH OVERVIEW