The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast #081 - Dr. Ben Lynch: Understanding Your “Dirty” Genes, Cleaning Up SNPs, Microbiome Health & Diversity, MTHFR, Medications, Histamine Intolerance, Glutathione, And More!
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6:55 - Ben's Background
12:10 - The Purpose Genetic Expression of SNPs
16:55 - Addressing Dirty Genes
19:35 - Which Genes Didn't Make It Into The Book
20:40 - NOS3
21:40 - Breathing Exercise
23:10 - Explaining Common Problems With Genes
25:15 - Medication Causing Dirty NOS3
28:00 - Cleaning Up NOS3
28:20 - Other Causes Of Dirty NOS3; Overtraining
30:40 - Keto And High Protein Diets
33:05 - Nitrogen Balance
35:25 - Producing Ammonia After Eating Protein
37:10 - Elevated BUN
39:40 - Carnitine Synthesis
42:50 - Carnivore
45:15 - GST/GTX And Hydrogen Peroxide
48:25 - Aspirin And Gut Health
50:00 - Serrapeptase To Replace Aspirin
51:10 - Metformin And Histamine Intolerance
57:05 - DAO And Histamine Overload
58:50 - Low Reactive Diets And Microbiome Diversity
1:01:05 - Histamine Degrading Probiotics
1:02:20 - Supporting Glutathione
1:06:15 - Side Effects Of Glutathione
1:09:10 - Supplements
1:12:35 - IV Glutathione
1:15:20 - Overwhelming Your Body With Glutathione And IV Chelation
1:18:40 - MTHFR
1:23:55 - MTHFR And Cofactors
1:25:50 - Supplementing Methyl Folate
1:26:45 - Balancing Supplements
1:28:20 - PQQ Balancing Glutathione
1:29:50 - Folic Acid
1:34:40 - Folic Acid Enrichment In Processed Foods
1:36:00 - COMT/MAOA: Genes Associated With Dopamine And Serotonin
1:39:25 - COMT/MAOA Effect On PMS
1:41:40 - COMT/MAOA Effect On Sleep
1:48:50 - Genetic Testing Results