Let’s explore “IGF-1 — lab reference”

SHMT1 connects serine and glycine with folate chemistry. Also called: Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase 1 Where amino acids meet folate SHMT1 connects serine and glycine with folate pathways. That is one reason both nutrition and genetics can…

SOD1 helps convert superoxide inside cells as part of the body’s antioxidant defenses. Also called: Superoxide Dismutase 1 Superoxide defense in its own setting Dr. Purser teaches SOD as one member of an antioxidant team. SOD1 works primari…

VKORC1 encodes vitamin K epoxide reductase, part of the vitamin K recycling system used in activating clotting proteins. It is not simply a vitamin K receptor. Also called: Vitamin K Epoxide Reductase Complex Subunit 1 Recycling vitamin K a…

CCL2 encodes MCP-1, a chemokine that attracts monocytes toward sites of immune activity. Recruitment is a different task from the cytokines that activate those cells once they arrive. Also called: MCP-1: recruiting monocytes CCL2 encodes M…

DDAH1 encodes an enzyme that breaks down asymmetric dimethylarginine, or ADMA. ADMA inhibits nitric oxide synthase; DDAH1 is part of its clearance system, not the inhibitor itself. Also called: Clearing ADMA helps preserve nitric oxide sig…

HMGB1 normally has functions inside the cell nucleus. When released outside cells in particular settings, it can act as a damage-associated molecular pattern, or DAMP, participating in inflammatory signaling. Also called: A cellular protei…

PURSER WELLNESSThe Unfulfilled Promise of Glutathione From the reading room

…e in the eyes is what causes Wet Macular Degeneration, the #1 cause of blindness in the world. AND lack of reduced glutathione has been associated with various forms of hepatitis, chronic renal failure or kidney disease, cardiovascular dise…

PURSER WELLNESSNatural Support for Pain Management
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…ity and suffering. Natural Options for Chronic Pain Are Available In addition to the conventional approach, there are a number of natural modalities that can work alongside medication and potentially lessen the need for pharmaceutical suppo…

The older Purser genetics reference uses the heading “DAOA (AOC1)” in its gut section.

CYP19A1 is the gene name for Cytochrome P450 Family 19 Subfamily A Member 1. Learn what a specific result could mean and what to ask about it.

CYP1A2 is the gene name for Cytochrome P450 Family 1 Subfamily A Member 2. Learn what a specific result could mean and what to ask about it.

CYP1B1 is the gene name for Cytochrome P450 Family 1 Subfamily B Member 1. Learn what a specific result could mean and what to ask about it.