Let’s explore “Vitamin B12 — lab reference”

PURSER WELLNESSThe Unfulfilled Promise of Glutathione From the reading room

Glutathione is not only an antioxidant it is one of only a few SUPER ANTIOXIDANTS another other one being superoxide dismutase, or SOD. What does it mean to be a super antioxidant? Vitamin C, the best known antioxidant, obviously helps with colds and other viral illnesses but in theory, reduced glutathione, the form we can use in our body, is a MILLION TIMES more potent! A million times more effective! It should be but so far has not been. WHY? And what is glutathione? Why is it supposed to be such an amazing vitamin? Well, it’s not really a vitamin as we know it, nor is it a hormone but somet

PURSER WELLNESSThyroid Pearls & TipsFrom the reading room

…en to patient's symptoms (and treat accordingly), and which labs to get at what time. So, I always tell patients to believe their ‘lying eyes’ (their symptoms are real), and not always the lab results (which can be inaccurate or not interpr…

PURSER WELLNESSLotus Life - Melissa SoriaA conversation with Dr. Purser

…ing in the city. My loves include family, Leilani (my corgi/lab puppy), and the beach! I am a former Division 1 collegiate water polo athlete, coach, breast cancer survivor. I have worked in education for nine years after completing my mast…

…eplacement. How Dr. Purser connects the pieces The genetics reference also discusses HFE in relation to iron handling. A current blood count, ferritin and other clinician-selected iron studies can answer different questions, and an HFE resu…

…erting homocysteine to methionine, distinct from the folate/B12-dependent MTR route. How Dr. Purser connects the pieces This connects the discussion to choline and betaine metabolism. It is a useful example of why Dr. Purser looks at severa…

…e. That is why a homocysteine discussion can include both B-vitamin cofactors and antioxidant supply. The chapters also discuss severe inherited enzyme disorders. Those examples should not be applied to every common SNP: having a listed va…

…e. That is why a homocysteine discussion can include both B-vitamin cofactors and antioxidant supply. The chapters also discuss severe inherited enzyme disorders. Those examples should not be applied to every common SNP: having a listed va…

…c acid, folic acid and methylfolate are not interchangeable labels: they enter folate chemistry differently. The clinical conversation should include the actual supplement, dose, tolerance, B12 status and relevant medicines rather than assu…

…ters include FOLH1 in folate handling. The earlier genetics reference explains its role in breaking down polyglutamated food folates into forms that can be absorbed. This is a different step from MTHFR conversion or SLC19A1 transport into c…

…the review. A question to bring to your visit Do my folate, B12 and homocysteine findings support a folate-handling concern? Variant IDs in the teaching reference: rs1800909, rs11545076

…used in remethylation; MTR and MTRR connect that process to B12. His course asks readers to consider the whole cluster rather than build a plan around C677T or A1298C alone. How Dr. Purser connects the pieces The practical teaching is to co…

…IL-4 with allergic and food-reaction contexts and discusses vitamin D as part of that picture. The helpful distinction is between confirmed allergy, a reproducible food-associated symptom and a genetic association. Vitamin D status requires…