137 episodes
To Health With That! MTHFR Mutations. Amy Neuzil
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 38 Ratings
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This podcast breaks up BIG health topics, like MTHFR, into small, easy bites. All in ten minutes or less.
We'll talk about why folic acid can be toxic, how the MTHFR enzyme is in bed with estrogen, why you want to turn genes off, and how folate and depression are linked. Season 3 features Dr. Kate Naumes, women's health expert, to deep dive into hormones and infertility.
Check the show notes at tohealthwiththat.com for more info and downloadable. Have MTHFR? Join genetic rockstars now at community.tohealthwiththat.com and for more info about Dr. Kate go to naumesnd.com
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Can't Fall Asleep and Can't Stay Asleep - But Why?
There are four big categories of sleep disorders and today we'll talk about the first two. Number one is hard time falling asleep and number two is hard time staying asleep. Taking a look at your sleep pattern can help you to figure out what is actually causing your bad sleep and how you can fix it. We'll talk about the most common causes of each pattern including melatonin issues, magnesium deficiency, iron deficiency, sedentary lifestyle, pain, histamine, cortisol, blood sugar, anxiety, and waking to pee.
00:00 - intro
00:57 - Difficulty Falling Asleep
01:06 - Low Melatonin
01:27 - Sunlight in the morning
01:46 - Screen Free time before bed
02:02 - Magnesium Deficiency
02:28 - Iron Deficiency
02:59 - Not getting physical activity
03:23 - Pain
03:35 - High Histamine
04:27 - Waking up in the Night
04:42 - High Cortisol
05:08 - Nighttime cortisol spikes
05:43 - Blood sugar
06:28 - Nighttime Anxiety
07:34 - Restless Legs
08:02 - Histamine spikes caused by alcohol
08:31 - Waking to go to the bathroom
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Sleep Basics and 8 Keys To A Healthy Sleep-Wake Cycle
Sleep is one of our basic bodily functions and a key to good daytime energy and productivity. We'll talk about what sleep is, what it's for, and the basic sleep phases. We will also talk about the role of MTHFR in sleep and also the link between sleep and circadian rhythms. We'll also list eight key ways to maintain a healthy sleep wake cycle for the best, most restful sleep.
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - What is sleep
01:20 - What sleep is for
01:39 - Phases of sleep - REM sleep
02:44 - Non-REM sleep
03:33 - MTHFR and sleep
04:32 - Circadian Rhythms
06:00 - Sleep Hygiene
06:16 - 8 tips for a good sleep-wake cycle
09:07 - Like and subscribe, or leave a good review, please! :)
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What Makes You Feel Energetic?
While we're talking about fatigue, it's important to also talk about what helps you feel energetic, because sometimes knowing what gives you energy can help you understand what is going wrong. We'll talk about sleep, hormones, cellular energy, neurotransmitters and energy, and also rest and energy.
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - What Is Energy?
01:28 - Thyroid and Energy
02:29 - Adrenals and Energy
03:40 - Sex hormones and Energy
04:34 - Neurotransmitters and Energy
04:50 - Histamine and Energy
05:29 - Calories, Nutrients, and Energy
06:40 - Best diet for Energy
07:12 - Cellular Energy
08:04 - Sleep, Rest, and Energy
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Why Do Depression and Fatigue Look the Same?
Depression and fatigue look incredibly similar, but we treat them totally differently. Maybe it's time for treatment strategies to begin to overlap. We'll talk about how these two conditions intermix, and how you can begin to address both of them.
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Depression and Fatigue are circular
01:42 - Depression isn't only neurotransmitters
02:14 - Sickness behavior and depression
03:18 - Symptoms unique to depression
03:33 - Why fatigue affects mental health
03:59 - Symptoms unique to sickness behavior
04:26 - Amy's neurotransmitter theory
05:50 - How do we treat fatigue/depression? Ketamine, glutamate inhibitors
06:46 - Natural remedies that address both - saffron, St. John's wort, fish oil, vitamin D, creatine, NAC
08:14 - New drug therapies - psilocybin, ayahuasca, nitrous oxide
09:16 - Why nitrous oxide is bad for people with MTHFR
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Fatigue First Step - Rule Out The Basics
The first step to tackling your fatigue and getting your energy back, is finding out if there is something underneath, causing the fatigue, that you can fix quickly.
Some of these simple fixes might need some bloodwork from your doctor, and some will require you to do detective work on your own. The very simple fact is that you can't fix it unless you can find it, so here are the basic steps you can go through.
We will talk about iron deficiency, ferritin, thyroid, sleep apnea, carbon monoxide poisoning, MTHFR, blood sugar fluctuations, and more.
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What is Fatigue And Why Are We All Exhausted?
Fatigue and exhaustion are going around - we are all struggling. But why? What is really going on here? What is fatigue, what causes it, and why does everybody I know have it? We'll do a quick overview of the causes of fatigue, including lack of resources, poor sleep, chronic stress, and all the rest. We'll talk about how your body protects itself sometimes by getting tired and lifestyle factors that play into it. Genes are also important with fatigue, but the research is shockingly scarce.
00:00 - Intro
00:29 - What is fatigue?
03:03 - Sickness behavior (protective fatigue)
04:04 - Lifestyle factors to fatigue
05:00 - Why there is hope for fatigue
05:14 - Gene SNPs and fatigue
07:48 - Fixing fatigue
08:40 - Podcast season 4 outline
09:36 - Outro
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Customer Reviews
Dr. Amy is awesome!!!
Awesome podcast! It’s just short enough to get the information & re-listen if needed. Her group genetic rockstars has changed my life. Also, her YouTube monthly Q&A is amazing where you can ask your own questions. She’s very open minded & an ACTUAL doctor with a podcast (which is very hard to find!!!).
Scientific yet relatable
Amy's scientific background coupled with her passion about the subject make her the perfect teacher. I'm thrilled to have her as a resource to point people to. Super valuable.
Packed with great info
Wow, her ability to break down these detailed processes, and also deliver the summary version to review is amazing. She obviously logs some serious time and effort into planning these. Thanks so much, Dr. Amy!