Can anyone explain methylation to me?

[Guest guest]

Can anyone explain methylation to me?

Nothing I've read so far has really made any sense to me- except that I

know it's a problem for mercury poisoned people and that it's

important.

But why is it important?

How can I tell if it's a problem and somthing that I should address?

Is it a liver pathway that gets disabled by the mercury?

Sam

[Guest guest]

No, it's not a liver pathway, per se, but a bio-chemical process by

which the body creates many thing it needs, from dna cell repair to

neurotransmitters to energy.

My doctor gave me a sort of 'flow-chart' which i will try to post to

the files section, if it is allowed. It demonstrates the methylation

pathways and also where mercury blocks it, and what nsubstances are

trying to get through at various points. He also gave me a chart

listing, which explains the 'priority' system that methylation uses to

produce what we need, as alluded to above. Basically, you don't

produce much energy until higher-level life supporting issues are

taken care of. Hence, a lot of fatigue for us. I'll try to find the

chart and post it for you too.

hope it helps -- takes a bit of head-scratching to understand fully,

but you can get an idea.

NJ

>

> Can anyone explain methylation to me?

>

> Nothing I've read so far has really made any sense to me- except that I

> know it's a problem for mercury poisoned people and that it's

> important.

>

> But why is it important?

>

> How can I tell if it's a problem and somthing that I should address?

>

> Is it a liver pathway that gets disabled by the mercury?

>

> Sam

>

[Guest guest]

Hi NJ,

The chart would be great! Thanks.

I like to know the why behind things.

If for some reason you can't post it could you just email it to me?

Sam

>

> No, it's not a liver pathway, per se, but a bio-chemical process by

> which the body creates many thing it needs, from dna cell repair to

> neurotransmitters to energy.

>

> My doctor gave me a sort of 'flow-chart' which i will try to post to

> the files section, if it is allowed. It demonstrates the methylation

> pathways and also where mercury blocks it, and what nsubstances are

> trying to get through at various points. He also gave me a chart

> listing, which explains the 'priority' system that methylation uses

to

> produce what we need, as alluded to above. Basically, you don't

> produce much energy until higher-level life supporting issues are

> taken care of. Hence, a lot of fatigue for us. I'll try to find the

> chart and post it for you too.

>

> hope it helps -- takes a bit of head-scratching to understand fully,

> but you can get an idea.

>

> NJ

>