Clinical Blogs — methylation

Detox has been one of the hot health topics these days. Liver is a critical organ in detoxifying various different types of toxins that we inhaled and ingested every day. There are 2 phases of the detox pathway in which methylation is a main pathway involving in phase 2 of the whole process. Our liver uses methylation to convert toxins into water soluble substances to facilitate the excretion of toxins. Folate, methionine, vitamin B12, and B6, betaine are the methyl-donor nutrients.Food sources of methyl- donor: citrus fruits, green leaf vegetables (e.g.  arugula, brussels sprouts, broccoli), fish, and eggs. Today’s stressful...