Just a 'medical pearl' - Microbiome stuff I find interesting...

[AJMD429]

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This podcast is one of the better ones on the 'hot topic' of the 'microbiome' - there is as usual a lot of hype and snake-oil, as with any 'new' area of health care, but on the other hand there is some clear legitimacy to the concepts - we just don't know enough about the microbiome to be as good as we'd like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjkOgCXiMeE

Like any new frontier, the thing to do is to just be cautious, and try not to fall for anything too gimmiky.

I can post other stuff that I find at least semi-legitimate in the medical field if there is interest. I send out a list every few weeks to my patients of stuff they may find of interest.

[earlmck]

Yes, I found this quite fascinating. And if they have some success lessening autism in kids -- well that'd be a serious help to 21st century America...

[AJMD429]

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Checking MTHFR gene alleles is potentially helpful in autism - those with either the 677 or 1298 SNP might respond favorably to something like MethylGuard Plus (in this case for the methylfolate in particular). At a minimum we check to see if the homocysteine is staying under 8 or so.