You can’t make all of the methyl groups you need when you have an MTHFR mutation, and you need methyl groups for strong immune function. You need them to make the DNA that your immune system uses to make its cells. It uses these cells to form complexes that defend your body from germs, foreign bodies or other substances that it perceives as non-self and a danger.
Your immune system makes cells that belong to two systems, a B cell system and a T cell system.
The B cell system makes antibodies, quick responders to a perceived insult. It is good to have a quick immune response, but it can get over the top. B cells are responsible for anaphylaxis, a sudden serious immune allergic response that at minimum gives you hives, but at worst can swell your airways, block your breathing and cause your death. This is the kind of allergic reaction that makes people carry epinephrine shots with them. B cell response is the cause of the peanut allergy that has made many schools a ‘no peanut zone’.
Among its other functions, the T cell system balances B cells and prevents the serious issues that B cells can cause. But T cells require more DNA formation than B cells, and if you lack methyl groups, your T cell formation will be impaired. You get a predominance of B cells, a lack of T cell regulation of them, and radical B cell effects. You get unbalanced, ineffective immune function.
If you underproduce methyl groups, you are subject to impaired DNA formation, slow wound healing, and impaired immunity. This is especially important in your gastrointestinal tract. Slow healing and impaired immunity there keeps you on a constant roller coaster of symptoms.
Your GI tract is your connecting point with the world outside of you. 70% of your immune system surrounds your GI tract. Balancing and keeping optimized all of the organisms that come into your body through your mouth is a central function of your immune system. But you need to get your body producing methyl groups before you can expect to have the kind of immune function that can handle the conditions in your gut.
This is why Dr. Amy Yasko’s protocol works on getting methyl group production in place first.
How long have you been struggling to get the organisms in your GI tract in balance? How long have you been pounding your body with antibiotics to try to control Lyme organisms?
If you have an MTHFR C677T mutation, you have suppressed immune function. If you have a homozygous (+/+) MTHFR mutation, you are especially vulnerable. The issue can be that you have too few methyl groups for optimal immune function. You need to address methyl group production. Then your body’s defenses can kick in and solve the problem.
What your doctor doesn’t know can hurt you. It can keep you on a treadmill of treatments, none of which turn the corner for you. If you have an MTHFR mutation, you will not respond to pharmaceuticals normally. Routine supplementation may not do it for you.
If you are succeeding with your current regimen, great! I am not thinking of you. I am thinking of those of you who have been sick over time. If your being sick just keeps dragging on, despite your having consulted many doctors and having done myriad treatments, you are the person I am talking to here.
You can’t just pretend a methyl group deficiency does not exist. Ignorance about the importance of methyl groups will keep you stuck also. Methyl groups are genetic regulators. They act in biologic systems that are central to life and function. You have to find out what you need to do to optimize your particular genetics. You need to know if your genetics incline you to have a methyl group deficiency.
You need to get this information from a doctor who knows about methylation. This is not routine information. It is as new as the completion of the human genome projection. Most doctors and other clinicians know little or nothing about methylation genetics. Just ask.
If you have an MTHFR mutation and you are not doing well, you can’t leave your treatment in the hands of someone who has no information about it. This mutation changes the way your body works and what you need to do to resolve the health issues you have.
I am an MTHFR specialist with years of experience working with this gene and the biochemical pathways surrounding it. I do not know another doctor with this kind of experience. I work with Dr. Amy Yasko who is the world expert in this area.
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