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  4. So still trying to get a hang of the DUTCH test when the patterns aren’t as clear. So Brent has a 51-year-old female patient. She was 194 pounds and now down to 183 from the last time he saw her. She’s responding to the autoimmune Paleo protocol well, previously was on a 95 percent gluten-free diet. She has less fatigue, fewer body aches, did a full workup but have only gotten the DUTCH and blood chemistry results. Some of the key findings are homocysteine of 11.

So still trying to get a hang of the DUTCH test when the patterns aren’t as clear. So Brent has a 51-year-old female patient. She was 194 pounds and now down to 183 from the last time he saw her. She’s responding to the autoimmune Paleo protocol well, previously was on a 95 percent gluten-free diet. She has less fatigue, fewer body aches, did a full workup but have only gotten the DUTCH and blood chemistry results. Some of the key findings are homocysteine of 11.

Dr. Amy Nett: Which is high because remember, we want to see a homocysteine that’s 7 or below and when we see an elevated homocysteine, start thinking about whether or not methylation could be impaired and functional B12 or folate deficiency or other activated B vitamin deficiencies that might be impairing methylation and then homocysteine can also just be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

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