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The Doctor's Farmacy · March 12, 2025 · 62m
How to Hack Your Biology for a Longer, Healthier Life
Gary Brecka on methylation, MTHFR gene variants, and why optimizing methylation pathways may be the most impactful biohack. The connection between undermethylation, depression, anxiety, and chronic disease.
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Brecka argues that even with optimized methylation and supplementation, nothing replaces exercise: physical activity is required for the expression of genes related to detoxification, neuroplasticity, and longevity.
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Methylation as the body's master switch — gene variants that determine your baseline
Brecka explains that MTHFR gene variants affect 40-60% of the population, reducing the body's ability to methylate — a process essential for detoxification, neurotransmitter production, and DNA repair.Was this useful?