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Podcast: Egg Meets Sperm
Episode: Genetic Insights for Fertility: From Nutrigenomics to Epigenetics
Description: Join us for an enlightening episode of "Egg Meets Sperm" featuring the esteemed Jaclyn Downs as we delve into the intricacies of "Genetic Insights for Fertility: From Nutrigenomics to Epigenetics." Jaclyn expertly navigates essential topics crucial for anyone seeking to improve their reproductive health, including the differences between nutrigenomics and genetics, the MTHFR misnomer, the importance of folate vs. folic acid, and other SNPs to assess. She also discusses oxidative stress and inflammation, highlighting lesser-known root causes such as histamine, mold/mycotoxins, oxalates, fatty acid utilization, and detoxification pathways. Jaclyn shares insights from her book, detailing how functional genomics...