Elizabeth, Welcome!
I'm new here too, as of July 31. Some of this is pretty intense, as you probably have found out. We are all on our own journeys toward health, and the help you can find here is fantastic. That said, not everyone agrees on everything.
I'm interested in the genetics and biochemical pathways and how to supplement to make up for things that don't work well because of the variations in my genetics. I'm visual, so I like the Heartfixer page, with all it's diagrams and explanations.
http://www.heartfixer.com/AMRI-Nutrigenomics.htm That said, by now, listening to these people here who read the real research, I don't agree with everything they say on that page anymore. (I read the abstracts of the research, but that's about as far as I go.)
Amy Yasko is a doctor who treats kids for autism using methylation protcols. She has published simplified explanations of the biochemical pathways. LInks to them can be found in
greenshots' signature block. (greenshots is a Senior Member here.)
Dr. Neil Rawlins is an obstetrician who got into this because his son was very sick. He has some good videos. Look for a link on
www.methyl-life.com called "a doctor explains"
Dr. Ben Lynch is a naturopathic physician who treats people, mostly with the MTHFR C667T mutation. I'm a MTHFR A1298C mutation, so I don't pay much attention to him.
Rich van K, (R.I.P) was a longtime Senior Member of this site and a great contributor. His simplified methylation protocol is at
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/revised-simplified-methylation-protocol-august-25-2012-revision.19050/
Freddd is a Senior Member. My favorite post of his is the first page of
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/the-stages-of-methylation-and-healing.21725/
Bluebell put together a list of links - more info than newbies like us can digest within a month. It's at
http://forums.phoenixrising.me/inde...tional-links-about-methylation-and-b12.23974/
That should keep you busy for a long time.
Many people have done some genetic testing and just post their mutations and symptoms, lab tests, what they've tried and how it worked or not, and ask for input. I've learned a lot from those and have become entirely grateful for my situation, having seen the hell that others have gone or are going through.