Understanding Methylation for the Busy Practitioner: What is Methylation, How Do You Test, and Treat?
Chronic health consequences associated with hypomethylation include cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disease, psychological disorders, and cancer.8,9 DNA methylation results in gene regulation by switching genes on and off and is the most well-studied epigenetic mechanism.10 Epigenetics relates to how environmental influences affect gene expression. This is exciting because we can optimize genetic expression and slow biological aging.