Dexa/The Wellness Mama Podcast

Published Feb 3, 2025

How Knowing Your Child’s Genetics Can Make Parenting Easier with Dr. Erika Gray

Dr. Erika Gray reveals how understanding your child's genetics can revolutionize parenting by tailoring strategies to individual needs, covering the impact of genes on behavior, mental health, and nutrition, with a focus on essential nutrients like choline and protein for growth and brain health.

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- What supplements do you recommend for someone with an MTHFR gene mutation?
  Asked by 153 people
- What are methylated forms of folate in the context of the episode What the MTHFR? The methylation episode with Dr. Ben Lynch. and the clip Folate and Nutrition?
  Asked by 140 people
- What's important to know about the MTHFR gene?
  Asked by 130 people
- What is the role of folic acid in prenatal nutrition as discussed in the episode Dr. Natalie Crawford: Female Hormone Health, Fertility & Vitality and the clip Prenatal Nutrition Essentials?
  Asked by 110 people
- What are methylation tests?
  Asked by 107 people
- What does serotonin do in the brain?
  Asked by 93 people
- What are some natural ways to boost serotonin levels without supplements?
  Asked by 77 people
- What do I do if I have the MTHFR gene?
  Asked by 64 people
- What is the MTHFR gene mutation?
  Asked by 63 people
- I'd like to learn more about serotonin's role
  Asked by 61 people
- What is genetic methylation testing?
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- What methyl folate do you recommend?
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- What is the gut microbiota good for?
  Asked by 59 people
- What is a methylation test?
  Asked by 53 people
- Can you explain more about the role of microbiota in gut health?
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