“Dear Suzy,
I met you at a book-signing for you book, Thyroid Healthy and you said something that stuck. You told me that if I have allergies, fatigue and multiple chemical sensitivities that I may have a “methylation” difficulty. You also told me not to take Green Coffee Bean extract. Can you please tell me more?”
–S.J., Vail, Colorado
Methylation, it’s a big word that you probably don’t think applies to you, however, read on because knowing about methylation could improve or save your life. Methylation is the process of taking a single carbon and three hydrogens, known as a methyl group, and applying it to countless critical functions in your body such as: thinking, repairing DNA, turning on and off genes, fighting infections and getting rid of environmental toxins to name a few.
Methylation Defects are Associated with Medical Problems
- Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Addictive Behavior, even alcoholism
- Insomnia
- Autism or down’s syndrome
- Frequent miscarriages
- Bipolar or manic depression
- Allergies or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
- Atherosclerosis
- Spina Bifida or Cleft Palate or Neural Tube Defects
- Multiple Sclerosis and other Autoimmune Disorders
- Hashimoto’s or Hypothyroidism
- ADD or ADHD
- Dementia/Alzheimer’s
- Schizophrenia
- Anxiety
- Neuropathy
- Lyme Disease*
- Chronic Viral Infections
* Usually in severe cases, the symptoms are due to toxin build-up; please note the methylation defect does not cause Lyme, which is a tick-borne illness. But the infection causes ammonia, quinolinic acid, acetylaldehyde, etc… and methylation defects reduce the person’s ability from properly detoxifying, repairing the damage and fighting the infection and co-infections. This explains the severe symptoms that come and go in some people, and why some folks hurt so badly and others don’t.
Here’s a little video screenshare that I just added for you to explain. CLICK HERE for Methyaltion in a Minute
One process of methylation turns on and off genes, this means it affects your DNA (genetic code). Imagine your DNA without the process of methylation. We’d be in bad shape! It protects our DNA. It’s probably the #1 function of the metabolic pathway. The ability to methylate helps you process toxins and hormones. For example, estrogen… you make it in your body, and you also get it from xenobiotics (chemicals in shampoos, pesticides, herbicides, plastics and more) if you can’t break down estrogen and get it OUT of your body, you could develop all sorts of disorders.
Methylation Impacts Your Personality
Most people are concerned about making enough neurotransmitters but don’t sell yourself short. If there’s a problem breaking neurotransmitters down, then they will hang around in excess which may cause unwanted issues such as seizures, insomnia, panic attacks and fits of rage to name a few. See how methylation might apply to you or someone you love?!
Consider the people who might have a methylation problem: Children with autism, anyone with a seizure disorder, neurological condition, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, severe Lyme disease, chronic infections, low T cells or reduced NK cells, diabetes, allergies, fertility issues, miscarriages, cardiovascular disease, chronic fatigue, anxiety or any psychiatric illness. Oh, and if you are extremely sensitive to medicine, or to laughing gas (given by the dentist) you might have a methylation problem, too. See my list above for other conditions associated with methylation problems.
Methylation snps (pronounced “snips”) are referred to in the scientific literature as genetic “defects,” but they are really just a trait, more of a ‘genetic personality.’ (Gosh, I hate to call a common genetic trait a “defect,” I like the word “personality” better but no matter what I think, you will still see it in the literature referred to as a “defect.”)
Whatever you want to call it, problems in the methylation pathway are not always genetic traits. In any case, it may cause a deficiency of methylfolate in your body, and thus a deficiency of glutathione, which leads to toxin build up in your bloodstream and tissues. Glutathione is known as the ‘master antioxidant’ of the body. Low levels of glutathione can look like chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia, increased immune activation, multiple chemical sensitivities, and progressive diseases like ALS, MS, Parkinson’s, etc.
Methylation C677T – Half of Us Have It!
About 45 percent of people have this genetic trait, what is referred to as a MTHFR defect, so feel free to blame mom and dad for that. That’s about 1 in 2 of people that have 1 copy of the C677T MTHFR gene (you can find out if you have this gene by testing, I’ll tell you more about that in a few minutes). But it’s not just about genes. Disturbances in this pathway can occur for other reasons, I am pretty sure you are going to find yourself in the next list.
12 Issues that Interfere with Your Methylation Pathway
If you lack these vitamins, minerals, your ability to drive the methylation pathway is limited. Why? Because these nutrients are needed to help make the most active form of folate in your body known as methylfolate. These include:
- Zinc
- B2/riboflavin
- Magnesium
- B6/pyridoxine
- B12/methylcobalamin
- Folate (from food or folinic acid)
1) Poor diet, poor probiotic status, digestive issues, medications, medical conditions like Crohn’s or Celiac, and other genetic traits may cause any or all of these nutrient deficiencies.
2) Xenobiotics – which are chemicals found in our air, water, food, home, work, schools, parks, beds, cosmetics and more.
3) Taking medications that are drug muggers that deplete you of the nutrients in #1 above. Some of the worst offenders (in terms of stealing your methylation nutrients) are methotrexate, metformin, antacids, acid blockers, proton pump inhibitors, corticosteroids, estrogen-containing drugs and nitrous oxide.
4) Drinking alcohol will pretty much shut down your methylation and wipe out your glutathione stores.
5) Green coffee bean extract is incredibly high in catechols and those use up your methylation pathway nutrients fast!
7) If you have Lyme disease, and many people do whether they know it or not, the Borrelia burgdorferi germ uses up all your magnesium (this supplement is a unique and highly absorbable form) to make biofilms and hide. Low mag reduces your ability to methylate. As an aside, this explains why some ‘Lymies’ have bad reactions during antibiotic treatment. Those drugs kill the organism but then your body is faced with poison such as ‘dead bug parts’ as well as ammonia which spikes when Borrelia dies off.
Point is, you can’t remove easily the toxins from your body and it backs up in your system (by christopher at www.dresshead.com). If this is you, then use really low doses if you have to take antibiotics, until you’ve opened up your methylation (and other detoxification) pathways.
8) If you take nutrients that deplete methyl groups (like high dose niacin, or the prescription version of that called Slo-Niacin and Niaspan).
9) Heavy metals (think mercury in your diet, or your teeth) or lead in your bloodstream, cadmium if you smoke, high copper, arsenic, etc.
10) High levels of acetylaldehyde, this is a potent neurotoxin released by Candida, and also a by-product of drinking alcohol (even red wine). Don’t drink if you’re a poor methylator. Most of you know who you are, meaning you are a lightweight when it comes to alcohol. Yep, it is likely you are a poor methylator. I will share more about the Candida toxin known as “acetylaldehyde” shortly.
12) Anxiety or a lot of stress. I’m not sure why, but a pessimist or “I can’t do it” kind of outlook seems to make things worse. I think it has to do with your belief systems and how they impact your genes. In my summary, I’ll give you some links to an author and lecturer that has clues on how to change your outlook. (Dr. Bruce Lipton).
Because people with a methylation difficulty have trouble eliminating poisons, these build up in the body and that’s what contributes to many health concerns. Opening up the methylation road block helps clear your body of poisons and that should help reduce symptoms.
If you can’t methylate properly, you cannot produce CoQ10, carnitine, creatine or ATP (energy). You will also have nerve pain termed “neuropathy.” That’s because the methylation process helps make the protective wrapping around your nerves.
The Gut is Also in Charge of Methylation
High-quality probiotics are incredibly important to people with a methylation problem because if you let Candida overrun your gut, you get excessive amounts of Candida’s toxin called acetylaldehyde. I should tell you that acetylaldehyde is also a break down product of drinking alcohol. So job one is to repair the digestive tract and stop drinking alcohol. Optimize gut flora. The less candida you have, the less acetylaldehyde. You may have yeast overgrowth and not even know it. People who have been drinking a long time have been mugged of Thiamine and probiotics. Read my Drug Muggers book for ways to correct that.
Here are the symptoms of a HANGOVER, as well as YEAST overgrowth:
- Migraine or headache
- Brain fog or poor concentration
- Depression, anxiety or irritability
- Weakness or fatigue
- Tender points or soreness
- These symptoms also happen in people who have reduced methylation!
If you’ve taken an antibiotic for more than a week, you are low in probiotics. If you have had your appendix removed, you are deficient in probiotics (and thus at higher risk for Candida). If you drink a lot of coffee, if you have recurrent vaginal yeast infections, if you have a lot of flatulence, if you crave sweets or have a white coating on your tongue… you are deficient in probiotics.
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Why does it matter so much if you have Candida? If you do, you make a lot of acetylaldehyde. Think of that as your hangover chemical, it makes you feel drunk and foggy, and messed up. And that compound will inhibit another enzyme very important and central to methylation called methionine synthase. If you’re gluten-free or limit your intake of grains, you may be low in B6. Vitamin B6 is important to help you drive the transsulfuration cycle which means you may be low in your master antioxidant, glutathione.
What to do if you have a methylation SNP
Let’s assume you have a methylation defect and you want to correct that.
So please do not just shovel in more and more folic acid. Do not take a lot of folic acid thinking you will just push the pathway into making glutathione! It won’t work. Again, I know many respected, well-intentioned physicians who suggest that to their patients but I disagree. It doesn’t usually work, at least in the long haul, and besides, it can cause more problems. You need to address this problem slowly, after all, it took you years (decades) to get to this point! Folic acid, just so you know, is not what your body uses. Natural folate comes from the foods that you eat, this is not exactly the same as folic acid supplements.
The body uses methylfolate, or sometimes abbreviated as 5-MTHF, not folic acid. Opening up the roadblock after you’ve been storing toxins for years can burden your body very quickly. You want to open the roadblock slooooowly. There are two ways you can address your genetic personality or methylation “defect” as it is referred to. I’ll label them as Option 1 and Option 2, and this is just a very basic guideline, I would absolutely have a doctor who is trained in this handling your situation.
Nutritional Supplements that help with Methylation
Take one of the following specialty formulas (sold online, or through your doctor):
- Methyl Guard by Thorne Research
- Methyl Protect by Xymogen
- Mito B Complex by Script Essentials (this brand is my own custom fully-methylated B complex)
Any of those will help support you if you have a methylation deficiency though it’s hard to know in advance which is right for you, and how much to take (ie a half capsule, whole capsule, two capsules per day, etc).
It’s best to start low, and go up if needed. Slow and steady wins the race. In other words, you would maintain a dose for a week or two, at which time you’d increase the dose slightly. For example (and this isn’t right for everyone)… you could take 1/2 capsule daily for a week, then 1/2 capsule twice daily for 2 weeks, then perhaps even more thereafter. The point is that you are slowly titrating up.
The Importance of Niacin and 5-MTHF
A key point: I highly recommend you have on hand a bottle of pure niacin.
Why? Because, remember, niacin uses up methyl groups provided by the methylation cycle. If you speed up your methylation too quickly (ie take too much) you might feel agitated, panicked, wired but tired and have trouble sleeping. Taking some niacin (as nicotinic acid) will help calm your methylation cycle down quickly!
Whatever product you take, you’ll want the methylated form of folic acid (which is not the same as plain folic acid sold at pharmacies and health food stores). It’s called 5-MTHF or another activated form called “Methylfolate.” Methylfolate drives the whole transmethylation cycle! Please note, the active, methylated form of folic acid is not the same as plain folic acid sold at pharmacies and health food stores. It’s called and it’s available at health food stores now, and in high-quality B complex formulas, including Mito B Complex.
Along with that, take other methylated donors, such as the methylated form of B12, this is called methylcobalamin or methyl B12. If you have my Drug Muggers book there is an entire chapter of this nutrient, where I list all the drugs that steal it, and the best brands.
These products also contain other methyl donors, such as the methylated form of B12, this is called methylcobalamin or methyl B12. If you have my Drug Muggers book there is an entire chapter of this nutrient, where I list all the drugs that steal it, and the best brands.
Nutrients that Support Methylation
There’s an enzyme called methionine synthase and its purpose is to convert the compound homocysteine into methionine (this is a good thing, you want that). The other thing it does is convert 5-MTHF to tetrahydrofolate (which is needed to make other forms of folate that help make and repair your DNA). The problem is people with methylation problems don’t have enough 5-MTHF. If methionine synthase isn’t working well you get elevated homocysteine and all that goes with it. One way to get around this limitation is to supplement with the following:
- Vitamin B6 or P5P (pyridoxal 5’ phosphate)
- Methylfolate (an active methylated form of folate)
- Methylcobalamin or adenosylcobalamin or a combination like this formula Active B12 (these are natural forms of B12, and neither one of those is the same thing as cyanocobalamin).
- Betaine Anhydrous (Trimethylglycine) donates a methyl group for methylation. Beets and quinoa, and lamb, very high in Betaine. Betaine HCl is used for increasing acidity in the stomach and is also the form that is more capable of reducing homocysteine
- Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin
Mito B Complex (my own custom formula) contains a specialized bioactive form of vitamin B12 known as adenosylcobalamin, which is critically important for those precious powerhouses in your cells, you know, the organelles called “mitochondria.” They prefer adenosylcobalamin. I added this special form of vitamin B12 because it is so important for your mitochondria. You will not see any cyanocobalamin in any of the products I’ve mentioned here, since that is a form of B12 that isn’t quite as high in terms of its bioavailability.
Testing for Methylation Gene Problems
It’s a little more complex, but for someone with a chronic illness, or severe allergies or sheer curiosity, it may be the best way to go to uncover the underlying cause of your condition:
1. Do a lab test to see if you really have methylation (or other) defect. The MTHFR gene helps make methylfolate which is the main driver of the methylation cycle. This is an important gene to test for first! The two most common gene snps for MTHFR are C677T and A1298C. You may be homozygous, or heterozygous. That means you may have a gene from both your mom and dad, so 2 genes in total (that would mean you were homozygous and you need added support)… or you might have just 1 gene from either parent, making you heterozygous (better).
Or you do not have the defect at all, that is a possibility too. So you can do a simple lab test to determine MTHFR snps. It would end there, or you could do a broader, comprehensive genetic test. More comprehensive genetic testing helps you find other areas of concern. The 23andMe genetic test is a saliva test which you can do in about a minute! It only takes a little bit of saliva, not a lot. This test costs $99.00 USD and is sold directly to you, the consumer.
You do not have to have your doctor order it, in fact, it is intended to be sold direct-to-consumer. It can find out if you have any of 40 inherited conditions and it tests for almost a million genetic snps! Do not worry, the report they give you is not a million pages, nor is it that hard to understand. At the very end of my article, I’ve listed all the genes it tests for, they are abbreviated so that you can study them or ask your physician and learn more.
The topic of genetic testing is all the buzz word lately, especially on the heels of Angelina Jolie undergoing a prophylactic double mastectomy due to her genetic predisposition. I taped a video for you about that, which you can view here “Breast Cancer Protection.”
As for gene testing, there are various companies. Some charge thousands, back in the 90’s I took a gene test that required blood and it cost me $2,000. Last week, Sam (my hubby) and I ordered the 23andMe gene test for under $100 (each) and it will test 10 times as many genes! We’ve come along way! For that reason, considering the price and the enormous amount of information given, I recommend that you do gene testing through www.23andMe.com
As I said, this test requires saliva, no blood. When you get results, don’t panic if you happen to see various gene snps that increase your risk for say, heart disease, cancer or dementia. I have to warn you, we ALL have gene snps, it doesn’t mean you’re going to get anything. It just means the potential is there, and in my opinion it’s better to know your weakness, and protect yourself than to NOT know and get a disease you could have easily avoided with a few key nutrients. If you’re freaked out by the idea of knowing your genetic personality and predispositions, then skip the 23andMe test.
Opt for a simple test through Quest or Labcorp that can uncover the methylation defect, and nothing else. I’m only trying to help you, I don’t want you to submit to any type of test that makes you feel uncomfortable. What about your medicine cabinet, ever wonder why some medicines make you feel worse? I’ve been a pharmacist for 23 years (and 6 years of school), so let’s ‘drive in my lane’ for a few minutes and I’ll show you why bad things happen when you take seemingly good medicine.
Medicines that Make MTHFR Much Worse
1. Acid blockers and Antacids.
You might think prescription, but even the over-the-counter sort can be troublesome because they deplete your probiotics, and suppress your ability to manufacture B12 in the methylated form called methylcobalamin. They reduce your ability to absorb nutrients which are needed to drive the methylation pathway.
2. Cholesterol-binding drugs such as Cholestyramine or Colestipol: These drugs not only are drug muggers for vitamin A, D, E and K, but they also reduce absorption of folate and cobalamin from your food. This enhances the methylation problem, allowing for more toxins to build up.
3. Nitrous oxide: From the dentist, it inactivates an enzyme, causing more problems. It inactivates methionine synthase.
4. Niacin: High doses will deplete SAMe and reduce B6. It’s a good thing to remember if you are over-methylating! You can put the brakes on with niacin. On another note, taking too much TMG will increase SAMe and could cause excessive amounts of serotonin production.
5. Anti-seizure drugs: ** Do not stop any of these!!! You need to ask your doctor what to do if you want to wean off, and which drug you CAN take if you can’t take these. The worst offenders for people with methylation defects include carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin and valproic acid. These drugs are folate antagonists, they are drug muggers of folate… that is how they work. They deplete folate, but that’s not a good thing if you have a genetic snp that reduces your ability to methylate. (*see my caution below)
6. Estrogen drugs like birth control and menopause medication: They are drug muggers of folate.
7. Sulfa-containing drugs like Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (brand name Septra or Bactrim) or sulfasalazine, or triamterene (found in Dyazide). These inhibit the enzyme DHFR which makes methylation problems worse. DHFR or Dihydrofolate reductase is an enzyme that reduces dihydrofolic acid to tetrahydrofolic acid and ultimately allows for the creation of 5-MTHF, the goal.
8. Methotrexate: * This is a popular Rheumatoid arthritis drug, and it’s a drug mugger of folate. That is how it works, it antagonizes folate. (*see my caution below)
* Even though these drugs are drug muggers of folate, you do not want to supplement with folic acid (or 5-MTHF, or methylfolate) AT THE SAME TIME, because you are negating the effect of the drug. This could cause breakthrough seizures in a person with epilepsy who is supported on an anti-seizure drug that is a folate antagonist (see list above).
Supplementing may be ok, and that’s a maybe, only if your physician approves (some will, some won’t), and the restoration of folate would only be done if you space away your supplement from your drug so as to not interfere. Folate is found in leafy greens too.
Nutrients that help with methylation
I also suggest other tests, these are up to you as to whether you can afford them or not. Urinary Amino Acids, Urinary OAT, NutrEval, GI Effects, a Basic Chem Panel. You’ll also want to evaluate liver function, both Phase 1, and Phase 2. Your doctor will know what to order.
Support mitochondria and repair cell membranes. You can do that with phosphatidylcholine and CoQ10.
Try molybdenum (there are many salts, glycinate is ideal), and a low sulfur diet, this will help eliminate sulfur sensitivities. One thing though, and this will sound contradictory… sulfur foods are fantastic if you can tolerate them. But many people cannot. If you cannot, molybdenum is going to be what helps you. I’ve read where people with brain fog and a feeling of being drunk take molybdenum and over time it helps relieve this. In this case it may have something to do with molybdenum’s ability to process acetylaldehyde (a Candida toxin, and an ethanol by-product).
Just FYI, and this is totally random, but am pretty Lyme literate as well as an ILADS member, and that feeling of drunkenness (when you haven’t drank at all) could possibly be related to Babesia infection, a parasite transmitted by ticks, often hand-in-hand with Lyme caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. Many people have undiagnosed Lyme because the testing is so hit-or-miss, and that’s an understatement. You can read more about Lyme if that interests you, I wrote several articles on it because many people with autoimmune disorders, fibro or CFIDS, Hashimoto’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, etc.. actually have Lyme. Not everyone of course, but some.
Avoid foods that contain excitotoxins, such as MSG.
Minimize or avoid foods high in tryptophan
Take Methylfolate, methylcobalamin, betaine and MSM (another methyl donating supplement).
23andMe Gene Testing
Over 923,000 SNP’s are tested at 23andme. Below is a list of some of the gene snps that it can uncover and detect for you , honestly, you get your money’s worth. When you scan this list, it looks like some kind of error message that might pop up on your computer screen, lol! It may look intimidating, but trained doctors are able to interpret this rather quickly. And if you want to do it yourself, there’s a service offered called “Genetic Genie.” HERE is the website. After you receive your 23andMe results back, you can visit this website, and plug your results in, and get your free methylation and/or detoxification profile.
- MTHFR C677T. MTHFR A1298C, MTHFR P39P, MTHFR R594Q, MTHFR rs1021737
- SHMT C1420T (has a 9% no call)
- AHCY 01, AHCY 02, AHCY 19
- CBS C699T, CBS A360A, CBS N212N, CBS I278T
- VDR Bsm, VDR Taq
- MAO A R297R
- ACAT 1-02
- COMT V158M, COMT H62H, COMT -61 P199P
- MTRR A66G, MTRR H595Y, MTRR K350A, MTRR R415T, MTRR A664A
- MTR A2756G
- BHMT 02, BHMT 04, BHMT 08
- 23andme tests for 31 CFTR genes
- GSTM1 rs12068997, GSTM1 rs4147565, GSTM1 rs4147567, GSTM1 rs4147568, GSTM1 r1056806, GSTM1 rs12562055, GSTM1 rs2239892
- APOE rs429358
- CTH S4031
- GSTP1 A114V, GSTP1 I105V
- NAT1 A560G, NAT1 C190T
- NAT2 A803G, NAT2 T341C, NAT2 G590A, NAT2 G191A, NAT2 G857A
- SOD2 A16V
- IL-13 (IgE) C112T
- GTSM3 (IgG) GTSM3
- 3 genes in the HLA region that are linked to Selective IgA deficiency
- Factor II
- FVL
- 2 HLA genes related to Mold/ Pollen/ Hay Fever
- Other common Lab Values Tied to MTHFR Mutations
I’ve built this section primarily for doctors who are familiar with specialized testing, from Doctor’s Data, Genova/Metametrix, Vitamin Diagnostics, etc. You might see the following in a patient with a MTHFR defect, but it’s not a given:
- Elevated histamine
- Elevated UMFA
- Elevated folic acid or folinic acid
- Low 5-MTHF
- High ammonia (or symptoms of that, ie brain fog, strange ‘smell’)
- Low glutathione
- Normal to elevated homocysteine
- Digestive problems galore
- Low 5-HIAA
- Elevated FIGLU
- Reduced Histidine
- Reduced Homovanilate
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Summary about methylation
Testing is recommended, even if it is just to determine which MTHFR variant you have (C677T which is associated more frequently with cardiovascular problems, or the A1298C which is associated with more neurological/cognitive problems)… it’s important to know what you’re dealing with. Testing for these can occur with most of the common, popular labs.
Gene testing can detect MTHFR enzyme and other enzyme defects, it is a more thorough analysis. It is slightly more expensive, but it gives you a lot more information. The test is done via saliva. It frightens some people because they think they will get the disease, but really your genes are just a picture of the potential. Your genes guarantee nothing, it is your environment, personal outlook, exercise regimen, lifestyle and dietary choices that determine more than a particular gene.
Please do not go surgically remove your body part if you happen to have a high risk for breast cancer, or testicular cancer, or pancreatic cancer, etc. Genes are just switches, they can be turned on and off with your lifestyle. Empower yourself by understanding how you can literally turn on and off genes by how you perceive the environment. Read Dr. Bruce Lipton’s book called The Biology of Belief or WATCH his video for free, on YouTube called “The New Biology, Where Mind and Matter Meet.”
I met Dr. Lipton in California in 2010 (at the Harmony Festival) and interviewed him after he published “Spontaneous Evolution”, you can WATCH OUR VIDEO here (ignore the music in the background) because this video is important and he will tell you why your beliefs, and attitudes about life literally change the chemistry of your blood… how when you’re in love, or when you’re stressed out… how all that controls the chemistry of your blood and as a result controls your genes. He even talks about terminally ill patients who have a spontaneous remission, he says it is possible. WATCH HERE. We are not victims to our genes!
Suzy Cohen, has been a licensed pharmacist for over 30 years and believes the best approach to chronic illness is a combination of natural medicine and conventional. She founded her own dietary supplement company specializing in custom-formulas, some of which have patents. With a special focus on functional medicine, thyroid health and drug nutrient depletion, Suzy is the author of several related books including Thyroid Healthy, Drug Muggers, Diabetes Without Drugs, and a nationally syndicated column.
