Lab work
Why "normal" labs don't mean you're fine
Reference ranges describe the average of everyone tested, sick or well. Your genes tell you where your personal optimal sits, and it is often a narrower band.
Kristian Miley8 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Blog
Notes from the practice
Plain-language writing on genetics, methylation and the everyday decisions that follow from them. Written by Kristian Miley, certified functional medicine practitioner.
MTHFR
MTHFR explained: what a positive result means, and what it doesn't
Around 60 percent of people carry a variant. Here is how to read yours without panic, and the two blood tests that tell you whether it matters.
Kristian Miley1 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Histamine
Histamine intolerance or allergies? How to tell the difference
Same symptoms, different mechanism. Why antihistamines only half-work, and what DAO and HNMT have to do with wine, aged cheese and 3am wake-ups.
Kristian Miley25 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Detox
The mold-fatigue connection: when your building is making you tired
Two people share a water-damaged office and only one gets sick. GSTA1, SLCO1B1 and NRF2 variants are a large part of why, and they shape the way out.
Kristian Miley18 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Nutrition
Folate vs folic acid: the one swap most people with MTHFR should make
They are not the same molecule. What unmetabolised folic acid does in the blood, which foods to lean on, and how to start methylfolate without side effects.
Kristian Miley11 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Mood & stress
Slow COMT: why stress hits some people harder
The "worrier" variant keeps adrenaline and dopamine circulating longer. Sharper focus at rest, harder to switch off under pressure, and a different supplement plan.
Kristian Miley4 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
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