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01/29/2026

Make this the year you stop guessing.

Guessing why stress hits harder.
Guessing which supplements help—or make things worse.
Guessing why your body doesn’t respond like everyone else’s.

That guessing is exhausting.

And it’s why most health plans stall.

Out of 20,000+ genes, only a few truly drive how you feel day to day.
When you understand which ones matter for you, clarity replaces trial-and-error.

⏰ Final days to enter the giveaway
This is your last chance to start the year on the right track.

If you’re done guessing, this is what changes everything:
• A StrateGene® Report that removes the guesswork
• $200 to support the right pathways—not all of them
• A 1-on-1 walkthrough with Dr. Ben Lynch—insight most people never get

Imagine knowing:
• Which pathways need support first
• Why certain things haven’t worked for you
• How to move forward with confidence — not doubt

Comment “WIN” to enter
Each friend tagged = 1 entry
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01/29/2026

You’re taking glutathione, DIM, methylated B vitamins…

Maybe you’re supporting MTHFR, sweating, using a sauna—checking all the detox boxes.

But you’re still:
• Reactive
• Bloated
• Hormonal
• Foggy

Here’s the truth most people miss...

⚠️ You Can’t 🫸“Push Detox” if Drainage is Blocked

All the liver support in the world won’t help if your exit routes aren’t open.
And the two often overlooked?

➡️ Bile flow/ Gut Motility
➡️ Histamine clearance

When these are sluggish, your body reabsorbs what it’s trying to eliminate:
• Estrogen
• Histamine
• Mold toxins
• Metabolic waste

Result? You feel worse. Heres why…

Phase 1 + 2 detox happen in the liver.

But Phase 3 — actual elimination — depends on:
• Healthy bile flow
• Functional DAO, HNMT, MAOA/MAOB enzymes for histamine breakdown

If bile is thick or histamine pathways are overwhelmed, toxins back up → recirculate → symptoms flare.

🚨 Signs Your Drainage Is Backed Up
• Nausea with fats
• Floating or pale stools
• Constipation
• Cyclical PMS or skin issues
• Headaches with supplements
• DAO “not working” anymore

This isn’t sensitivity—it’s stagnation.

💬 Comment “STUCK” to learn more about the 3 phases of detox and if you relate to this post look into phase 3


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

01/27/2026

You’ve probably heard:
💧 “Drink more water—it helps detox.”

But what most people don’t know is that hydration plays a direct, measurable role in methylation performance.

Let’s get into expert-level hydration science👇

🏃Methylation Needs Movement

The enzyme that creates SAMe (your master methyl donor) is called MAT—and MAT requires:
• 2 magnesium ions
• 1 potassium ion
• Adequate ATP to function properly*

But here’s the twist…

🚫 If your cells are dehydrated, they can’t get enough magnesium or potassium inside—even if you're supplementing.

💡 What Actually Moves Minerals Into Cells?

ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is your body’s energy currency.

It powers every cell function—including how your body moves minerals like magnesium and potassium into your cells.*

Your body burns through over 40% of your ATP supply to bring:
• Potassium in
• Sodium out
• Magnesium into the mitochondria

No ATP = no mineral uptake
No minerals = no SAMe production
No SAMe = poor methylation

And that affects:
• Detox speed
• Hormone metabolism
• Dopamine/serotonin synthesis
• Histamine clearance
• Energy + focus

The real issue?

😅 You’re fueling the system without energizing the system.

❗Your Cells Need More Than Minerals

They need:
• Proper methylation to run mitochondrial enzymes
• ATP-generating mitochondrial support

Without these?
Hydration is superficial.
Methylation is sluggish.

And your mineral supplements never reach their destination.

💬 Comment “WATER” to get our full ATP-hydration-methylation breakdown—plus insights on Seeking Health’s mitochondrial + ATP electrolyte blend to support true cellular hydration.*


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

01/23/2026

Many of your most important systems rely on the same limited resources.

When demand goes up, competition starts.

💥 A single nutrient pool fuels:
• Estrogen clearance
• Histamine breakdown
• Neurotransmitter balance
• Bile production
• Cell membranes
• Detox enzymes

That 🏊pool includes:
Methyl donors (SAMe) and choline-derived phosphatidylcholine.
When supply can’t meet demand, trade-offs happen.

Your body prioritizes survival—not comfort.

So resources get diverted to:
• Stress response
• Inflammation control
• Emergency detox

And away from:
• Hormone balance
• Neurotransmitter stability
• Bile flow
• Gut lining integrity

That’s why supporting one pathway can worsen another if the system isn’t balanced.

🚨 The Common Mistake
Adding more support without expanding capacity.

Examples:
• More methylfolate without supporting COMT or PEMT
• Estrogen detox without bile flow
• Histamine support without addressing methyl depletion
• Cognitive supplements without choline replenishment

Result:
Temporarysupport → followed by new symptoms.

🫵 The Takeaway
This isn’t about doing more.

It’s about understanding who’s competing for what—and supporting the system so no pathway has to steal from another.

That’s how stability is built.

💬 Comment “METHYLATE” to learn more about methyalted nutrients to support your methyl donors (SAMe)*

Or

💬Comment “PEMT” to learn more about this gene and how to support your choline-derived phosphatidylcholine.


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

01/22/2026

Most New Year health plans don’t fail because people give up.
They fail because people try to fix everything at once.

When it comes to genetics and health, the real question isn’t
“What should I do?”
It’s “Where do I start?”

The place to start is understanding your genetic makeup so you can focus on the areas that need the most support.

Dr. Ben Lynch has written an in-depth guide explaining the Super Seven Genes, the ones that most affect how you feel every day, with how each one may be influencing how you feel.

Comment “SEVEN” and we’ll send you the guide and for the first time, we’re also giving away:

A free StrateGene® Report - tells you exactly how your genes are operating across 100 genetic variations and 9 different pathways using your DNA - there is nothing else like it.

• $200 Seeking Health spending spree
• For the first time ever, a 1-on-1 genetics walkthrough with Dr. Ben Lynch, so insight turns into a clear plan

Boost your entries - for every friend you tag in the comments, get an additional entry.

Post to your story = 10 giveaway entries!

Explore the Dirty Genes® collection at Seeking Health® — targeted supplements designed to support methyl-free nutrition and genetic pathways like MTHFR, COMT, DAO, NOS3 & more.†

01/19/2026

If it feels like stress, hormones, and histamine gang up on you at the same time…

That's not a coincidence.

It’s biochemistry.

Here’s the missing context most people never get 👇

When demand increases in one area, the others feel it.

🔗 The Shared Pathways
• COMT → clears estrogen metabolites and stress neurotransmitters
• MAOA / MAOB → involved in histamine and neurotransmitter breakdown
• Methylation (SAMe) → fuels all of the above
• Bile flow → physically removes estrogen + histamine from the body

This means one bottleneck can create multiple flares.

⚠️ What This Looks Like
• Stressful periods worsen PMS or cycle symptoms
• Histamine tolerance drops when hormones shift
• “Detox” support increases reactivity instead of relief
• Food reactions change day to day
• DAO support works… until it doesn’t

Same person. Same diet. Different load on shared pathways.

🧠 The Core Insight

Stress doesn’t just trigger symptoms. It consumes clearance capacity.

Estrogen doesn’t just cause symptoms.
It slows bile flow, which affects histamine elimination.

Histamine doesn’t just cause reactions.
It increases methylation demand, competing with hormones and neurotransmitters.

This is why everything seems to flare together.

You don’t have:
• a hormone problem
• a histamine problem
• and a stress problem
You have a clearance prioritization problem.

And until that’s addressed, chasing individual triggers won’t bring stability.

💬 Comment “LOOP” to learn how estrogen, histamine, and stress interact through shared clearance systems—and how to support them in the right order for long-term resilience.


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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01/17/2026

If you have an MTHFR gene variant, your liver has to work harder—with fewer tools.

This isn’t about your liver just “not detoxing well.” 🥴

It’s about how the methylation cycle—powered by MTHFR—directly affects detoxification, bile production, and nutrient conversion.

What you need to understand first 👋

The 3 📶 Stages of Liver Detox:

1. Phase I: Activation
Toxins are transformed into more reactive, intermediate forms. These can be more dangerous than the original toxin if not handled swiftly.

2. Phase II: Conjugation
The liver neutralizes these intermediates by attaching molecules like methyl groups, glutathione, or glycine—making them safe for elimination.

3. Phase III: Elimination
These processed toxins are excreted through bile or urine.

Now here's where MTHFR comes in.😅

➡️ Phase II slows down.
Without enough methylation support, your liver can’t effectively neutralize toxic intermediates.

➡️ Glutathione recycling may be impaired.
This increases oxidative stress and depletes key detox nutrients.

➡️ Bile production suffers.
MTHFR issues often coexist with PEMT dysfunction, impacting phosphatidylcholine levels. Without sufficient phosphatidylcholine, bile gets sluggish—affecting fat digestion and hormone clearance.

🫵 Your Takeaway

If you have an MTHFR variation, your liver can get “stuck” in detox.
Not because your body is broken, but because the nutrient flow required to keep detox moving is jammed.

Think your liver and detox might be stuck?

💬 Comment "STUCK" to get supplement recommendations for each stage of liver detox and get better clarity on where you might be stuck in this 3-phase process.


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

01/16/2026

01/15/2026

Not all genetic issues start the same way.

Some genes are born dirty.
Some genes act dirty over time.

And this distinction is why trial-and-error fails so often.

🧬 Born dirty (genetic variants)
Some people are born with genetic variants that reduce how efficiently certain enzymes work—even though the gene itself is present..

Example pathways:
• MTHFR → slower conversion of folate into methylfolate
• DAO → lower baseline ability to break down histamine
• COMT / MAOA → altered breakdown of neurotransmitters and stress hormones

These pathways have always required more support.
Even before symptoms show up, the system is running closer to its limit.

🧬 Acting dirty (epigenetic overload)
Other genes are genetically “normal,” but become dysfunctional due to lifestyle factors like diet, stress and sleep.

Chronic stress increases neurotransmitter turnover.
Low nutrient intake reduces enzyme cofactors.
Alcohol, toxins, infections, or inflammation increase detox and histamine load.

Over time, gene expression shifts:
• Enzymes are depleted faster than they’re replenished
• Pathways slow down
• Symptoms appear—sometimes suddenly

This is epigenetics:
Your DNA doesn’t change, but how strongly or efficiently your genes are expressed does.

That’s why two people with fatigue, anxiety, or food reactions often need completely different solutions.

And why generic health advice fails.

You don’t need more supplements.
You need to know:
• Which enzymes are inherently slow
• Which pathways are overloaded
• Where support actually restores function instead of adding stress

That’s exactly why Dr. Ben Lynch created the StrateGene® Report—to map over 100 genetic variations across 9 core pathways, so you can see what’s born dirty, what’s acting dirty, and what needs cleaning first.

🎁 New Year Clarity Giveaway
One person will receive:
• A free StrateGene® Report
• $200 Seeking Health credit
• A 1-on-1 genetics walkthrough with Dr. Ben Lynch to translate data into action

👉 Comment “WIN” to enter

Tag a friend = 1 entry for every tag

Post to story = 10 entries

This year isn’t about doing more.
It’s about restoring function—based on your biology.

01/13/2026

All-cause mortality….

It means death from ANY reason—cardiovascular, cancer, accidents, you name it.

And the sodium-to-potassium ratio is one of the most powerful predictors we have.

Let's break it down👇

👥 Most people consume 4x too much sodium ⚖️relative to potassium.
Only 12.2% of U.S. adults get the ratio right. A lot of that can come from taking…

The wrong electrolyte formulas…🫠

You’ve seen them:
❌1,000 mg sodium per serving
❌ Potassium as an afterthought

Americans ALREADY average 4,000 mg of sodium daily through mostly food alone
❗This is well above the 2,300 mg recommendation❗

📉 Average Potassium? Just 2,155 mg (less than half the 4,700 mg goal)

In the NIH-AARP study (416,104 people), women with the highest sodium-to-potassium ratios had a 23% greater risk of death compared to those with the lowest.

It’s not just about numbers—it’s about cellular mechanics:
— Sodium raises pressure, stiffens vessels
— Potassium relaxes vessels, counteracts sodium’s damage*

🫵 Your Takeaway

This isn’t just salt vs. potassium.
It’s a push-pull survival system.

Start prioritizing potassium.
Start reading your electrolyte labels.

Go deeper on hydration science

💬 Comment “WATER” to get our brand new expert hydration science article, learn the ideal sodium-potassium ratio, and access our expertly-formulated electrolytes.*


*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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01/08/2026

You’re drinking water.
You’re taking minerals.
So why do you still feel foggy, tired, crampy—or just off?

Because hydration isn’t passive.
It’s an energy-dependent process.
And it starts with ATP.🫢

🔬 What’s ATP?
Adenosine Triphosphate = your body’s cellular energy currency.
Your mitochondria make it. And over 40% of it is spent powering just one thing:

The 🧂sodium-🍌potassium pump.

This pump actively pulls potassium into your cells and pushes sodium out—using ATP every step of the way.

☝️It’s also how magnesium gets transported.

So if your ATP is low?
Your minerals stay outside the cells.
They can’t hydrate.
They can’t regulate.
They can’t do their job.

⚠️ Why is your ATP low?

• Mitochondrial dysfunction
• B2 or ribose deficiency
• Low magnesium = low ATP production
• Dirty MTHFR or PEMT genes = impaired methylation = energy bottlenecks

This is why hydration isn’t just about drinking electrolytes.
It’s about restoring the energy to use them.

❗ Energy activates hydration. Not the other way around.

💬 Comment "WATER" for our expert hydration science + ATP guide and info on Seeking Health’s ATP-supportive Optimal electrolyte formula and Peak ATP supplements.

Keep an eye out! New Optimal Electrolyte flavors coming soon 👀


(*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.)

01/08/2026

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