Wellsource Naturopathic Dr. Wendy Wells

01/22/2026

In the last video, we talked about how stress, trauma, and toxic environments can change your gene expression.

Now let’s talk about the part you can actually feel.

When methylation slows down, it doesn’t show up as just one symptom —
it shows up across mood, energy, hormones, detox, and inflammation.

Some of the most common signs of poor methylation include:

Mood & Brain
• Anxiety, irritability, or depression
• Brain fog
• Poor focus or memory
• Feeling easily overwhelmed or stress-sensitive

Hormones & Energy
• Fatigue that doesn’t improve with rest
• PMS, perimenopause, or hormone imbalance
• Slow recovery from stress or exercise

Detox & Inflammation
• Sensitivity to chemicals, scents, alcohol, or medications
• Trouble clearing estrogen (breast tenderness, heavy periods)
• Headaches or migraines
• Slow recovery from illness

Cardiovascular & Metabolic Clues
• Elevated homocysteine
• High inflammation markers
• Poor circulation or cold hands and feet

Skin & Structural Signs
• Dry skin, eczema, or rashes
• Premature aging
• Slow wound healing

And here’s one many people overlook 👇
Low methylation often feels like being emotionally stuck — because it affects neurotransmitters, cortisol metabolism, and how the brain adapts to stress.

➡️ Next reel: Can you actually restore healthy methylation?
In Video 4, I’ll break down the most effective nutritional and lifestyle supports — and which ones matter most.

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01/20/2026

In the last video, we talked about what methylation does.
Now let’s talk about what damages it — and this is the part most people never connect to their health.

Your environment matters.
Not just toxins — but chronic stress, toxic relationships, and even your own self-talk.

This is epigenetics:
How your experiences change the way your genes turn on and off.

Methylation is one of the main switches your body uses to regulate gene expression.

Research shows that long-term stress:
• Keeps your nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight
• Drives constant cortisol signaling
• Weakens methylation capacity
• Alters histones — the proteins that coil and uncoil DNA

When that happens, gene expression shifts toward:
• Inflammation
• Faster biological aging
• Poor detoxification
• Neurotransmitter imbalance
• Reduced cellular repair
• Hormone and immune dysregulation

This isn’t “just emotional stress.”
It’s a real biochemical shift that affects your entire physiology.

➡️ Next reel: How to tell if low methylation is already affecting you — the signs most people miss.

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01/17/2026

01/15/2026

Have you ever been told you have the MTHFR gene mutation…
but no one explained why it actually matters?

Up to 40% of people carry a meaningful MTHFR variant — and for many, it can reduce methylation capacity by 30–70%.

Methylation isn’t a trend.
It’s one of the most important biochemical processes in your body.

It’s how you:
• Detox hormones, chemicals, and toxins
• Regulate mood neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine
• Turn genes on and off properly
• Build healthy brain, heart, and hormone cell membranes
• Create energy and control inflammation

When methylation slows down, people don’t just “feel off”
they feel it in energy, mood, hormones, stress tolerance, and detox capacity.

And here’s the part most people never hear 👇
Your environment — stress, trauma, and even the people around you — can further change how your genes express.

➡️ In the next reel, we’ll break down how life experiences literally reshape methylation and gene expression.

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01/13/2026

Most women are doing so many things right for their health…
but their hormones still feel out of balance.

Why?
Because there are hidden triggers in everyday life that quietly push you toward estrogen dominance:

🔥 Stress stealing progesterone to make cortisol
🍷 Alcohol slowing estrogen detox
📱 Blue light disrupting melatonin and hormone rhythm
🧴 Fragrances, plastics, parabens & phthalates mimicking estrogen in your body

If your hormones feel “off,” these sneaky disruptors might be the missing piece.

Comment TRIGGERS and I’ll send you my full list + simple swaps that make a huge difference. 💛

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01/10/2026

Yes, that’s me hanging from a plank outside the office.
No, it’s not just for fun.
Weight-bearing movement boosts:
• bone density
• cortisol balance
• estrogen metabolism
• your entire hormone signaling system

Movement ≠ optional.
Movement = longevity

01/08/2026

Balancing your hormones doesn’t start with random supplements — it starts with testing at the right time and supporting the pathways your body already uses.

For cycling women, hormone testing should be done 10 days before your period, when progesterone is naturally at its peak. That’s how we get an accurate estrogen-to-progesterone ratio.

If estrogen is high, your detox pathways need support:
✨ more fiber (flax, psyllium, veggies)
✨ DIM or calcium D-glucarate
✨ daily bowel movements to prevent estrogen recirculation

If progesterone is low, you must support your stress system first:
✨ Ashwagandha
✨ Schisandra
✨ Then herbs like wild yam + vitex to support natural production

And here’s the part most women miss… even when you do everything right, hidden hormone disruptors in your environment can undo your progress.

In the next video, I’ll show you the top triggers to avoid.

Save this for your hormone healing journey. 💛

01/06/2026

So many women struggle with symptoms that get brushed off as “normal”…
but are actually early warning signs from your hormones.

✨ Waking at 2–3 AM
✨ Anxiety only before your period
✨ Heavy clotting or painful periods
✨ Breast tenderness from peas, flax, soy, or even coffee
✨ Mid-cycle headaches, low libido, mood swings

These aren’t personality issues.
They’re communication signals from your hormones — especially estrogen and progesterone — telling you something is off balance.

The good news?
Balancing hormones isn’t complicated when you know what to focus on.

In my next video, I’ll show you exactly how to start supporting estrogen and progesterone naturally.

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01/03/2026

Ever have that moment at the end of the day when you realize…
you still haven’t gotten your steps in? 😅

So you jump up between emails, run to the staircase, and suddenly you’re doing “office cardio” like your life depends on it.

Movement doesn’t have to be perfect — it just has to happen.
Your body remembers every stair, every step, every tiny effort you make.

Here’s your reminder:
✨ Get up
✨ Move a little
✨ Your hormones, energy, and mood will thank you

Who else does this?? 😂👇

01/02/2026

The most common hormone pattern I see in women? High estrogen + low progesterone.
And most women don’t realize how much this imbalance affects their daily life.

This pattern is called estrogen dominance, and it shows up in very predictable ways:
• heavy periods
• more cramping
• intense PMS
• breast tenderness
• mood changes
• fibroids + polyps

So why does this happen?
👉 Stress steals progesterone to make cortisol
👉 Statin medications lower cholesterol — the raw material for hormone production
👉 Xenoestrogens (plastics, fragrances, parabens, phthalates) mimic estrogen and overload the system

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — and it’s fixable.
In my next video, I’m breaking down the unusual symptoms women overlook.

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12/30/2025

Progesterone is the hormone almost every woman wishes she had more of… but most don’t realize how important it truly is.

It’s the mother hormone, balancing estrogen, calming the nervous system, reducing PMS, easing mood swings, and supporting deep sleep.
When it’s low, everything feels harder: anxiety rises, sleep gets disrupted, breast tenderness increases, and estrogen starts to overpower the system.

And here’s the part most women never hear:
Testing progesterone at the wrong time gives misleading results.
To get an accurate reading (and the all-important progesterone-to-estrogen ratio), testing should be done about 10 days before your period.

In my next video, I’ll show you the most common hormone pattern I see, and what it means for your symptoms.
Follow along if you want to understand your hormones, not guess.