Category: MTHFR

For couples navigating the challenging journey of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, the quest for answers often leads them to explore options outside of the General Practitioners and IVF clinics. One such avenue that has gained prominence is Functional Medicine Testing — a holistic approach that seeks to unravel the intricate web of health imbalances

With Winter fast approaching, what lessons can we learn from the US and European winter. The 2022-2023 influenza (flu) season kicked off in early December 2022 overseas and it saw many getting a double whammy of viruses –  Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and COVID-19 at the same time. In Australia we are 6 months behind

Creatine is one of the most well known and self-prescribed sports supplements. It is an amino acid found in meat products and produced in our body at a rate of 1-2g daily. Creatine is primarily found in muscles, and plays an important role in building muscle mass. When creatine was first discovered, way back in

AbstractFolate is required for metabolic processes and neural development. Insuring its adequate levels for pregnant women through supplementation of grain-based foods with synthetic folic acid (FA) in order to prevent neural tube defects has been an ongoing public health initiative. However, because women are advised to take multivitamins containing FA before and throughout pregnancy, the

AbstractBackground: Serum total folate consists mainly of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-methylTHF). Unmetabolized folic acid (UMFA) may occur in persons consuming folic acid–fortified foods or supplements. Objectives: We describe serum 5-methylTHF and UMFA concentrations in the US population ≥1 y of age by demographic variables and fasting time, stratified by folic acid–containing dietary supplement use. We also evaluate factors associated with

Abstract There are increasing concerns that exposure to unmetabolized folic acid, which results from folic acid intakes that overwhelm the liver’s metabolic capacity, may be associated with adverse effects. In this paper, we examined the folic acid status of women of reproductive age in relation to dietary intake and the effect of folic acid supplementation (1.1 mg