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Does Methylfolate Make You Depressed?

May 11, 2020 by Jamie Hope

Does Methylfolate Make You Depressed? Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health Health Issues Kid's Health Mental Health Methylfolate Facts MTHFR Genetics News Resources Staying Healthy Super-B-Complex A common question surrounding methylfolate is whether it will make you depressed or not. The short answer is no, methylfolate won’t make you depressed. In fact, some studies and research have shown methylfolate to have positive effects on people with depression symptoms. A majority of these studies focus on people suffering from treatment-resistant depression (TRD), which is a fancy word for those who see no improvement with antidepressants. While this can make the treatment process much more difficult, methylfolate has shown the ability to spur the production of mood-related neurotransmitters like...

What Does Citicoline Do for the Brain?

March 01, 2020 by Jamie Hope

What Does Citicoline Do for the Brain? Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health Health Issues Kid's Health Mental Health Methylfolate Facts MTHFR Genetics News Resources Staying Healthy Super-B-Complex Our brain is the most complex part of our body. It’s an organ that’s been studied for hundreds of years, yet we still know so little about it. As research continues daily, we are learning more about what our brain needs to function and what we can do to help it function better. It is known that there are hundreds of neurons and neurotransmitters throughout our bodies that are affecting a wide range of our bodily functions. When these aren’t connecting properly, we l experience a variety of mental...

Low Folate Levels and ADHD

February 10, 2020 by Jamie Hope

Low Folate Levels and ADHD Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health Health Issues Kid's Health Mental Health Methylfolate Facts MTHFR Genetics News Resources Staying Healthy Super-B-Complex Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) has been defined by the medical community as a neurologically-based disorder. When disorders are neurological in origin, this means they typically affect the brain in addition to the nerves around the body. Unfortunately, brain-based disorders (and psychiatry in general) are areas of medicine that are typically studied in isolation. “Psychiatry” is a separate practice on its own. It is rare for psychiatrists to work alongside functional and integrative medicine practitioners. Additionally, some psychiatrists can be quick to prescribe brain-based medications (stimulants, SSRIs, among others) before looking into...

Healthy Ways to Clear Brain Fog

December 23, 2019 by Jamie Hope

Healthy Ways to Clear Brain Fog Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health Health Issues Kid's Health Mental Health Methylfolate Facts MTHFR Genetics News Resources Staying Healthy Super-B-Complex Sudokus, Brain Exercise activity books, Jeopardy, and now Brain Boosting vitamin supplements...what next, right? Whether you’re getting older, feeling the effects of Mommy Brain, not getting brain stimulation from your job, or you’re dealing with the onset of dementia, there’s a host of reasons why you might benefit from vitamins and nutrients to shore up the walls of your body’s most important, complex, hardest working organ. Ingredients that help: Omega-3 as Fish Oil: Studies have shown that taking fish oil supplements (which are high in EPA and DHA--eicosatetraenoic acid and...

The Role of L-Methylfolate Supplements in Depression Management

November 25, 2019 by Jamie Hope

The Role of L-Methylfolate Supplements in Depression Management Browse Categories B-12 COVID-19 Deficiencies Fertility / Pregnancy / Women's Health Health Issues Kid's Health Mental Health Methylfolate Facts MTHFR Genetics News Resources Staying Healthy Super-B-Complex Depression is sometimes referred to as ‘the silent killer’, due to the fact that people often suffer in silence, and try to pretend that everything is fine when they’re dealing with the condition. There is an unfair and unneeded stigma attached to mental health disorders which is why people often keep their troubles to themselves. There is nothing wrong with admitting you’re dealing with mental health disorders, in fact, statistically, more people are currently more likely to have to deal with mental health disorders at some point, than...