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What Are the Symptoms of Cerebral Folate Deficiency?

November 25, 2019 by Jamie Hope

What Are the Symptoms of Cerebral Folate Deficiency? 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 Cerebral Folate Deficiency (CFD) is a recently identified neurometabolic disorder showing low concentrations of 5-MTHF (5-methyltetrahydrofolate) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); however, in these cases, the folate levels in the bloodstream may remain unaffected. This implies that the 5-MTHF may not be getting converted/generated from folate for proper absorption into the cells. (1)(2) It is important to know that supplementing with folic acid can in no way bring a solution, but rather it tends to worsen the problem. Folic acid is a synthetic, man-made form of folate that...

Nine Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

November 25, 2019 by Jamie Hope

Nine Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Could you suffer from Vitamin B12 deficiency without knowing it? Vitamin B12 is a powerhouse vitamin that not only enables the production of DNA, but also helps generate nerve and blood cells, making vitamin B12 vital for a healthy brain and immune system. In fact, your body’s metabolism will not function properly without this essential vitamin. Unlike many other vitamins, B12 can only be found in animal products such as shellfish, meat, eggs, and dairy. About 15% of people do not get adequate vitamin B12 and most of them are likely to be vegetarians or vegans. A deficiency in B12 could lead to a host of problems, some of which we are going to...

The Vitamin B Breakdown: Taking the Complexity Out of B Vitamins

November 25, 2019 by Jamie Hope

The Vitamin B Breakdown: Taking the Complexity Out of B Vitamins 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 When it comes to nutrition, supplements, and vitamins, there is quite a lot of information available. It is no wonder many people find the whole ordeal to be convoluted and confusing, especially when it comes to B vitamins. There are more B vitamins out there than most people even realize, and trying to determine which ones are the most important for you can be a nightmare. Do you really need to take a multivitamin with each and every single B vitamin out there, or is...

Methyl Life® Probiotics

October 15, 2019 by Jamie Hope

Probiotics, prebiotics, antibiotics. As if it’s not enough to sort out the differences among those things, then you have all the different forms of each one. So let’s start small. Let’s tackle the “biotics.” Antibiotics In the “one of these things is not like the others” game, the antibiotic is the odd man out. As its prefix would suggest, antibiotics are designed to get rid of bacteria, specifically the bad kind. Cipros, ceftin, augmentin, z-packs, amoxicillin–if you haven’t heard of these, count yourself healthy, because these are some of the more commonly prescribed antibiotics used to target run-of-the-mill sickness like ear infections, sinus infections, urinary tract infections. While they’ll hopefully get you back on your feet again, they aren’t used...