What Nutrients Should I Take for MTHFR? ā Four Suggested Methylation Protocol Options
A fewĀ IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE before we provide you with the 4 different protocol options below:
- Consider reading the Dosage page (or watching the video) so you have more context for the place you want to start. It discusses a bit about what different doctors might suggest (some tout low dose options and others recommend a high dose L-Methylfolate protocol). Also the Help for MTHFR Newbies page provides some key approaches to the order in which you dose the nutrients, so check it out as well. Either way, you'll be armed with some information so you can decide for yourself what you want to do.
- Since every person has different genetics, symptoms, and toxic burden as well as environmental exposures, no one protocol will fit us all.
- These are simplyĀ four specific suggestions to help people start experimenting with dosage levels. We want people start low and go slow so they can safelyĀ move towards their targetĀ goals for methylation and symptom relief.
- Vitamin or drug sensitive individuals and/or people who are chronically ill (i.e. Chronic Fatigue, Lyme, Autism, etc.) and/or those who carry a significant toxic burden and/or have an MTHFR variant(s)Ā - Download Now
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- People with MTHFR variant(s), those with diabetic neuropathy, high homocysteine levels, cardiovascular health problems, without the symptoms of depression or low serotonin levels - Download Now
- People suffering from low mood, low serotonin levels, depression,Ā IBS, mental or brain health challenges (dementia/Alzheimer's/Bipolar/Cerebral Folate Deficiency/etc.), also likely has anĀ MTHFR variant(s) - Download Now
Start on the step thatĀ you think best fitsĀ you (if you donāt know, start at the beginning).
Stop at the step where you feel best. How will you know which step that is?
GREAT QUESTION - for most, if you go one step too far, you may experience some negative reactions, i.e. the feeling ofĀ too much caffeine, heart palpitations, flu-like symptoms (i.e. fatigue, body aches, etc.), anxiety or even aggression. You've likely gone beyond a good therapeutic dose for you. In that case, go back to the step before that where you were not having the side effects. And check out our side effects videoĀ for more details about how to recognize and manage these, should you encounter any.
Each step could beĀ defined as 1 day or as many as 7 days (depending upon how sensitive you are to supplement changes, and how carefully you want to track your bodyās reactions ā positive or negative).Ā IĀ suspect many will comfortably define a stepĀ as 2-5Ā days.
For those not followingĀ orders from a healthcare professional with specific products or dosages, you might consider our Help for MTHFR Newbies page.