What supplements should someone with MTHFR take?

What supplements should someone with MTHFR take?

Most people who have MTHFR benefit from taking methylcobalamin (methylated B12). In addition, consume more natural forms of B12, folate, and vitamin B6 (also important in the process of detoxification), such as beans, lentils, asparagus, broccoli, and avocado.

How do I lower MTHFR homocysteine?

How Can You Lower Homocysteine Levels? Elevated homocysteine levels can be lowered. We know that folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 are all involved in breaking down homocysteine in the blood. Therefore, increasing your intake of folic acid and B vitamins may lower your homocysteine level.

Is folate bad for MTHFR?

You might have read or heard that folic acid is not safe if you have one or two copies of the MTHFR C677T variant. This is not true. Even if you have one or two copies of the MTHFR C677T variant, your body can safely and effectively process the different types of folate, including folic acid.

Does Methylfolate prevent neural tube defects?

No scientific studies exist that show that supplements containing other types of folate (such as 5-MTHF) can help prevent neural tube defects. Folic acid is the common type of folate found in many vitamins and supplements.

Is folate safe for MTHFR?

Even if you have one or two copies of the MTHFR C677T variant, your body can safely and effectively process the different types of folate, including folic acid.

Does zinc lower homocysteine?

With zinc supplementation, homocysteine levels reduced significantly (from 13.71 ± 3.84 μmol/l to 11.79 ± 3.06 μmol/l; p < 0.05), which did not occur on placebo (from 12.59 ± 2.13 μmol/l to 13.36 ± 2.03 μmol/l).

Does vitamin B12 lower homocysteine?

Supplementation with vitamin B12 decreases homocysteine and methylmalonic acid but also serum folate in patients with end-stage renal disease. Metabolism.

Can I take folic acid if I have MTHFR C677T?

Even if you have one or two copies of the MTHFR C677T variant, your body can safely and effectively process the different types of folate, including folic acid. Folic acid is the only type of folate shown to help prevent neural tube defects. 1, 3, 4, 6, 10

What is MTHFR 677?

 Here are some quick factoids to get us started: MTHFR is the short name for the genes that code for the enzyme that changes folic acid to the active form that your body uses (the long name is methylfolate reductace). 677 is the marker for one particular MTHFR gene.

What vitamins should I take for MTHFR?

Folate doesn’t ever function in isolation and before someone with an MTHFR issue even begins to supplement folate, they should supplement the B vitamins that aren’t directly involved in methylation. This is B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and B7.

What is the genetic compromise with the MTHFR C677T gene?

Compromise with the MTHFR C677T gene can have severe consequences so it’s important to work on getting good sources of natural folate, which is generally useable by mutants, or 5-MTHF (5-methyltetrahydrofolate) which is already methylated so the genetic compromise doesn’t matter.