One thing I keep reading about on here is the interaction between Riboflavin and Folate. This might be a silly question now that I think about it but...
On one thread I read that B2 by itself is a "methyl accepter" so to speak, which increases the "effectiveness" I guess of methyl groups, from all sources, not just Folate.
On another thread I read that B2 helps to "metabolize" Folate and B12, increasing their overall effectiveness.
But I'm curious if those two things are actually one in the same?
For instance... is Folate (and b12) always as effective regardless of how much B2 you take (or if anything, less effective due to overmethylation), and the only reason B2 seems to help "metabolize" it better, is because it increases the effectiveness of JUST methyl groups attached to it? But doesn't really affect the Folate itself?
OR
Does B2 help BOTH, by splitting them and thus metabolizing them both, so to speak (or by some other similar process)? Making both the Folate itself, and the Methyl attached to it, do their jobs better?
I feel like if I understood the mechanics of this process with B2 and methyl attached nutrients, I might understand why I'm struggling so hard lately... I guess what it comes down to, is, I'm wondering if I'm actually Folate deficient (or more specifically B2 deficient) despite taking relatively large amounts of Folate...
On one thread I read that B2 by itself is a "methyl accepter" so to speak, which increases the "effectiveness" I guess of methyl groups, from all sources, not just Folate.
On another thread I read that B2 helps to "metabolize" Folate and B12, increasing their overall effectiveness.
But I'm curious if those two things are actually one in the same?
For instance... is Folate (and b12) always as effective regardless of how much B2 you take (or if anything, less effective due to overmethylation), and the only reason B2 seems to help "metabolize" it better, is because it increases the effectiveness of JUST methyl groups attached to it? But doesn't really affect the Folate itself?
OR
Does B2 help BOTH, by splitting them and thus metabolizing them both, so to speak (or by some other similar process)? Making both the Folate itself, and the Methyl attached to it, do their jobs better?
I feel like if I understood the mechanics of this process with B2 and methyl attached nutrients, I might understand why I'm struggling so hard lately... I guess what it comes down to, is, I'm wondering if I'm actually Folate deficient (or more specifically B2 deficient) despite taking relatively large amounts of Folate...