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any quick cheat sheet on which to use - which not to use - equivalent doses?
I keep reading not to use folic acid but I have no idea why not
I keep reading not to use folic acid but I have no idea why not
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alex3619, do you know the source of this information? I would like to make my doctor aware of it, but need something better than “I read it on the internet”.We now know that nearly four fifths of older women can no longer convert folic acid to methyl folate.
alex3619, do you know the source of this information? I would like to make my doctor aware of it, but need something better than “I read it on the internet”.
I did have my red blood cell folate tested and it was high, despite the fact that I was not supplementing folic acid and was avoiding most folic acid containing foods. The lab results sheet only gave a lower limit, not an upper limit, so officially my folate was OK. I found the upper limit on the internet, so know that it is high.
http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/15/2/189.full
This is not the one I was thinking of, but it mentions the results: cancer, dementia and NK cell dysfunction. It does however seem confused a little between folate and folic acid. I am not sure if this is significant or not.
Also this:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/87/3/517.full
The issue is which folate/s were studied, which these summaries I posted do not explain. From memory its folic acid in the bloodstream that may be a big issue. Its not decided yet, but I suspect that as folicacid rises, natural folate will drop, and this will drive dementia and immune issues. This is possibly even more likely for brain and spinal tissue. I think we need to get rid of folic acid as a mandatory supplement, and replace it with methyl folate, even though it is more unstable. That might mean that we no longer fortify breakfast cereal and bread.
On a side note I might be about to be forced to become a vegetarian again (lactovegetarian) due to other issues: B12, methyl folate, and CoQ10 need to be supplemented in that case, regardless of whether I use them as a therapeutic tool.
MTHFR A1298C by itself doesn't have much impact, if any. The folic acid shouldn't cause him any problems. But with his mutations, it doesn't make sense to take a product with a huge amount of folic acid (which he probably doesn't need) with a small dose of B12 (which he really does need, and probably more of it).My question is this: can I substitute FolaPro and folinic acid (1/4 tab each, 200mcg each) for the Folixor (which would have resulted in 500mcg daily of folinic acid, ignoring the other stuff). DS is also taking Thorne Basic Nutrients V (4 caps daily), fish oil, Ascorbplex, probiotics, grape seed extract. So he's not taking Perque B12 or Lecithin per the RvK protocol. - can we add in the folates?