BeADocToGoTo1
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Do you think it doesnt matters folic acid/5mthf suplementation for blood increased levels?
I am not vegan nor vegetarian. In fact I dont eat almost vegetables.
I am completely lost because I have lowered homocistein with 5 mthf but folic acid is too high....Would you do? Increase the cofactors but leave b9 ?....Maybe it makes sense...
Do you mean betaine hcl for improve digestion? like this? https://www.amazon.es/Now-Foods-Betaína-vegetales-cápsulas/dp/B06XFLDTFH/ref=asc_df_B06XFLDTFH
What form would you use?
Thanks for your response
I think it definitely does matter which type you use, in fact one other thing comes to mind is the quality of your supplement. It is tough to find a brand that you can trust as there is so much fake stuff out there. If it was me I would stop the supplementation of all B9 for a while until doing another test and seeing how just making that one change impacts the level. Another thing to try is to use a different brand of 5-MTHF, just in case what they state on the bottle is not actually what is in the bottle. Folic acid, which is synthetic and a lot cheaper, is also added in fortified and packaged foods (e.g. enriched flours, cornmeal, pasta, rice, and other grain products) and multi-vitamins. So you might be getting more folic acid accidentally. Hence my question about food. But also check any other supplements you are taking for folic acid ingredients and change or avoid them for a while.
"In fact I dont eat almost vegetables." - Sorry, if I misunderstood this. Are you saying you do not eat many vegetables, which would be concerning? Or did you mean you eat a lot of vegetables? Folate is present in legumes, vegetables and seeds, which would be the better way of getting it.
The betaine I took does not have HCL, but was betaine anhydrous or TMG. I have used the LifeExtension brand which does have a branch in Europe too.