How to Balance Protein Intake with Vitamins?

[yellowspain]

Hi, I am homozygous for MTHFR C677T. My methylation cycle is impaired, and I’m trying to figure out how to maintain a balance between protein and vitamin intake. I’ve noticed I swing between two extremes without achieving equilibrium.

Either I lack vitamins, which causes:
- Low vitamin B9 (folate)
- Issues with iron utilization and absorption
- Lack of energy and motivation

In this case, I take vitamins (I improve slightly for a couple of days), but then I shift to the next scenario:

Protein deficiency:
- Weakened immune system
- Muscle weakness
- Insulin resistance symptoms
- Inflammation

What am I supposed to do? I’m going crazy.

 

[wabi-sabi]

What am I supposed to do? I’m going crazy.

My inclination would be to work on the insulin resistance, since that's so tied to chronic illness. At any rate, this is what I find helpful.

https://nourishedbyscience.com/reversing-insulin-resistance/

 

[Carl]

It might be worth increasing your potassium intake because we tend to run low on potassium. Increasing Magnesium intake is also very helpful because it is such a crucial mineral and often runs low with high inflammation levels.
Be aware of the following as we can become deficient of a number of these.
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