@Billie, if you have spinal bifida, you have MTHFR and should probably check B12 levels,
avoid folic acid and take methylfolate instead.
I'm just gonna
avoid Folic acid and take a Methylated folate and I'm good», right?
To
avoid folic acid deficiency, people need about 400 micrograms a day.Foods rich in folic acid include vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, lettuce, turnip greens, okra, and asparagus; fruits such as bananas, melons, and lemons; and beans, yeast, mushrooms, beef liver and kidney, orange juice, and tomato juice.
Not exact matches
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I touched on the importance of the MTHFR enzyme briefly in my post about
folic acid vs. folate and why I am careful to
avoid synthetic
folic acid in supplements and foods.
Recent research is supporting the fact that
folic acid should be
avoided and the natural form should be preferred.
I only point out this distinction because some of us with a genetic mutation known as MTHFR need to
avoid synthetic
folic acid and it causes confusion when the terms are used interchangeably.
Avoid products that say «
folic acid» on the label — you want folate, not
folic acid.
Individuals with
folic acid deficiency should also
avoid histidine supplements because they can cause accumulation of the metabolite formiminoglutamic acid in the body [2].
The compound to
avoid is
folic acid, which is synthetic.
People with this gene should also
avoid synthetic
folic acid which is found in prenatals, multis, B vitamins and even more ubiquitously in fortified foods like white flour, pasta, breads, nutrition bars as well as a lot of gluten free products.
Researchers in Taiwan now report that homocysteine - induced endothelial narrowing can be
avoided or at least reduced by supplementing with
folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12.26 Ironically, the American Heart Association and government agencies have demonized B12 - rich foods like liver and raw milk (which is also an excellent source of B6).
After reading these articles, I blindly ordered baby and Me herb free vitamins and to my surprise as I started to read the label, I realized this bottle had the exact list of synthetic vitamins to
avoid: • Vitamin A: Acetate and Palmitate • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): Thiamine Mononitrate, Thiamine Hydrochloride • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): Riboflavin • Pantothenic Acid: Calcium D - Pantothenate • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine): Pyridoxine Hydrochloride • Vitamin B12: Cobalamin • PABA (Para-aminobenzoic Acid): Aminobenzoic Acid •
Folic Acid: Pteroylglutamic Acid • Choline: Choline Chloride, Choline Bitartrate • Biotin: d - Biotin • Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid): Ascorbic Acid • Vitamin D: Irradiated Ergosteral, Calciferol • Vitamin E: dl - alpha tocopherol, dl - alpha tocopherol acetate or succinate The problem is that I ordered full dose for my pregnancy and are being shipped to me to Lithuania.
If you eat green leafy vegetables on a regular basis you don't actually need folate supplements but you you
avoid consuming them regularly instead of
folic acid take folate in its active form of 5 methyltetrahydrofolate.
However, we have read research recommending the addition of
folic acid in the diet of pregnant female dogs in order to
avoid having newborns with cleft palates and harelips.
We note the addition of
folic acid which can help pregnant dogs
avoid producing puppies with harelips and cleft palates.
There is research recommending the addition of
folic acid in the diet of pregnant female dogs in order to
avoid having newborns with cleft palates and harelips.