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Originally Posted by Limabean1975  Wow that's alot of info, thanks! The second two links don't work though.
Can anyone break it down to the bare basics for me, to start?  |
I fixed the links.
Dr. Fuhrman warns:
DO NOT take multivitamins
that contain folic acid.
and
If you are pregnant,
DO NOT take prenatal vitamins!
Basically about 50% of the population doesn't process folic acid (which is synthetic B9) effectively. We require
5-
methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) the natural form, or else we have a lot of diseases and disorders, such as
Downs syndrome, blood clots, cardiovascular disease, chronic fatigue, IBS, anxiety, fibromyalgia, depression, migraines, strokes, homocysteine, dementia, schizophrenia, nerve pain, Parkinson, miscarriage, infertility, Alzheimers, non-Hodkins lymphoma, gastric cancer, kidney failure, addiction, alcoholicsm, obesity, heavy metals, diabetes, Leiden Factor V, OCD, bipolar, aggression, liver dsyfunction, renal dysfunction, pulmorary fibrosis, autism, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, adenoma, endometrial cancer, lung cancer, spina bifida, neural tube defects, preeclampsia, placental abruption, hypothyroid, psoriasis, etc.
[there are nuances to the different types of folate, but bottom line, we must have sources of bio-available folate. ]
What foods provide folate?
Romaine lettuce, spinach, asparagus, turnip greens, mustard greens, liver, collard greens, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, lentils, squash, black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, papaya, string beans.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...trient&dbid=63
Also, many medications interfere with the utilization of folate:
Also, many medications interfere with the utilization of folate:
Medications that can help deplete the body's supply of folate include: anticancer drugs like methotrexate;
cholesterol-lowering drugs; anti-inflammatory drugs like sulfasalazine; biguanide drugs like buformin, phenformin, or metformin used in the treatment of diabetes;
birth control pills (oral contraceptives); diuretics like triamterene; and
antibiotics. While the anti-convulsant drug phenytoin (sold under the brand name of Dilantin or Phenytek) remains somewhat controversial in terms of its impact on folate.
Birth defects often occur due to the absence of adequate
food folate, generally not the absence of synthetic B9 (folic acid), which is in prenatals and added to foods such as cereal and bread.
More specifically, there are issues with the methylation detox pathway.
Pat
