Tag: L-methylfolate

What is MTHFR?

Posted on by Laura Lewis, MS
Reading Time: 2 minutes

When a baby is conceived, they inherit 2 copies of every gene; one from each parent. MTHFR is the name of one such gene out of a genetic code of thousands. The gene codes for an enzyme called “methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase”, which is responsible for the conversion … Read more

The Hard Truth About Folate and Alcohol

Posted on by Laura Lewis, MS
Reading Time: 3 minutes

At least two-thirds of American adults consume alcohol and about 5% suffer from chronic alcohol addiction [1]. There is, of course, a vast spectrum of consumption, and as each of us has a unique body and metabolism, the line between use and abuse may look different … Read more

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