muti vit for people with MTHFR

Mega Foods makes an extensive line of vitamins including multi's. They are plant-based and MTHFR-friendly.

I take K-Pax Fuel for Life and am very happy with it. It definitely made a difference in how I feel (I think due to the acetyl-l-carnitine and NAC in it). I also supplement with additional methyl B12, methyl B6 and a methyl-B complex since I am hetero for C677T.

Thanks guys! I will look into Megafoods.

Mom of 2—

I thought my MTHFR issues were fairly straightforward (hetero for 677 and 1298). But now I know differently. ;)
I posted a few things here about more comprehensive MTHFR testing, which I recommend but if you're not up to testing, it's best to approach supplementation slowly and to be aware of the possible issues you may have:
www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=3294399

but also—

I got my 23andme data interpreted at Amy Yasko's site. She specializes in juvenile autism research. She will give you a comprehensive list of supps, according to your mutations, which focus primarily on methylation. It's not exactly customized, it just provides the list of supps correlating to the specific mutation. One of the most commonly listed supplements (for each individual mutation) is called "All in One General Vitamin" and this is the link she provides: www.holisticheal.com/catalog/product/view/sku/7081/?utm_source=KnowYourGenetics&utm_medium=PDF.

She also suggests a "basic methylation cycle support list" for me, which has about a dozen items. This may be what her program suggests for everyone, or it may be me due to my numerous methylation mutations. But this is the recommendation, fyi—many of these are very expensive so I would look a little further into each of them to see if they would benefit you before jumping in. But in the least, I think she is providing a reliable source for supplements.

PS/PE/PC
DHA Neuromins
Methylation Support Formula RNA
VitaOrgan
BeCalm Spray
SAM-e (low dose in methyl max)
MethylMate A Compound
MethylMate B Drops
Hydroxy B12 Mega Drops
Hydroxy B12 Spray (GET-B12)
Kidney Support RNA
Liver Support RNA

(this website won't let me post the links for all of those supps but let me know if you would like more info and I can share.)

-p

Pirouette said...
I posted a few things here about more comprehensive MTHFR testing, which I recommend but if you're not up to testing, it's best to approach supplementation slowly and to be aware of the possible issues you may have:
-p

I agree completely here. Our LLMD tested for MTHFR, but we have not done the complete 23andMe. We are supplementing with my above mentioned supplement every other day, the sublingual B12 daily.

Exciting!

When you get the email with your results in a .pdf—you can do a search for services that will interpret the data for you (it is useless w/out interpretation). A good one is NutraHacker.com, which gives a comprehensive report (methylation, detox, digestion, HPA axis/endocrine, cardio, other) categories including recommendations for what to take/avoid, and a list of meds you might be sensitive to. Amy Yasko's site focuses primarily on methylation/detox and has about 15-20% more info on that specifically, than the NutraHacker program (and hers is free).

Hope that helps—

-p

NutraHacker has a couple options: free; $37 for only the mutations; $50 for mutations AND a list of drug sensitivities.

HPA: hypothalmus, pituitary and adrenal axis—these organs function in sync or out of balance when they're not in sync. Here are a couple of good reference sites that explain the relationships better than I could:
adrenalfatiguesolution.com/hpa-axis/
www.integrativepro.com/Resources/Integrative-Blog/2014/The-HPA-Axis

Yes—that's what I did. I sent the data to 3 different services to compare the differences. The 3rd service is geneticgenie.com. I thought the other two had superior results (but I paid for the Nutrahacker report).

-p

You're welcome—let us know what you think about the report once you get it and what your next steps are.

-p

Have a question. What if U dont have/ don't know if u have methylation issues can you still take a Multi for people with those issues or is it bad?

Tbrown2—

If you don't know about any mutations (meaning, you've not tested for any) then I would start with an individual ingredient and test that out (like methyl B12) and start very slowly (less than 1/2 dose if you can, then wait a couple days before the same dose and slowly work your way up to a full dose. Otherwise, if you do have a reaction you won't know why.

But if you have done SOME testing and no methylation mutations have shown up yet, then I would say go for the multivitamin but start slowly (1/2 regular dose then wait a couple days).

Good luck!

-p

I love this community!

Everyone has such great info. This gives me the opportunity to try more than one product to see what works best for me.

Thank you so much:)