Experimentation, consistency, study, and time taught me to revise and reframe my healthy habits. Together they’ve become the pillars of what I call My MTHFR Lifestyle, the inspiration for this blog, and the habits that keep me healthy, happy, and living in harmony with my homozygous MTHFR mutation.
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Serotonin is a neurochemical that promotes a calm, contented mood. Toward evening, our serotonin supply converts into melatonin to help us wind down and sleep. So if you don’t naturally produce adequate serotonin, like me, it could mean you tend toward anxiety, alertness, and insomnia.
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Yuka is an independent health app built to analyze ingredients in grocery, hygiene, and cosmetic products. It’s been my favorite grocery buddy since 2022, helping me select the safest, best products for my health and MTHFR mutation.
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Podcasts are an inexpensive, easy, effective way to listen to discussions with top researchers, practitioners, and pundits – as well as others in your health shoes – with great information. Here are my recommendations for helpful MTHFR podcasts.
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If you have a MTHFR mutation, you know folate: vitamin B9. Defining it as such doesn’t necessarily end the discussion, though. Folic acid is also commonly referred to as vitamin B9, alongside a rising star, methylfolate. Are they all the same?
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When the DNA code that makes up a gene has a discrepancy, it’s called a polymorphism. In the case of MTHFR, that can happen pretty often. Experts don’t have an exact number for all possible MTHFR mutations, but they do know that there are two very common ones: A1298C and C677T.
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Let’s get this straight: you’re not a dummy if you want a straightforward answer about something like MTHFR that has the potential to affect your life and health. So what is MTHFR? Yeah, I know what it sounds like.
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Having a MTHFR gene variant may increase risk of depression. Creating a habit of consistent and joyful movement can help.
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MTHFR is a gene, and like every gene in your body, it has a job. It accomplishes its job by working with enzymes. Enzymes are carriers for a gene’s code. They do the heavy lifting to get the job done.
In the case of MTHFR, its enzymes help in a cycle that turns folate, or vitamin B9, into a version called methylfolate, a form that’s a better fit to be used by your body.
On days when I’m really feeling the effects of my sluggish MTHFR gene—maybe I’m feeling jittery or blue, maybe I’m having to work hard not to snap at Kev (my partner) for no good reason—I turn to folate before I read too much into my mood. Oftentimes, all the support I need is in a quick salad or green smoothie.
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