A wonderful tool! Fifty per cent of the population have mutations in the folate cycle, leading to poor absorption of folic acid, essential for both adults and children. Aside from its well-known benefits for mothers and children, it significantly reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack, and frozen pregnancy. The body requires not folic acid itself, but its active form, metafolin. When taking folic acid, the body works hard to convert it into metafolin, but with Solgar's metafolin, this effort is unnecessary. After experiencing an increase in homocysteine to 33, I started taking 800 mcg of metafolin. The situation improved significantly, dropping homocysteine to 6.74, as I reduced my intake from four tablets a day to just one.
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Healthy pregnancy achieved
What suited me! I cannot assimilate the simple pharmaceutical form of folic acid, so discovering this alternative was life-changing. After taking standard folic acid, I experienced a frozen pregnancy due to neural tube failure. This confirmed my body’s inability to absorb it properly. However, after switching to this form for an extended period, my homocysteine levels normalised, allowing me to become pregnant and give birth to a healthy baby. If you're planning a pregnancy, this dosage is ideal since it’s water-soluble and any excess will be naturally excreted, ensuring that the correct dosage and form are available.
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