COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Methylation support
MTHFR Daily and Hydroxy B12 + Folinic Acid are alternatives. Your folate, vitamin B12, and genetic results can help your clinician choose between them.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
SLC19A1 encodes the reduced folate carrier, which helps transport folate into cells. Transport is a different step from the enzymes that change folate into other forms.
Dr. Purser connects folate transport with cellular nutrient availability, methylation, and homocysteine. This helps explain why a blood folate value and a question about intracellular folate are related but do not describe exactly the same thing.
Ask how the genetic finding fits with folate status, B12, blood counts, homocysteine, medicines, and absorption. Discuss the form and amount of folate with your clinician instead of selecting a dose from a genetic label.