Key Takeaways Carbs Raise Vitamin B1 Need Carb Burning Vitamin B1 or Thiamine helps your body use carbs for energy. After you eat carbs, your body breaks them down into glucose. Glucose then moves through energy steps that need vitamin B1. Human nutrition references describe vitamin B1 as a needed helper for carbohydrate use and … Read more
Key Takeaways MTHFR Basics Gene MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, which is the name of both a gene and an enzyme. The enzyme helps your body use folate in methylation, which is a normal process that helps make and repair DNA, recycle homocysteine and support cell growth. Many people hear the word mutation and assume … Read more
Key Takeaways Folate Basics Natural Folate Folate is the natural vitamin B9 family found in real food and living tissue. Your body uses folate to make DNA, build new cells, support red blood cells and run methylation. Methylation means your body moves tiny carbon groups so cells can repair tissue, clear waste and keep normal … Read more
Key Takeaways Factory B Vitamins Chemical Production Synthetic B vitamins are made in chemical plants and industrial vats. They are not grown in real food. They are made through reactions, fermentation, conversion, purification, drying and powder handling. The label shows a vitamin name. The label does not show the chemical work used to make it. … Read more