Methylation is becoming one of the most recognized, foremost approaches to supporting overall health. From the brain to the cardiovascular system, from detoxification capabilities to energy production, the accessibility of methyl groups is essential to health. Methylation is the addition or removal of a methyl group to a compound. Hundreds of our body’s reactions can be called “methylation reactions.”

Because methyl groups serve such an important function, it is believed that methylation plays a central role in biochemical processes at the cellular level. Methylation can be impaired by decreased MTHFR enzyme activity, which can lead to impaired folate metabolism and a negatively impacted folate cycle. Lifestyle choices (alcohol, diet, etc.), medications and diseases can all interfere with folate metabolism and the methylation cycle.

Reduced activity of the MTHFR enzyme may result in decreased concentrations of folate, specifically in the active form in RBCs and in serum plasma. Reduced MTHFR activity may also result in increased plasma homocysteine levels. 5-MTHF is the active form of folate that the body uses to help remethylate homocysteine into methionine.

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