According to Consumer Labs:
“PFAS May Lower Vitamin Levels
Increased exposure to PFAS ("forever chemicals") has been linked with decreased blood levels of certain vitamins, according to a recent review.“
Isn’t folate necessary for healthy babies?
#Folate
Ha ha...when I said those things, I glossed over an experimental process that took me about two months.
My process involved isolating variables, adjusting nutrients, etc. It was hard. I cannot be sure I reached the right conclusion. Which is why, above, I included the words "I think ... ." The folic acid and folate, collectively, really did seem to explain everything best. It certainly was a surprise because—again—my folic acid and folate never even had dropped to an unhealthy level. I was never actually deficient.
Weird, right? Similarly, my main symptom was perhaps too much of a bizarre, individual phenomenon to guide you (sorry!): I kept getting mild headaches, four or five days per week, that felt oddly "concentrated" in the same tiny spot. Whereas all other headaches in my life felt more "diffuse." Also, my new "concentrated" headaches were my only ones, in years, that weren't preceded by auras.
They've never come back, though, since I ramped up the folic acid and folate—ceteris paribus.
The obvious solution was for me to get commensurate folic acid and folate, collectively, from other foods. Thus, I tricked my body into feeling that I was still consuming lots of bread, when I really wasn't. I am sharing my experience because you'll maybe need or want to pull off this same trick if you begin managing carbs, too. In the US or someplace similar.
And I'm still doing this. Specifically, other carb sources I rely upon for folic acid and folate, making up for the relative lack of bread, are mainly broccoli (35%), fat free milk (17%), and cereal (10%)—to name several that I continue to gladly eat. Meanwhile, much of the remaining 38% is from foods which mostly don't have carbs.
Lastly, a tangential remark: broccoli is often called a "superfood." It offers a generous supply of nutrients while also being stunningly low in Calories. I have found that all kinds of nutrition optimizations can be handled by leveraging broccoli, as I just mentioned, or other superfoods. Fat free milk has very broad value as well.
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Is anybody here into #nutrition? I want to share an experience I had some years ago, regarding carbohydrate consumption...
As an American, I figure that the key to managing carbs is to eat significantly less bread than people in my nation usually do. This is because bread doesn't have a lot of nutritional value, compared to other carb sources. So, in America, being selective about carbs inevitably means cutting back on all the bread that's seemingly everywhere.
Most of our bread is fortified with folic acid. Hence, something I think I noticed, when I began to control carbs by eating much less bread, was that my body reacted a little poorly to that nutrient's reduction. Even though my intake of folic acid and folate was still at a healthy level—! It just was no longer as high as I had been accustomed to.
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Vitamin D, B12, and Folate: The Unsung Heroes of Mental Well-being
#MentalHealth #VitaminsForBrain #VitaminD #VitaminB12 #Folate #GutBrainAxis #Neurohealth #MoodSupport #BrainNutrition #Microbiome #DepressionHelp #AnxietyRelief #HealthyMind #NutritionMatters
Low magnesium levels increase disease risk, new study shows
https://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2024/low-magnesium-levels-increase-disease-risk-new-study-shows/
#ycombinator #magnesium #DNA #homocysteine #Alzheimer_s #Parkinson_s #gastrointestinal #folate #vitamin_B12
Serve it on #toast or whip it into a #dip, #avocado is a real #guac star when it comes to #nutrition. It’s packed with #monounsaturatedfats, #folate, and #VitaminB6. Just one half-cup serving gives you almost 20 percent of your daily dose of #fiber. #angstromminerals https://angstrom-minerals.com
#Pomegranates, with their sweet taste and rich #antioxidant content, offer a myriad of #health benefits. Packed with #fibre, #folate, #vitamins K, E, and B6, and #potassium, these fruits are a #powerhouse of #nutrition.
https://indianf.com/unleashing-power-super-foods-dietary-guide-kidney-health/#:~:text=Pomegranates%2C%20with%20their%20sweet%20taste%20and%20rich%20antioxidant%20content%2C%20offer%20a%20myriad%20of%20health%20benefits.%20Packed%20with%20fibre%2C%20folate%2C%20vitamins%20K%2C%20E%2C%20and%20B6%2C%20and%20potassium%2C%20these%20fruits%20are%20a%20powerhouse%20of%20nutrition.
#Rawonions emerge as a #nutritional powerhouse, delivering a spectrum of essential #nutrients, including #vitaminC, #vitaminB6, #folate, #potassium, and #manganese
https://indianf.com/power-of-raw-onions-heart-immunity-digestion/#:~:text=Raw%20onions%20emerge%20as%20a%20nutritional%20powerhouse%2C%20delivering%20a%20spectrum%20of%20essential%20nutrients%2C%20including%20vitamin%20C%2C%20vitamin%20B6%2C%20folate%2C%20potassium%2C%20and%20manganese
In Germany and the UK, over 95% of the population meets recommended levels for niacin and vitamin B12. In the USA, men are doing well with riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, and B12. But there's a vitamin gap in vitamin D and folate!
See my latest video on YouTube!
#Niacin #VitaminB12 #Germany #UK #USA #Nutrition #Vitamins #Health #VitaminGap #Folate #Wellness #Diet #HealthyLiving #VitaminDeficiency #Riboflavin #VitaminB6 #HealthStats
Mothers with a history of asthma and low folate levels are more likely to have a child with asthma. #NICHDImpact #Asthma #MaternalHealth #Folate
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34607393
Are there any recommendations for #vegan diet and supplementing #folate? I didn't do that until recently and I want to avoid taking too much folate because it can in high doses over time negatively affect #vitaminB12 uptake.
#Nutrition deficiencies, such as #anemia, are common global #health problems due to low levels of #micronutrients in dietary sources. #CRISPR can enhance the #bioavailability & accummulation of iron & #folate in the rice endosperm: https://doi.org/10.1080/02648725.2023.2205202 #breeding #geneediting
Shifting to more #plantbased diets with less meat & more #legumes is a global target. Partial replacement of #meat in rich countries increases intakes of #fibre & #folate but not the probability of inadequate intakes of other nutrients: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980022002440 #sustainable #diets
A feast for the eyes? Investigating the influence folate on retinal health @Gerrit__H
A feast for the eyes? Investigating the influence folate on retinal health
#ScienceJobs #retina #folate #neuroscience #nutrition
Newcas...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/northumbria-university-27778-a-feast-for-the-eyes-investigating-the-influence-folate-on-retinal-health/?feed_id=33614
A feast for the eyes? Investigating the influence folate on retinal health @Gerrit__H
A feast for the eyes? Investigating the influence folate on retinal health
https://jobrxiv.org/job/northumbria-university-27778-a-feast-for-the-eyes-investigating-the-influence-folate-on-retinal-health/?feed_id=32266
#ScienceJobs #retina #folate #neuroscience #nutrition
Newcas...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/northumbria-university-27778-a-feast-for-the-eyes-investigating-the-influence-folate-on-retinal-health/?feed_id=32266
Well, I'm happy that I finally published an article from my doctorate... as a preprint.
We evaluated how serum folate was associated with genome-wide blood #DNAmethylation (#EWAS).
We found three methylation sites strongly associated with serum #folate and several with nominal association.
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