Designs For Health L-5-MTHF 120 Veggie Caps

L-5-MTHF provides the biologically active form of folate to Aid folate status and promote normal methylation and homocysteine metabolism. This formula provides folate in the bioidentical form as 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF). This is the active circulating form of folate found in the body and one of the several forms found in food. This product features the patented 5-MTHF, Quatrefolic. This innovative form of folate has demonstrated high bioavailability, solubility, and long-lasting stability. Designs for Health o­ers a 1000 mcg option of L-5-MTHF to Aid individual supplementation needs.

Folate plays many key roles in the body, and folate deficiency and insuciency may increase the risk of neural tube defects, and conditions associated with elevated homocysteine. Folate may also mask vitamin B12 deficiency and associated anemia. Folic acid is the common synthetic form of folate found in supplements and food fortification, but it must undergo several steps to become 5-MTHF, the form of folate involved in body processes. If these do not properly occur, then folic acid may accumulate in the blood that could potentially negatively impact health. Those with certain genetic variations may have a harder time converting folic acid into 5-MTHF, the form of folate that the body requires for the methylation cycle to work eciently. Methylation is a simple biochemical process that turns biological switches on and o­ for various systems in the body. When the methylation cycle is working optimally, it helps Aid normal cardiovascular, neurological, detoxification, and reproductive functions.