Choosing The Right Prenatal For You!
Navigating the Right Prenatal for You! Why is this so hard? There are so many to choose from and it can be so difficult to know what to take with epigenetics in play. Do I choose Folic Acid or Folate? What if I over methlyate? What if I have MTHFR? Does it really matter if I take a prenatal vitamin if I have a good diet? What if I have history of anemia? What if I have a history of gestational diabetes? There is so much information out there and it can be tricky to find a starting place. The information on epigenetics is ever growing and though genetics are written in our DNA, we can make a difference. This is by no means an exhaustive list of prenatals but wanted to help give a start of where and what to look for. Up to 40% of people have the MTHFR gene mutation (information varies by source), and so I have just advised clients to pretend that you have it since not everyone has the resources to test. In the methyated form it is typically easier to absorb. That said there ...