Tag Archives: folate

Autism PREVENTION Part 3: Nutritional and Vitamin Deficiency

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Empowered Advocacy

Topic number 3 for Autism Prevention Month is Nutritional Deficiencies and Vitamin Deficiencies…. Here are just a few of the scientific links that have been found between vitamin/nutritional deficiencies and autism. The real question is, which came first the autism … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocacy, Autism, Autism Prevention, Glutathione, Medical, Vitamins | Tagged autism, carnitine, folate, glutathione, prevention, vitamin b12, vitamin B6, Vitamin D, vitamins | 6 Comments

Snips about SNPs ~ MTHFR

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Empowered Advocacy

1. What is it~MTHFR? MTHFR represents a gene called methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase. For more on MTHFR you can see this post we wrote a while back. 2. What SNPs have been studied? Which ones are most common or of most health interest? … Continue reading →

Posted in Genetics, Medical, Methylation, MTHFR, Snips about SNPs | Tagged A1298C, C677T, DNA, folate, folic acid, folinic, genetic, genetics, health, heterozygous, homozygous, methylation, MTHFR, pediatrics, SNP, SNP's | 6 Comments

MTHFR, Folic Acid, and Mitochondrial Disease… is there a link?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Empowered Advocacy

We are all about Acronyms these days here at Babyfoodsteps! So I am sure you are wondering what the heck this one stands for… MTHFR … believe me it is much easier to say MTHFR than the “Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase” that … Continue reading →