Could someone post the exact brands they take of the various vitamins? I realize brands don't matter but it is difficult to find exactly the right type of B-50 complex, for example. Many of them have B-12 that isn't in the methyl form. If I knew the exact brand then I could just buy that one.

Thanks.

The brand Jarrow is very good. Over the years they have improved their formulas to match the researh developing.

Many people over the years here and our previous board have used B-right with lots of success. It is mostly 25mg B's and some find that easier to tolerate.

It has activated forms for 3 of the B as well.

http://www.iherb.com/Jarrow-Formulas...1&sr=null&ic=1
It can be found on Amazon and other online sources. It remains reasonably priced and high quality. The B12 in any mixture will be too small to work well. Best to take that separately on an empty stomach. There are many choices of methylB12 on iherb as well.

I just looked up B-right on amazon.. the top review blasts the product for containing folic acid (something about it being carcinogenic). Is there any validity to this?

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Folic acid is needed for proper nerve function. It helps with the blood brain barrier. The studies are of people taking high doses of folic acid. (800 mcgs or more daily) The common dose is 400 mcgs

Try telling women who are trying to get pregnant to not take folic acid. Taking it is the best way to reduce risk of neuro defects in infants.

Has anyone tried the "food based" B vitamins? If so, what are your thoughts? For example:

Mega Food B-Complex: https://megafood.com/store/vitamins/balanced-b-complex/

Folic acid is inactive in the body. It has to be activated--methylated-- to work.

The cancer concern can be Googled... at first it revolved around young women who were given very high dose, for pregnancy... some of them developed colon cancer. But it is thought that the folate only "feeds" a cancer that is already started. Many other nutrients do this.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/271601.php

You are not going to find any B-complex that does not include folic acid. Folic acid is in many US foods as well. Fortification does not extend to every other country however.