Originally Posted by kiwi33

Hi onemanatatime

"So that made me switch to moderate fat. medium carb and protein"
Good plan. Among other things, in my day job I have taught dietitian students in their preclinical years.

"if you have the MTHFR gene, you simply wont methylate as a normal person"
Everybody has the MTHFR gene; it is mutations in it which are important. The most common of these are C677T and A1298C though there are others.

This is a good example of when genetic screening is sensible. People with mutations like C677T and/or A1298C in the MTHFR gene will have abnormalities of folate metabolism - this is when a folate supplement will be appropriate for specific medical/physiological reasons.

" have a very wide diet variety and A LOT of vegetables"
Good plan.

"i think it's very ignorant to say that a healthy diet will provide your body with what it needs [emphasis added]"

It is up to others to judge the extent to which I am "very ignorant". In my day job I teach University students and do biomedical reseach (PhD, not a medical qualification). I have a reasonable understanding of most of biomedical science though of course there are things that I don't know about.

As far as your diet is concerned I suggest that you see both a GP and a dietitian. The GP will be able to check you out for medical problems (with help from specialists if needed) and then, depending, confer with a dietitian about ways in which your diet could be improved in the context of (possible) medical problems.

Originally Posted by caroline2

Eva, I've talked about homocysteine and fibrinogen elevated here for some time. It's 3 yrs that I'm working on reducing homocysteine, MFolate is my major supp, along with TMG and B12. I've mentioned the MFolate to you. Importance of B12 and that these two can pull potassium for our bodies...so I'm on top of that. I have a good friend who is working with MFolate and knows it inside and out. She helps me a lot.