Trying to conceive and confused about whether your prenatal should contain folic acid, methylfolate (5-MTHF), or folinic acid? In this episode I go down the biochemistry rabbit hole to understand what folate is actually doing in the body, why folic acid became the standard recommendation for pregnancy, where MTHFR fits into the picture, and why I personally chose a prenatal containing 5-MTHF + folinic acid rather than folic acid.
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