Folic acid 800 mcg - 60 Lozenges

Folic Acid from Seeking Health

Seeking Health Folinic Acid is a supplement that contains 800 mcg of pure, bioavailable folate per lozenge in the form of folic acid calcium salt. This form of folate (B9) is easily converted to L-methylfolate, the primary form of folate in the body. For those who are sensitive to methylated nutrients, folinic acid is better tolerated than L-methylfolate. Folinic acid can then be easily converted in the body to the active form of folate when the body needs it.

The importance of folate

Folate, also known as vitamin B9 or B11, has a number of essential functions in the body. Folate contributes to normal cell division, supports the production of red and white blood cells, helps the immune system, contributes to mental resilience, is good for fatigue, plays a role in the production and breakdown of homocysteine ​​and contributes to normal amino acid synthesis. In recent years, the active form of folic acid has increasingly been preferred over regular folic acid, because the conversion of folic acid to 5-MTHF (the active form of folic acid) is difficult for relatively many people. In this supplement, the non-methylated form of methylfolate has been chosen. The product is therefore particularly suitable for people who are sensitive to methylated nutrients. The Seeking Health lozenges are also free from the most common allergens and, due to their vegetable form, are also suitable for both vegetarians and vegans.

Evolution of epigenetics

In recent years, researchers have increasingly agreed that our DNA or our genetic predisposition is strongly influenced by environmental factors. For a long time, it was thought that we could learn everything about DNA if we could only map its more than 25,000 genomes. It has now become clear that the way in which our genes are expressed is not fixed, but that this is controlled by 'epigenomes': these are, as it were, switches that can turn the DNA 'on' or 'off', comparable to the software that controls a computer. Epigenomes can be influenced by nutrition and other environmental factors, such as lifestyle and living environment. Epigenetics studies the changes in gene expression that take place at the level of the epigenomes. This therefore concerns changes in gene expression, without changes taking place in the DNA sequence. It is a science that has evolved strongly in recent years and that focuses in particular on the process of methylation: the most important epigenetic process that takes place in our body.

Advantages:

• Contains the non-methyl form of folate , which can be rapidly converted in the body to the active L-5-MTHF
• Contains 800 mcg of bioavailable folate per lozenge
• Folate contributes to normal cell division , supports the production of red and white blood cells and helps the immune system
• Folate contributes to mental resilience , has a role in the production and breakdown of homocysteine ​​and contributes to normal amino acid synthesis
• Suitable for vegetarians and vegans
• Free from milk , eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, wheat and artificial colours

The process of methylation

Every minute, trillions of methylation processes take place in all the cells of our body, which in turn affect thousands of bodily processes. Methylation is a controlled transfer of a methyl group to mainly proteins, amino acids, enzymes and DNA and the process ensures, among other things, the maintenance and repair of our DNA in all our cells and tissues. Certain substances that have the ability to donate a methyl group are called methyl donors. B vitamins, vitamin C, biotin, zinc, folic acid and betaine, among others, can function as a methyl donor. Methyl groups play an important role in gene expression, as they help facilitate the on and off switches of our DNA. It is not without reason that they are one of the most researched molecules in epigenetics. Research indicates that methylation responds to environmental factors and decreases with age. This has ensured that the relationship between health and the ability to methylate has become a popular field of research.

Optimal supplements

Seeking Health is a company with a passion for quality that formulates its products with the utmost care. For example, most Seeking Health products are GMO-free and are also suitable for sensitive users, as they are free of common allergens such as milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, gluten, corn, yeast and soy. Suppliers must meet specific standards before ingredients may be used. In addition, each ingredient is always carefully researched and tested first. Supplements that are formulated with care and expertise, that is what Seeking Health stands for and believes in!

About Seeking Health

After years of suffering from unexplained health problems, Dr. Ben Lynch discovered that the cause of these complaints had to be sought in having 'dirty' genes. After ten years of research, study and treatment of thousands of clients all over the world, he wrote the book Dirty Genes, in which he developed and refined his method of actively using insights from epigenetics to optimize our health. Lynch is currently one of the most consulted experts in the field of epigenetics. He has always been fascinated by the influence and power that our genes have and he is convinced that through the right nutrition and lifestyle we can work with our genes to create a high level of health.

* Folinic acid is the non-methylated form of folic acid. Folic acid is good for the cell division process and contributes to normal blood formation