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March 9, 2016 Donna -Encouraging Stories, -Need Encouragement, -Our Kids Stories, Arnold Chiari II / Hydrocephalus, Bracing (AFOs, SMOs, etc.), Cathing, Constipation, Diaper Rash Wound Care, Equipment (Stander Walker Wheels), Folic Acid / Folate, Hip Dysplasia, Latex Allergy, Learning Disability, MACE, Manual Therapies, Miralax, Mitrofanoff, Mobility, Neurogenic Bladder, Neurogenic Bowel, Potential SB Causes, Scar Treatment, Spina Bifida News, Stem Cell, Strength Training, Tethered Cord, Urodynamics, VP Shunt

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Folate

February 11, 2015 Camilla Folic Acid / Folate, MTHFR Defect

I tested positive for the most common form of the MTHFR mutation. Therefore, for awhile now I have taken folate. I am taking 1 pill of folate (800 mcg) and then take the rest of my 4 mg requirement with just regular folic acid. My thinking was that I was still taking the recommended amount of folic acid but also

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5 MTHFR Defect

October 27, 2014 TSpar Folic Acid / Folate, MTHFR Defect

So both of my daughter’s, including the one with SB, tested positive with the 5 MTHFR defect last Friday. Though my ND didn’t call it that by name. They both did the 23andMe.com genetic test. She explained it as a missing “snip” or Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP). Coincidentally, the day we got home from the test I saw an old

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