Ep 227: How MTHFR Genetic Defect Effects Infertility and How Folic Acid Plays a Role with Troy Duell The Pregnancy to Parenting Show with Elizabeth Joy

Troy Duell has been in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years. He realized pharmaceutical companies were prioritizing profits over health and products that were expensive, ineffective, and often harmful.  He felt the pull to develop a company that put people and their health over profits.  Through his personal story and passion for helping others, he started to dive into what was really in our vitamins and how it affects our health.  In this episode he addresses folic acid verses folate, the MTHFR gene defect and vital nutrition for fertility and pregnancy. 
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Resources:
1.  American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. (2018). Folic Acid Exposure in Utero is Associated with Development of Food Allergy.  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 141(2). (Presented at the 2018 AAAAI/ WAO Joint Congress, Orlando, FL.).
 
2.  Servy, Edouard, et.al., MTHFR isoform carriers. 5-MTHF (5-methyl tetrahydrofolate) vs. folic acid: a key to pregnancy outcome: a case series.  Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1225-2