HOMOCYSTEINE the Forgotten Lab Marker for B Vitamin Deficiency

HOMOCYSTEINE the Forgotten Lab Marker for B Vitamin Deficiency

Homocysteine is an amino acid which occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
Methionine is an essential AA and sulfur rich.
Cysteine-needed to make glutathione.

B vitamins, specifically folate, B6 and B12, are involved in the breakdown of homocysteine, blood level of homocysteine is an indicator of these B vitamin deficiencies.

Homocysteine increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and clotting. It also damages endothelial cells of blood vessels.
Inflammation, low glutathione, detoxification, stress, low B12, MTHFR defect-30-50%, 10-20% have the more severe version of it.

Symptoms: fatigue, pale skin due to anemia, weakness, twitching of the eyes, cold sores, depression, tingling/numbness.
Many alcoholics have elevated homocysteine

Vegetables-cruciferous vegetables-spinach, citrus fruits, whole grain-caution, bananas, lentils, asparagus

Supplements: Choline, trimethylglycine, SAMe, Vitamin C and E, riboflavin, B6(P5P), folate(L-5-methyltrahydrofolate), B12(methylcobalamin), magnesium, betaine HCL, MSM(methylsulfonylmethane).

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