MTHFR say what??

Ok so some of you may be thinking it sounds a little like a swear word… others are nodding their heads knowingly and feeling smug.MTHFR actually stands for METHYLENE-TETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE gene! Simple right?

The MTHFR gene provides instructions for the MTHFR enzyme (with the same long name above that I love saying- its kind of like supercalifrag.. oh never mind) that converts the folate you eat into the active form that your body can use. So if you have the MTHFR mutation on the gene then you have a problem making the enzyme that converts folate.