We're digging into how homocysteine impacts fertility.
Our goal at Fab Fertile is to reduce inflammation in your body and boost your immune system so you can prepare for pregnancy success.
But how can you tell if you have inflammation in the body?
A good marker to get tested is your homocysteine.
Optimal homocysteine levels are crucial for overall health and high levels can lead to inflammation.
Plus, healthy homocysteine levels are essential for egg and sperm health.
So, what are the exact steps to improve homocysteine levels and get pregnant this year?
In today’s episode, you’ll learn:
- What is homocysteine, and why does it matter for fertility (i.e., ovulation, egg health, sperm health, embryo quality, implantation, and pregnancy outcomes)
- What are the optimal reference ranges for healthy homocysteine levels in the blood
- Which foods can help improve homocysteine levels
- Which supplements can help with homocysteine levels (i.e., MTHFR gene variant (60-80% of us have this variant) and how can this impact homocysteine)
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HIGHLIGHTS:
3:00 WELCOME KATY BRADBURY
4:24 WHAT IS HOMOCYSTEINE?
- Homocysteine is an amino acid involved in methylation
- Symptoms of elevated homocysteine levels
- Homocysteine is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and neurological disease
- You have to look at themes and the overall picture
- It’s not a diagnostic marker by itself
7:00 HOMOCYSTEINE METABOLISM
- Factors that can impair homocysteine from being metabolized efficiently
- Making sure that you’re absorbing and metabolizing folate efficiently is crucial.
- Choline is an important nutrient for homocysteine metabolism
- Why we do MTHFR gene testing
- 60-80% of people have the MTHFR gene variant that prevents effective absorption of unmethylated B vitamins
- There are lots of genetic variants that can impact homocysteine metabolism.
10:35 WHY HOMOCYSTEINE IS IMPORTANT FOR FERTILITY
- Elevated homocysteine can be inflammatory, which is bad news for sperm health
- Healthy levels of homocysteine are associated with healthy reproductive processes
15:53 HOMOCYSTEINE IN PREGNANCY
- Correlation between healthy homocysteine and multiple aspects of a healthy pregnancy
- Homocysteine is a marker of inflammation.
23:57 STRATEGIES TO LOWER HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS
- Focusing on getting more plants in your diet brings you a lot of nutrients
- All the B vitamins are important for methylation
- Crucial benefits of consuming quality animal products
- You need to get the right nutrients into your body to be able to sustain life
29:41 HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS
- Functional reference ranges we look for
- Maintaining the right balance between vitamin B12 and folate
32:09 FOUNDATIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
- NAC is a great option to support your body at large
- You’ve gotta work on your health.
34:32 FINAL THOUGHTS
- Dwelling on one specific marker isn’t helpful.
- Everyone’s underlying causes are different.
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RESOURCES:
Fab Fertile Method - https://fabfertile.com/pages/what-we-do
Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH
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