The content of this podcast is provided for general informational purposes only and is not intended as, nor should it be considered a substitute for professional medical advice. Oh, how I feel.

O it's echy, bitchy, ichy, achy, achy, achy and achy.

Hello, this is Karen Nickle Family Nurse practitionerer and you are listening to Itchy and Bitchie a

podcast that provides answers to your many unanswered health questions. Before I get

started I want to remind you about my course called the

perimenopause answer if you are going through the phase of life called

perimenopause or if you're not sure if you're in perimenopause. I would love to have the opportunity to talk to you

about the course to see if it is the right fit for you. I really have enjoyed getting to

know many of you and I'm so grateful to you for listening to

and sharing the podcast. There is a link on our website itchy and bitchy.com and our

Facebook page I and B podcast where you can schedule an appointment for a

Zoom call with me. I'm afraid I'm gonna say it again. This is a Zoom call with me.

It is not a webinar. So when when you make an appointment I will be sitting at

my desk waiting for you to join the one-on-one Zoom call.

All righty then many of you may never have heard of the MTHFR genetic variant. In my practice I

rarely saw a patient who was aware of this variant and several years ago I talked to you about this on the

podcast but I thought it would be a helpful review since most folks still don't know

about this gene mutation. Let's start by talking about folate and folic acid. Even among medical

professionals there is confusion about the distinct differences between these

two forms of the B9 Vitamin.

These names are often used interchangeably, which further reinforces the mistaken thinking

that they are the same thing.

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