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Are you lacking vitamin B in your diet?

Think you have an iron deficiency problem? Before you pick up supplements to offset this imbalance, stop.

Because in this week's episode, I'm here to share some shocking news about vitamin B and iron and how they affect your health.

Plus, stick around to find out how you can kick deadly disruptors out of your food while staying on a budget.

You won't want to miss this one. Stay tuned.

The insane benefits of vitamin B nobody shares.

Alright, welcome back to the Dr. Gundry Podcast. Today I'm going to share something about vitamin B that nobody is talking about.

There's a good chance that your oral multi-B vitamin is a total waste of money. That's right, a total waste of money.

And there's a 100% chance that your vitamin B12 shot is a total waste of money. That's right, a total waste of money.

How can I be so sure about all this? Well, first of all, if you're part of the 50% of people who carry one or more of the mutations of the MTHFR gene,

and if you say that out loud, we will bleep you from network television.

And as I tell my patients, it's the mother effort gene. And that's how to remember it.

You can take all the B vitamins in the world and you will not convert particularly vitamin B12 and folic acid into their active forms

because you lack enzymes that convert these B vitamins into their active, methylated forms.

So you can keep swallowing them, but they're not going to do you any good.

Additionally, surprising number of people need a receptor in the lower part of their intestines called intrinsic factor that's necessary to absorb methyl B12 into your gut.

And if you don't have intrinsic factor, and I'm always amazed how many people don't have intrinsic factor, you can swallow vitamin B12.

You can even swallow the active form of vitamin B12, methylcobalamin, and you still won't have any B12 in your bloodstream.

Now, how do you know if you have one of these mutations? Well, you can get a blood test, you can get a gene test to see if you carry one of these mutations.

But here's an interesting easy way. There's strong evidence that people who carry one or more of these mutations have either a strong personal history or a strong family history.

Of anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar, schizophrenia, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and suicide tendencies.

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