Feeling disoriented or forgetful could be linked to homocysteine levels, which are determined by a blood test. Homocysteine affects methylation, a process that connects the brain and body. B vitamins, including B12, folate, and B6, can lower homocysteine levels, thereby improving brain function. Higher doses of these vitamins may be necessary for optimal results. Regular intake can enhance memory and prevent accidents.
B vitamins and homocysteine for healthy people
Transcript
Have you noticed that your mind is a bit discombobulated? Maybe you’re not remembering things quite so well. Maybe you bump into things and forget where you’ve put things. It’s a bit like your brain isn’t very connected. Well, it may be a very, very simple problem, and that is to do with homocysteine. Homocysteine is a blood test and it determines whether you are doing a process called methylation. And there’s a billion methylation reactions every few seconds in your brain and body, which connects everything. And how you do methylation and how you lower homocysteine is specifically with B vitamins, vitamin B six, which is in Whole Foods folate, which is in greens, think foliage and beans and vitamin B12. And a lot of people, and there’s really no way to know whether you are one of them. It’s actually literally two in five over 60 are malabsorbing, B12 to an extent where you have to supplement. The basic RDA is two micrograms. It’s uh, way too low. A decent supplement. I take 10 micrograms, but my homocysteine is low. It’s seven, which is optimal. But if your homocysteine is above 10 or 11, it’s a very, very simple blood test, which you can do in a home test kit. You’re gonna need 500 micrograms of B12, maybe 400 micrograms of methyl folate. This is the activated form of folate, 20 or so milligrams of B six. And simply taking these B vitamins can lower your homocysteine, improve your methylation, reconnect your brain, and suddenly you find that things are working. You’re remembering things, you are connecting things, you’re not bumping into things. So there’s a very, very quick tip that can help to get your brain back on track.