Christa generously shares the story of how discovering MTHFR and detoxifying completely changed the trajectory of her son's life, and their family's attention to nutrition. Christa's son struggled with communication, attention, memory, sensory issues, and what was diagnosed as developmental delay. Thanks to Christa's hard work with eliminating folic acid and using detoxification support, including zeolites, her son is now thriving.00:00 - Introduction and meet Christa00:49 - Christa's son's struggles - communication, sensitivity, and developmental delay01:39 - The day we knew things weren't normal02:00 - Mom says "This is on me."02:31 - Finding out about MTHFR03:11 - Starting to detox03:29 - Three weeks of no folic acid and zeolites and he was a different kid.03:55 - MTHFR testing comes back positive04:19 - "I've been poisoning my son with fortified foods his whole life"04:40 - He's not struggling, but he's not thriving yet05:35 - I wish every mom knew about this07:02 - No more special needs or developmental delay.08:04 - The ability to express himself08:45 - Getting folic acid out of the way09:31 - Why babies should be tested for MTHFR10:12 - The complicated case of fortified food10:40 - Raising awareness to help other parents11:09 - Making changes for Max has helped the whole householdThanks so much for watching! I have so many other resources for you. Here is the full length version of this interview: https://youtu.be/FVbXxD9WVoQIf you would like to tell your own MTHFR story, you can schedule with Dr. Amy here: ⁠https://calendly.com/amy-tohealthwiththat/new-meeting⁠Check out the website first for lots of FREE stuff:WEBSITE: https://tohealthwiththat.com/ Order Dr. Amy's book MTHFR Easy: Get Healthy For Life: https://amzn.to/47tT31YPaperback and audiobook versions are coming soon.This story was shared graciously and generously with permission to post on the podcast, Youtube, and in print if that happens in the future.

Today, Kelsey is kind enough to share her and her family's journey with MTHFR. Like the rest of us, their journey has unfolded slowly with a lot of personal research along the way.00:00 - Intro00:38 - Meeting Kelsey01:11 - How she found out about MTHFR02:18 - Quest to learn about MTHFR03:23 - High dose folic acid in pregnancy and pregnancy complications04:09 - The MTHFR highlights - ADHD, difficult fertility, weird pregnancy symptoms, sensitivities.04:39 - Eliminating folic acid, starting gummy multis06:16 - hemochromatosis solutions08:00 - Sugar cravings at night09:01 - Sugar and craving hack with flax seeds09:28 - Fast COMT10:54 - Seed cycling - how to and what to expectThanks so much for watching! I have so many other resources for you. There is also a more extended, unedited version of this interview.If you would like to tell your own MTHFR story, you can schedule with Dr. Amy here: ⁠https://calendly.com/amy-tohealthwiththat/new-meeting⁠Check out the website first for lots of FREE stuff:WEBSITE: https://tohealthwiththat.com/ Order Dr. Amy's book MTHFR Easy: Get Healthy For Life: https://amzn.to/47tT31YPaperback and audiobook versions are coming soon.This story was shared graciously and generously with permission to post on the podcast, Youtube, and in print if that happens in the future.

Season 5, Episode 7 of the To Health With That! podcast. Betsy and I recorded this video several years ago (hence the hair!) and she was kind enough to consent to share it in this format as well. Betsy's history as a nurse gives her a wonderful, insightful perspective on healthcare and her journey with autoimmune disease and having to take an antifolate will help so many other individuals who are struggling with this issue.00:00 - Intro00:36 - Betsy’s Story with Autoimmune disease03:20 - Flexibility is Betsy’s most important thing04:51 - Highly Sensitive People05:36 - MTHFR and perfectionism06:53 - Personal responsibility in MTHFR07:21 - Taking methotrexate with MTHFR (an anti-folate medication)09:11 - Symptom tracking10:53 - Knowledge about your own health is power.Thanks so much for watching! I have so many other resources for you. Here is the full version of this interview: If you would like to tell your own MTHFR story, you can schedule with Dr. Amy here: ⁠https://calendly.com/amy-tohealthwiththat/new-meeting⁠Check out the website first for lots of FREE stuff:WEBSITE: https://tohealthwiththat.com/ Order Dr. Amy's book MTHFR Easy: Get Healthy For Life: https://amzn.to/47tT31YPaperback and audiobook versions are coming soon.This story was shared graciously and generously with permission to post on the podcast, Youtube, and in print if that happens in the future.