MTHFR Gene Test

The MTHFR gene test is used to detect two relatively common mutations in the MTHFR gene that are associated with elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood. Our highly qualified Naturopaths at Brisbane Livewell Clinic is able to perform a MTHFR gene blood test onsite.

What Is The MTHFR Gene?

The MTHFR gene, technically called Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, is a key enzyme required to metabolise homocysteine. It is an enzyme that converts folate you eat into the active form (5-Methyltetrahydrofolate). The MTHFR gene test is used to detect two relatively common mutations in the MTHFR gene that are associated with elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood.

What Do High Levels of Homocysteine Mean?

High homocysteine levels in the blood are recognised as a risk factor for:

Coronary artery disease
Venous thrombosis and stroke
Type 2 Diabetes
Obesity

High homocysteine levels in the blood have also been associated with:

Neural tube defects
Recurrent miscarriage
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Stillbirths
Depression and other mood disorders

What Causes High Levels of Homocysteine?

The major cause of high homocysteine levels is folate deficiency. Other factors include insufficient vitamin B12 and genetic mutations in the MTHFR gene. Folate is Vitamin B9 and is not the same as folic acid. (Folic acid is synthetic and is not found in nature. It must undergo various transformations to utilisation.)

When Is The MTHFR Gene Test Used?

The MTHFR Gene Test may be ordered for the following reasons:

If a person has a personal or family history of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) or inappropriate blood clots (thrombosis)
When a close relative has MTHFR gene mutations

A defective (mutated) MTHFR gene can increase the risk of:

Coronary heart disease
Dementia
Stress and toxin buildup
Arteriosclerosis
Fatty liver degenerative disease
Depression
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
Miscarriages
Migraines

How Does The MTHFR Gene Test Help?

You can’t change a defective gene. But you can help it do its job better and minimize problems.

Our highly qualified Naturopaths at Brisbane Livewell Clinic is able to perform an MTHFR gene blood test onsite and if defects are found then help with the following:

Help design a diet with foods to avoid, especially certain processed foods
Provide information and supplements, such as Vitamin B, to counterbalance effects caused by the mutated gene

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Carmel Elmore

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Carmel is a fully qualified Naturopath, Nutritionist and Yoga Instructor with more than 10 years experience of treating patients. Carmel combines the use of traditional natural medicine in the form of herbs, tissue salts and nutrients with the most current supplements, compounding nutrients...

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As a degree qualified Naturopath, Mark is passionate about restoring optimal health through the use of evidence based nutrition and lifestyle changes and where necessary, through the use of quality, practitioner only nutritional supplements and herbal medicines. Mark believes in finding...

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Sheridan is a both a Clinical Nutritionist & Naturopath who is passionate in treating mood & digestive disorders. She has completed extensive post graduate education in Nutrigenomics (how nutrients impact our DNA) and Functional Medicine. For more than a decade, Sheridan has been...

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