Liposomal Folic Acid

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I am reading the new book of Nora Gedgaudas "RETHINKING FATIGUE: What Your Adrenals Are Really Telling You And What You Can Do About It" and she says:

Supplements and foods that might help your stress-ravaged brain are:

Folic acid in the form of L-methylfolate (5-MTHF). Again, I am biased toward liquid liposomal sources for this because they help facilitate effective absorption and utilization better.

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How do we do liposomal folic acid?

Can we do it the same way that we do liposomal Vit C?

So far, I did not find anything about that on the net, still searching.
 
I found this product _http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Methylfolate-Methylcobalamin-Non-hydrogenated-Phosphatidyl/dp/B00IN9W8B4

I had a look at absorption rates, as it's water soluble it shouldn't be a problem. It also crosses the blood brain barrier.

_http://www.cnsspectrums.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=1969
The Role of L-methylfolate in Depressive Disorders
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The standard dose of L-methylfolate for the augmentation of antidepressants is one 7.5 mg tablet/day. No titration is necessary, and it is not associated with withdrawal symptoms at discontinuation. The maximum amount of L-methylfolate that can be absorbed in one dose is ~15 mg.67 If more than one 7.5 mg tablet/day is needed, it may be prudent to give in divided doses. All reported adverse events occur at placebo rates or lower, and overall it is an extremely well tolerated agent, allowing patients to continue L-methylfolate therapy as long as necessary to maintain remission. There are no known contraindications and no known drug interactions.

Can't find an exact reference, but someone who's been studying these things for some time says the absorption of normal methylfolate is over 50%
_http://forums.phoenixrising.me/index.php?threads/methylfolate-held-in-the-mouth.10199/
Fredd [..] absorption by swallowing of the Metafolin is over 50% [..]
 
Gandalf said:
How do we do liposomal folic acid?

Can we do it the same way that we do liposomal Vit C?

I don't see why not. The question is where to find powdered methylfolate to make it? The only source I come up with is alibaba which mostly comes from China and India.
 
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