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Podcast: Everything is the Best
Episode: How Two Moms are Changing Pre and Post Natal Health with Perelel
Description: In early 2019, Victoria’s daughter was born with a cleft lip, without having any common risk factors or genetic link. She and her OB/GYN, were shocked to learn this type of cleft was associated with a folic acid deficiency, which was especially surprising, considering that Victoria had been taking a prenatal she trusted. It turns out, about 40 to 60 percent of women have a common genetic mutation, the MTHFR variant, which prevents them from converting folic acid into folate, the usable format, and an increase in folate intake during the first four to seven weeks of pregnancy are crucial to...