Suggested Use

Description

Methyl-Guard™ was created to decrease homocysteine levels in the body which are a risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease. It may also enhance carnitine, CoQlO, taurine and pantethine levels as well as SAM levels (possibly helping myelin formation). Methionine is de-methylated in the body into homocysteine by two interconnected pathways. It, then must be re-methylated to produce S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) which is the bodies "universal methyl donor". SAM is necessary in remyelinization, and also formation of carnitine and CoQlO. If homocysteine is not re-methylated it can damage endothelial cells, interrupt collagen synthesis and crosslinking, and cause heavy oxidant formation. The breakdown of homocysteine is also necessary to produce taurine and cysteine (read on Taurine and Cysteplus for uses) which are essential for proper body function. Methyl-Guard provides the essential cofactors necessary in the re-methylation and trans-sulfation pathways of methionine so that homocysteine levels are decreased and SAM levels are increased. It contains Betaine, Methylcobalamin, Folinic Acid and Pyridoxal-5-Phosphate.