Advanced Adult Multi-Vitamin/Mineral - With 5-MTHF

Kirkman’s new Advanced Adult Multivitamin/Mineral with 5-MTHF offers the same excellent blend of nutrients that are in our original formulation except that the folic acid form in this new product is 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF).  In addition, the vitamin B-12 concentration has been increased to ensure the proper absorption rate of the 5-MTHF. Our new Advanced Adult Multivitamin/Mineral with 5-MTHF was formulated to offer 5-MTHF, which is a more active form of folate in the body than folic acid.  Most foods and dietary supplements contain folic acid, which is a synthetic form of vitamin B that is not biologically active in the body until it is converted to 5- Methyl tetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF) and 5-Formyltetrahydrofolate (folinic acid), which are the active forms found in the liver and the gut. In order for the folic acid to be converted to these biologically active forms in the body, a particular enzyme must be functioning normally.  This enzyme is called methyl tetrahydrofolate r