So it's taken me 10 years and I’ve now perfected what I believe is the right amount of folate for the right person (whether they be male or female). Sometimes, we give 10 times the amount of folate that somebody thinks they should take and 91% of the time we are successful.

Let me tell you about one of our success stories. Lauren and her husband Justin found my course online and started it because they found out that they both had the MTHFR polymorphisms. Unfortunately a few months before they had had a stillbirth at 38 weeks which completely destroyed their world as you can well imagine. We did genetic testing, blood testing and some functional testing to find out the true state of their hormones and key nutrients. We found that Lauren had some minor clotting genes that may have affected the health of her placenta and we counseled her on what it meant for both of them to have the MTHFR gene and other genes related to fertility. We spent 4 months in preconception ensuring that they didn’t fall pregnant during this time, as this is the time we set aside to adjust the nutrients we need to adjust, particularly folate. They were so diligent, so committed and the trust she gave to me was so amazing. I was really honoured that she gave me such a big job. I consider it the greatest honour to be entrusted with the preconception journey. Once we were satisfied that all was good they started to try and within a couple of months they were pregnant again. So exciting. So amazing. But this was where the work really started for me, because the emotional roller coaster they experienced in the pregnancy before had taken its toll, so the monthly support we gave them both was critical and I just knew that because she had done things differently and they had prepared so well, this was going to be different. I’m delighted to say that it was and here's their beautiful bub Leyland. 

Here's what Justin and Lauren had to say.