About this episode

Dr. Paul Thomas interviews Dr. Ben Lynch about the importance of prenatal nutrition and the differences between synthetic folic acid and natural folate for optimal fertility and child health.

I'm joined today by Dr. Ben Lynch, DNM — one of the most knowledgeable experts I know on methylation pathways, biochemistry, and how prenatal nutrition shapes a child's lifelong health. Dr. Lynch is the author of *[Dirty Genes](https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Genes-Breakthrough-Program-Optimize/dp/0062698141)* and founder of [Seeking Health](https://www.seekinghealth.com/), and over the years he has become one of the physicians I turn to most for insight on these critical early developmental windows. In this episode, we go deep on a topic that doesn't get nearly enough attention in conventional obstetrics: the difference between synthetic folic acid and the natural folate forms that developing babies actually need — and what happens when we get it wrong.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Paul Thomas

Guest: Dr. Ben Lynch

Topics covered

• pediatric health
• fertility
• methylation pathways
• prenatal nutrition
• synthetic folic acid
• natural folate

Keywords

• methylation
• folic acid
• folate
• prenatal health
• child development
• nutrition
• fertility

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seeking Health

Books & works: Dirty Genes

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