MTHFR: The Role in Cardiovascular Disease

Sulphur Containing Foods

Sulphur in MTHFR Foods High in Sulphur

Your intake of sulphur containing
foods will depend on the mutations
present in your CBS genes. An Vegetables Grains & Pulses
overactive CBS gene can result in the
increased production of sulphur,
 Broccoli  Legumes
requiring the short term elimination of
 Cauliflower  Peanuts
sulphur containing foods from the diet,
until you are able to balance this  Dark Leafy Greens  Quinoa
pathway with you practitioner.
 Cabbage  Soy milk, tofu, tempeh
 Onions  Dried beans
 

 Brussels sprouts
 Leeks Supplements
 Garlic
 Alpha Lipoic Acid

 Horseradish
 Mustard leaves/  Chondroitin sulfate
Mustard/radish flowers  Epsom salt baths
 Radish
  Glucosamine sulfate
 Red hot peppers  Glutathione
 Watercress  Milk thistle

Read Your Labels  N-Acetyl Cysteine
Ensure you are in communication with
 Shallots
your MTHFR practitioner in regards to  Spinach  Chlorella
any supplements taken if increasing or  Rocket
  MSM
decreasing the sulphur in your diet.  DMSA

As many supplements contain or can
Dairy & Poultry Products
increase sulphur in the body, they may Other
add to or exacerbate your symptoms
or the effect of sulphur in the body.  Dairy – milk, cheese,
 Coconut milk, juice, and oil
cream, sour cream
 Tumeric (good at raising
 Eggs, especially egg yolk
thiol levels)
 Coffee
Meat & Seafood
 Chocolate
 Red & white meats Sources
http://www.methodsofhealing.com/top-5-detox-foods/
 Fish
 http://www.superiorhealthcare.com.au/V137/Blooms-
Glucosamine-1500-Plus-180s/pd.php

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Hidden Sulphur
Foods Low in Sulphur
Sulphur can be hidden in
otherwise sulphur free foods in Vegetables: Dairy/ Milk Alternatives:
the form of preservatives.  All varieties of pumpkin  Butter
The preservatives to look for are  Almond Milk
220 (sulphur dioxide) and 200
 Zucchini
(sorbic acid).  Sweet potato  Coconut Milk
These preservatives are  Rice Milk
commonly present in wine, dried
 Eggplant
fruits and coconut based  Sweet corn
products. Meats/ Seafood:
Always read the label.
 Avocado  All meats contain
Fresh is best!  Bamboo shoots cysteine and hence
 Carrots contain sulphur.
 Celery  However, the lowest
 Coriander, basil, thyme, sulphur containing meats
rosemary are:
 Corn  Liver
 Zucchini  Bacon - organic
 Turkey
Fruits:
Where to Start?  Sardines
 Apples (raw)
All cruciferous vegetables and foods  Salmon (the higher the
 Plums
containing protein will contain some fat the lower the sulphur,
level of sulphur.  Pears
hence tuna etc are
When transition onto a low sulphur  Peaches
containing diet, it is important to focus higher in sulphur)
on eliminating cruciferous vegetables,
 Figs
 Oysters
eggs and dairy.  Grapefruit
 Prawns
As protein is vital for hundreds of  Coconut (fresh or not
processes within the body, it is still
important to consume lower sulphur preserved with sulphur, Other:
containing meats and legumes. check label)  Oats
 Dates  Cinnamon
 Lemons  Salt + Pepper
 Lime
Sources: http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000085000000000000000-1w.html?
http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000000000000085000000-18w.html?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/441718-a-list-of-low-sulfur-foods/
http://www.livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/food/high-sulfur-sulphur-food-list/
http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2013/04/company-develops-natural-preservative/
http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/11/artificial-chicken-eggs-made-from-plants-launched-in-supermarkets-
3958988/

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