| Folic acid is a part of the water-soluble vitamin B9, | | | | Alzheimer's disease by protecting the brain from the |
| also known as Folate, which aids in helping our bodies | | | | same high levels of homocysteine that may cause |
| produce new cells. It is responsible for helping make | | | | heart disease and stroke. |
| sure our bodies remain healthy. | | | | You also can get folic acid in your diet, but it's hard |
| If you're trying to get pregnant, you and your | | | | to get enough every day through food alone. |
| partner may want to make sure you're getting | | | | Eating a diet that is adequate in folate can help keep |
| enough folate in your diet. If you're not, neither of | | | | your body healthy and strong. Green leafy |
| you may be fertile enough to produce a baby. | | | | vegetables, fruits, dried beans and some nuts like |
| However, it is more important that women take the | | | | sunflower seeds all contain adequate amounts of the |
| vitamin folate than men since it may also help in the | | | | vitamin. |
| prevention of serious birth defects of the brain and | | | | However, not every one is able to eat enough of |
| spine in your baby during pregnancy. | | | | the foods and vitamins that our bodies need. |
| Studies suggest the vitamin may also help reduce the | | | | Whether we're busy with life or just don't care for |
| risk of heart disease and stroke in both men and | | | | many of the foods containing the specific vitamins |
| women. One of the contributing factors of stroke | | | | our bodies need, we often neglect what is best for |
| and heart disease may be the high levels of | | | | us. And as a result our bodies will eventually begin to |
| homocysteine, found in your blood. The vitamin may | | | | shut down. |
| help by helping to lower those levels of | | | | Yet, eating a diet high in nutrients just isn't enough. |
| homocysteine. | | | | Many of the foods we eat just don't contain enough |
| The vitamin may also aid in the fight against some | | | | of the nutrients needed in for our bodies to remain |
| other diseases. Although studies are still limited on | | | | healthy and strong. To help solve this problem we |
| just how well it may help, the vitamin could aid in | | | | need a whole food vitamins product in order to get |
| your body's DNA that has been damaged. | | | | the complete nutrition that our body needs. |
| Another reason you may want to take the vitamin is | | | | The choice is yours, why not make it a healthy |
| because it could help aid in minimizing the effects of | | | | choice and start living again! |