What is Folic Acid?

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 bodiessame high levels of homocysteine that may cause
produce new cells. It is responsible for helping makeheart 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 yourto get enough every day through food alone.
partner may want to make sure you're gettingEating a diet that is adequate in folate can help keep
enough folate in your diet. If you're not, neither ofyour 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 thesunflower seeds all contain adequate amounts of the
vitamin folate than men since it may also help in thevitamin.
prevention of serious birth defects of the brain andHowever, 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 theWhether we're busy with life or just don't care for
risk of heart disease and stroke in both men andmany of the foods containing the specific vitamins
women. One of the contributing factors of strokeour bodies need, we often neglect what is best for
and heart disease may be the high levels ofus. And as a result our bodies will eventually begin to
homocysteine, found in your blood. The vitamin mayshut down.
help by helping to lower those levels ofYet, 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 someof the nutrients needed in for our bodies to remain
other diseases. Although studies are still limited onhealthy and strong. To help solve this problem we
just how well it may help, the vitamin could aid inneed 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 isThe choice is yours, why not make it a healthy
because it could help aid in minimizing the effects ofchoice and start living again!