|
|
|
Why Folic
Acid Is Important
|
Folic acid is one of the vitamins that make up the Vitamin B complex.
Also known as folacin and folate, this essential nutrient serves the
body in many ways. While important for all age groups, folic acid is
especially necessary to pregnant women and important to those entering
their elder years. However, despite all its known benefits, many people
fail to meet the recommended daily intake levels, which can have real
health consequences.
Folic acid is important from the very first moment of life. In fact,
if a couple is even thinking about getting pregnant, the woman should
immediately begin to monitor her folic acid consumption, making sure
that she meets the suggested daily intake levels. Most health care professionals
recommend that every woman of childbearing age make sufficient folic
acid consumption a nutritional priority. That is because this nutrient
is vital to the development of the baby from the moment of conception.
It can help to prevent serious birth defects in the brain and spine,
called neural tube defects. Spinal Bifida is one of the more well known
of these defects. These types of defects usually occur within the first
few weeks of development, which means they happen before the average
woman even realizes she is pregnant.
Other important functions of folic acid within the body include, in
addition to assisting in the formation of genetic material in each and
every cell of the body, the formation of red blood cells essential to
transporting oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and tissue growth.
Folic acid, according to recent research, has been associated with such
health benefits as protection against such debilitating diseases as
Alzheimer’s disease, some cancers and heart diseases. It is also thought
to offer a certain degree of protection from strokes.
Deficiencies in folic acid can cause a myriad of health problems. Among
them are ulcerations in the mouth, inflammation of the tongue, peptic
ulcers, and chronic diarrhea. Folic acid deficiency can also contribute
to certain kinds of anemia.
Folic acid is a water soluble nutrient, which means it flows out of
the body with the urine and the body’s supplies must be replenished
daily. Because of its great importance in the reproductive system and
the protections it offers, as well as its role in other essential bodily
functions, it is a good idea to consider taking dietary supplements
to ensure that the recommended daily intake levels are met. Particularly
in the realm of potential birth defects of such a serious and debilitating
nature, better safe than sorry should be the philosophy when it comes
to folic acid daily intake levels.
When choosing a dietary supplement, it is always important to read and
understand the label. That will help you to ensure that you are getting
the daily intake levels of the nutrients you seek. For example, a prenatal
vitamin will focus on different nutrients and levels of intake than
a general, all-purpose daily multi-vitamin. When planning your supplement
use, make an honest assessment of your eating habits. That way, you
can select individual supplements that match your individual dietary
needs and health goals, and avoid getting too much of some and too little
of others.
So much of good health is planning and maintaining a routine that ensures
the daily consumption of proper nutrients. Folic acid supplements can
offer a safe and sure means of meeting the body’s daily requirements
of this essential and protective nutrient.
About The Author:
Peter Dobler is a veteran in the IT business. His passion for experimenting
with new internet marketing strategies leads him to explore new niche
markets.
Read more about his experience with vitamins; visit
http://vitamins.online-business-idea.com
Other Vitamins Related Information
Introducing "Burn the Fat, Feed
the Muscle": A Complete Fat Burning System Based on The Secret
Techniques of The World's Best Bodybuilders and Fitness Models
"Burn
the Fat, Feed the Muscle" (BFFM) is a 337 page fat burning success
manual in downloadable e-book format, jam-packed cover to cover
with all the fat loss methods previously known by only a small
handful of the worlds best fitness models and bodybuilders.
This program contains all the information you'll ever need to
help you melt away body fat permanently without muscle loss
and without using drugs or unnecessary supplements.
Get more information
|
Fit Over 40: Role Models For Excellence At Any Age!
This
new e-book is already sending shock waves throughout the health
and fitness world... while making a lot of anti-aging and life
extension "experts" very nervous. But it’s also making a lot
of people like you very happy, because we really did "crack
the code" on getting in shape as fast as humanly possible.
Look: I searched for over
5 years to find the mentors to help propel me from sick
and fat to healthy and fit. Now you can get all the secrets
to better health and a better body – in less than 5 minutes!
We’ve found all the mentors for you!
Get more information
|
Start Burning Fat Today
Did
you know that it is now possible to drop up to 14 POUNDS
in only 7 DAYS? That's right... The Negative
Calorie Diet™ can make it happen for you! Since 1997, thousands
of people from all over the world are using our
weight
loss program. Our
eBook reveals the
weight loss secrets
of consuming negative calorie foods to lose all the weight you
want!
Get more information
|
A Physician's
weight-loss
Secret.
Drug-Free,
Natural Weight-Loss Diet System Leaves You Thinner...
Your Weight Easier
To Manage - Without Starving
14 years of weight
loss results prove that ...29 out of 30 people can
have a slimmer
body in as little as 6 to 8 weeks with this Safe,
No-Starving,
Drug-free weight-loss diet program.
Get more information
|
"Finally! … An Amazingly Simple 'It Feels Right' Method
For Getting Rid of Those Bumps and Dimples Called Cellulite
-- That Always Works"
Lose
the embarrassing dimples of cellulite, look and feel more
confident (even in a bathing suit), as well as live a healthy
life of personal fulfillment through America's finest, no-gimmick,
cellulite treatment plan!
by Brad
Callen, Fitness Consultant and instructor of the
Cellulite No More System™
Get more information
|
|