Vitamin B9 - Folic acid

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Today it is about B9 Vitamin and it is also known as Folic acid.
<!-- google_ad_section_start --> Folic acid, or vitamin B9 is needed for energy production and a very strong immune system to fight and resist all kinds of disease which are rampant in the world today.

It is crucial to the good health of every cell in the body, including skin cells, the cells that line the small intestine, the red and white blood cells. It is also needed to form the DNA of in our genes, so that our body can replenish the lost cells and assist in the new cell formation.

Beef and chicken liver, and leafy green vegetables such as broccoli, collards, chard, spinach, and romaine lettuce are all high in folic acid. Other natural sources of Vitamin B9 include fruits, especially bananas, oranges, and cantaloupe; brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, rice, barley, all kinds of beans and peas, milk, mushrooms, root vegetables, salmon, tuna, and asparagus.

[FONT=tahoma,arial] Because folic acid is needed for DNA and RNA genetic material to function correctly, it is crucial to the development of a normal fetus. All women of childbearing age should get the 400 milligrams each day compulsorily even before they think of pregnancy.

Critical events in foetal development, such as regulation of nerve cell development in the embryo, occur during the first 6 weeks of pregnancy. Deficiency of this vitamin in the child bearing age brings out genetic defects in the new born babies. So all the women in that age are asked to take folic Acid compulsorily by the doctors nowadays.

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[FONT=tahoma,arial]Folic acid is water-soluble (you absorb only about half of the folic acid you eat), and is easily destroyed by microwaving, processing, overcooking, or reheating. So an additional supplement can be taken if the women in question is planning pregnancy.

So please take care everyone, we need Folic Acid irrespective of man or woman. All of us need a minimum of 180 milligrams daily. We need it for the immunity and the body resistence which we need for our day to day polluted environment.

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