While virtually any type of stress is potential wear and tear for bones. One form, too many toxins, can wreak havoc with bone strength and optimal bone health. For example, the cadmium in cigarettes is known to displace zinc within bone structure. This means that smoking is inherently weakening to your bone mass, not only because it reduces the flow of...

Overweight individuals commonly have a majority of the symptoms associated with a sluggish thyroid function. This is especially true for those who have a history of yo-yo dieting or difficulty losing weight by cutting back on calories and trying to exercise more.The healthy function of your entire thyroid system is a top-level health priority. Sluggish...

B vitamins are needed for the healthy function of your nervous system and for the proper development of your baby's nervous system. B vitamins are your basics for stress management and energy production. Folate is vital for brain health and plays key roles in mental and emotional health. Folate (folic acid) is now widely recommended for healthy pregnancy...

Homocysteine is a natural byproduct of protein metabolism in your liver. In a healthy situation homocysteine is naturally metabolized into other compounds with the help of folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6. If you are lacking B vitamins, which are typically used up by stress, then you may not have enough B vitamins to support the normal metabolism...

The Wall Street Journal now calls it Vytoringate – one of the biggest drug frauds in history. Merck and Schering-Plough sat on bad drug trial results of their cholesterol drug and raked in close to 10 billion dollars selling snake oil...Meanwhile, nobody seems to be mentioning that folic acid has already been proven to do what Vytorin was supposed to be...

You are going out of your way to take supplements but do you know the difference between folate and folic acid? Discover which form of vitamin B9 the body prefers and why.

Folate is an important B vitamin for nerve and cardiovascular health.

Pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the near future? Discover how folate and folic acid support you and your baby’s health, the differences between the two, and things to be aware of.

Two studies help drive home the point that high quality nutrition during pregnancy can have a profound effect on the future health of one's child.

B vitamins ability to improve the nervous system and human intelligence functions defines an important role for basic nutrition that goes far beyond the old notions of nutritional deficiency diseases. Optimizing folic acid and vitamin B12 intake can be of profound benefit to cognitive ability as well as help maintain optimal function of nerves at every age.

Dietary folic acid activates AMPK and improves insulin resistance and hepatic inflammation in dietary rodent models of the metabolic syndrome.

Oral folic acid and vitamin B-12 supplementation to prevent cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults with depressive symptoms—the Beyond Ageing Project: a randomized controlled trial

Folate (vitamin B9) and vitamin B12 and their function in the maintenance of nuclear and mitochondrial genome integrity.

Folic acid deficiency and neutrophil dysfunction.

Maternal periconceptional folic acid intake and risk of autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay in the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) case-control study.

A pilot study of folic acid supplementation for improving homocysteine levels, cognitive and depressive status in eating disorders.