Folic acid

Folic acid benefits

Folic acid is a form of Vitamin B, specifically Vitamin B 9. In plants, Vitamin B is found in the ‘Folate’ form, a chemical form which occurs naturally. The ‘Folic’ form, which does not occur naturally in either plants or in the human body, is the more stable form and this, is the form in […]

Foods high in folic acid

There are many vitamins that are essential to the human body, some of which you recognize but are probably not very familiar with. Although you might have heard of the B vitamin group, I’m betting that you cannot name more than a few of them individually. To help you move past that lack of knowledge, […]

Folic acid

Folic acid is a type of vitamin B9 which offers a myriad of benefits to the body. It is the man-made or the synthetic version of folate, which can be found in a lot of fortified foods and supplements. The term folic is derived from folium, which is the Latin word for leaf and is […]

Pregnancy and folic acid

If you are a woman who is thinking about having a child, then you should also know that pregnancy and folic acid are two things that go together in order to assure the health of your baby. However, you may not know why it is that pregnancy and folic acid are such a good combination. […]