Folic Acid and Women
Everyone could use a little more folic acid, but for a woman, it is a must. Here is a great exert from an article about the benefits of folic acid:
“Pregnant women plagued by cravings for pickles and ice cream must remember to include plenty of folic acid in their diets. Shown to reduce the risk of miscarriage and birth defects, folic acid â found primarily in leafy green vegetables â is an absolute necessity for any woman who is pregnant or is considering becoming pregnant. In fact, “health officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommend that all women of childbearing age take folic acid (0.4 mg daily) to protect their future newborns from developing a neural tube defect, an anomaly of the spinal cord,” writes Burton Goldberg in Alternative Medicine.”
To read the whole article, go to: http://www.newstarget.com/016208.html
