Pure Lab Vitamins Bioactive Folic Acid Slow Release 60 Veggie Caps

A biologically active folic acid (B9) in a sustained release formulation

Folic acid is not just for pregnant women; it’s a vitamin essential to everyone. Folic acid (which is also called folate) performs many important tasks while it is in its activated form, methyl-tetrahydrofolate. Methyl-folate is necessary for the synthesis of DNA and RNA, for controlling Development and reproduction of cells, and supporting the production of hemoglobin. Along with vitamins B-2, B-6 and B-12, folic acid is required for the methylation of amino acids, for converting toxic levels of homocysteine into methionine and for synthesis of new proteins.

Without folate, red blood cells are unable to carry oxygen effectively, resulting in problems such as weakness, fatigue, headache, Cardio Health palpitations and shortness of breath. Deficiency can also cause ulcers in the mouth and gastrointestinal tract.

Adequate folate intake is especially important for women before and during Prenatal-Wellness-Car-e because deficiency is linked to preterm birth, low birth weight, fetal Development retardation, and spina bifida.

Even though the liver is capable of storing excess folate for up to 9 months, this backup system is dependent upon high regular dietary intake of unprocessed foods. Plus, the majority of dietary folic acid is obtained almost exclusively from plants--which still needs to be converted into methyl-tetrahydrofolate to be useful to the body.

We also have to take into account biochemical individuality variations among the population. For example, some individuals aren’t able to efficiently convert dietary folate into the active form, tetrahydrofolate. It’s only with the Assist of vitamins B-3, B-12 and C that folate can be activated to complete the full roster of its vital responsibilities in the body.

Even though many nutritional “shortcuts” are considered unhealthy, supplementing biologically active folate isn’t one of them. If you can save your body the work of manufacturing the biologically useful form of folic acid, safely and effectively, why wouldn’t you just take L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate (L-5-MTHF)?