Friday, June 28, 2013

Folic Acid

Also called: Folacin, Folate, Pteroylglutamic acid, Vitamin B9

Folic acid is a B vitamin. It helps the body make healthy new cells. Everyone needs folic acid. For women who may get pregnant, it is really important. When a woman has enough folic acid in her body before and during pregnancy, it can prevent major birth defects of her baby's brain or spine.

Foods with folic acid in them include leafy green vegetables, fruits, dried beans, peas and nuts. Enriched breads, cereals and other grain products also contain folic acid. If you don't get enough folic acid from the foods you eat, you can also take it as a dietary supplement.

Vitamin B-Complex represents a family of eight (8) chemically diverse, water-soluble vitamins that work in combination to promote heart health, energy and support your metabolism. Hercules combines B-complex with vitamin C (ascorbic acid) to complement one another and maximize vitamin absorption.



Hercules B-Complex can provide nutritional support for energy, healthy skin, stress control, positive mental functioning and immune response.* In addition, research shows B-Complex enhances the nervous system and the red blood cell formation.*



Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin required for the synthesis of collagen, (an important structural component of the blood vessels). This popular vitamin supplement also promotes tendon, ligament and bone health.* Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant* and can protect indispensable molecules in the body such as proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) from damage by free radicals.* Vitamin C is required for the transport of fats into cell's mitochondrion for energy and strengthens the immune system.*






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