Category: Folic Acid Healthy Body, Healthy Mind – It All Starts In The Cell. In the last decade, there’s been an orchestrated effort to change the culture around mental health issues; But, while public service announcements may intend to remove the stigma, if we are honest with ourselves, that stigma remains. Why is that? One potential reason is this: The ability to quantify emotional health is inherently challenging. Consider how “easy” it is to quantify heart health – we have blood tests that monitor our risk o... Read More #functionalmedicine #micronutrienttesting addiction amino acids that affect depression anxiety Chronic Fatigue Environmental Influence on Gene Expression Folic Acid Functional Zinc Status holistic nutrition Mental Health metal health and nutrition Micronutrients and Mental Health Friday, March 3, 2017 Folic Acid’s Link to Neural Tube Defects Gains Attention Folic acid has long been known for drastically reducing the risk of neural tube defects in babies, but new research sheds light on possible consequences of the “if some is good, more is better” approach to supplementation. In a recent study, scientists investigated the effects of moderate folic acid supplementation on reproductive outcomes in mice. Female mice were fed either folic acid-supplemented or control diets before and during pregnancy. Researchers found that in female mice with... Read More Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Friday, March 3, 2017 Folic Acid Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Folic Acid Deficiency Exacerbates Damage From Stroke Previous studies have linked low folic acid with an increased risk of ischemic stroke (stroke caused by oxygen deprivation) but new research sheds light on how damage occurs. In this animal study, scientists demonstrated that after a stroke, brain tissue is damaged both from lack of oxygen and through the prolonged activation of autophagy, a process whose function is to degrade dysfunctional parts of a cell. When folic acid is deficient, autophagy is accelerated to the point where nerve cells... Read More Posted by Elissa Rodriguez at Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Folic Acid
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