VITAGAINS

VITAGAINS FOLIC ACID

Formulated with 400µg Folic Acid with added Vitamin B12 to act as Nutritional Safeguard for all ages to maintain health & well-being

Folic Acid – The Synthetic Form of Folate helps make DNA and Genetic Material and especially important in prenatal health.

Helps the body make healthy RBC’s or Red Blood Cells which carries Oxygen throughout the body. Required for the body to metabolise amino acids necessary for cell division.

Contributes to the normal function of the Immune System and reduction of tiredness and fatigue

Folate is one of the B-vitamins and is needed to make red and white blood cells in the bone marrow, convert carbohydrates into energy, and produce DNA and RNA. Folic acid helps your body produce and maintain new cells, and also helps prevent changes to DNA.

Adequate folate intake is extremely important during periods of rapid growth such as pregnancy, infancy, and adolescence.

Folic Acid & Pregnancy

Most Important Before & During Pregnancy.

Folate plays essential roles in fetal growth and development. It’s needed for cellular division and tissue growth. This is why having optimal folate levels is important both before and during pregnancy.

UK Department of Health recommends should take 400µg of Folic Acid Supplement daily, if you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or could get pregnant until the 12th week of pregnancy.

Folic acid supplements need to be taken before you get pregnant, so start taking them before you stop using contraception or if there’s a chance you might get pregnant. This is to help prevent neural tube defects, such as spina bifida, in your baby.

Folic Acid is crucial for early Fetal Development. The spinal cord is one of the first parts of the body to form, and folate deficiency can lead to spinal cord irregularities.

Every woman of reproductive age needs to get folic acid every day, whether she is planning to get pregnant or not, to help make new cells.

IMMUNE SYSTEM

Folic Acid with B12 contributes to the normal function of the Immune System. Folate and B12 work together to produce S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), a compound involved in immune function and mood.

REDUCES TIREDNESS & FATIGUE

The metabolism of every cell in the body depends on vitamin B-12, as it plays a part in the synthesis of fatty acids and energy production helping to reduce fatigue and tiredness. Vitamin B-12 enables the release of energy by helping the human body absorb folic acid.

Folic Acid – What it Is?

Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, which is a naturally occurring B vitamin

Folate, also called vitamin B-9, is a B vitamin that naturally occurs in certain foods.

Folate helps the body make healthy new red blood cells, for example. Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. If the body does not make enough of these, a person can develop anaemia, leading to fatigue, weakness, and a pale complexion.

Without enough folate, a person can also develop a type of anaemia called folate deficiency anaemia.

Folate deficiency during pregnancy can lead to neural tube irregularities, such as spina bifida and anencephaly. People with lower levels of folate may be more likely to experience depression.

Folate is involved in several vital metabolic processes, and deficiency leads to an array of negative health outcomes, including megaloblastic anaemia, increased risk of heart disease and certain cancers, and birth defects in infants whose mothers were deficient in folate.

Food Supplements should not be used as a substitute or replaced for a varied and balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Information not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult your doctor or pharmacist before using if you are under medical supervision, pregnant, breastfeeding, have epilepsy, suffer from food allergies, or are allergic to any of the ingredients.