Tag Archives: folic acid

Folate, folic…what’s the difference?  It’s more than you think.

Since the national agency in charge of our health awareness says its National Folic Acid Week, I’d like to take a few minutes to tell you why you should not take extra folic acid.   The folates are water soluble B vitamins known collectively as ‘B9’.  The word folate comes from the Latin ‘folium’, because the natural forms were first found in…

Cut your depression in half: the benefit of targeted nutritional support when taking antidepressants.

About one out of four women in the US are taking antidepressants.  While one can speculate on why this is the case, and as to whether drug therapy is getting at the root of their symptoms, those on SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like Prozac©, Zoloft©, Celexa©, Lexapro© and Paxil© should be aware that some simple nutritional factors can enhance the…