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10 Tips to Maintain Health and Beauty
Beauty, health, and nutrition are all integrated. If you eat a
balanced diet you will be able to maintain your physique and
glowing beauty externally and good health internally. A balanced
diet is one that provides all the nutrients you need, the...
Health Insurance
Health Insurance
In this article we are going to talk about the health insurance.
This type of insurance presupposes that the insurer will pay the
medical expenses of the purchaser if this person becomes sick
because of some pre-established...
Health - Vitamins And Herbal Supplements
Vitamins and Herbal Supplements
There is a health revolution going on these days. Actually it
has been going on for quite a while. Many people are looking to
all natural, time tested ways to stay healthy or heal themselves
from minor...
Learn Why Digestive Enzymes are Crucial for Optimal Health
Your body produces over 20 separate digestive enzymes that are actually proteins; they break down food so that your body can convert it to energy, relieve certain ailments and discomforts and bolster your immune system. Your digestive enzymes...
Mental Health Issues
For year's professionals, researchers, philosophers and many
others have examined mental health searching for answers of
existing disabilities. First, there are many types of mental
illnesses. The types include adjustment disorders,...
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Prenatal Health - Folic Acid (An Overview)
FOLIC ACID – AN OVERVIEW Folic Acid, also know as Vitamin B9, assists in preventing certain birth defects of the spinal cord and brain known as neural tube defects (NTDs). Without a sufficient amount of Folic Acid the cells that form the baby's brain and spine become deficient resulting in spina bifida (open spine) or anencephaly (undeveloped brain). There are over 4,000 births defects annually as a direct result of insufficient Folic Acid in the Mother's body. Folic Acid should be taken prior to conception since these births defects begin in the first month of pregnancy. Folic Acid also helps prevent other birth defects such as cleft palate, low birth weight and helps in the production of additional red blood cells needed to support the growth of the fetus. Other studies have show that Folic Acid helps in the prevention of heart disease, stroke and anemia. The Center for Disease Control recommends that all women of childbearing age consume 400 micrograms of Folic Acid daily and that once pregnancy is confirmed increase to 800 micrograms daily. The normal diet does not provide a sufficient amount of Folic Acid so supplementation is required. Prenatal Blessings provides prenatal diet and nutrition products especially formulated to meet the increased nutritional needs of Moms2B including their Oatmeal/Raisin Cookie fortified with Folic Acid. Whitney Lasseter www.prenatalblessings.comNutrition for Moms2B About the Author
Whitney Lasseter Founder, Blessings, LLC
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