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"The FDA refused to permit information concerning the superiority of supplement folic acid over food folate to reach the public, thus contributing to preventable neural tube defect births year after year. The District Court rejected FDA's position that supplement folic acid was not demonstrably superior to food folate, reasoning: The question which must be answered under Pearson is whether there is any "credible evidence" that synthetic folic acid is superior to naturally occurring food folate . . . There clearly is such evidence, as the FDA itself acknowledged . . ." - Jonathan W. Emord, The Rise of Tyranny (Get the book.)

"It is believed that upwards of fifty-one percent of Americans have difficulty converting folic acid into tetrahydrofolate, or "folate," which is the active form.7 If this is true, then it is a big problem as folate is incredibly important for so many metabolic pathways. You can purchase supplements containing folate if you learn that you do not convert folic acid well. Amino Acids. Amino acids are the "building blocks" of virtually everything in our body, including most hormones and all neurotransmitters. They are the foundational elements of the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the body." - Pat Sullivan, Wellness Piece by Piece: How a Successful Entrepreneur Discovered the Pieces to His Chronic Health Puzzle (Get the book.)

"In combination with folate and vitamins B6 and B12, folate may reduce the risk of heart disease. folate is commonly found in yeast, organ meats, green and leafy vegetables, and some fruits. A lack of folate is linked to birth defects such as spina bifida, leading the U.S. Public Health Service to recommend that women of childbearing age get 400 micrograms of folate. RDAs: Men—200 micrograms. Women—180 micrograms. Possible negative effects of higher than recommended intake: Can mask symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia. Vitamin B12—another cell builder." - Dr. Vern Cherewatenko and Paul Perry, The Diabetes Cure : A Natural Plan That Can Slow, Stop, Even Cure Type 2 Diabetes (Get the book.)

"The 1998 Dietary Reference Intakes recommend the following: FOLIC ACID / 400 meg (dietary folate/folic acid equivalents)/day for men ages 19+ / 400 meg (dietary folate equivalents)/day for women ages 19+ VITAMIN B6* / 1.3 mg/day for men ages 14-50 / 1.7 mg/day for men ages 51 + people who eat a high-protein diet with 100 grams of protein or more per day. \ levels." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"High serum folate. Indicators that TMG may be needed include: • High homocysteine. • Low methionine. High serum folate. In the ARI parent survey, TMG and DMG, rated together, were evaluated as follows: Symptoms improved: 42 percent No discernible effect: 51 percent Symptoms worsened: 7 percent My general recommendation: DMG: 125 to 1,000 mg. per day; TMG: 175 to 2,000 mg. per day, depending upon age, size, and other treatments and indications. Vitamin D. Only in the past few years has vitamin D begun to be fully appreciated." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Alzheimer's patients found deficient in B12 and folate. Journal of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, 1997 Mar; 76-79 This study showed that patients with Alzheimer's disease were deficient in both folate and B12 compared to age matched controls. (Homocysteine Spray provides "ready-to absorb" patented Metafolin? identical to folate in green leafy vegetables, and B12+ a coenzyme that overcomes obstacles to absorbing B12.) A higher risk of death was shown with even mildly elevated homocysteine levels." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"As a methyl donor for the enzyme methionine synthase, B12 is also crucial to the bio-availability of folate: without a good store of B12 in the liver, folate becomes trapped and much of the anti-cancer benefits of the intense folate concentration of Gerson's green juices would be lost. (Our patient characteristically made these juices greener than green by regularly incorporating in them dandelion leaves, nettles, wild herbs, which he regularly gathers from the Oxford marshes and his native Scottish hills." - Michael Gearin-Tosh, Living Proof: A Medical Mutiny (Get the book.)

"Homocysteine, folate, Methylation, and Monoamine Metabolism in Depression." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 69, No. 2 (August 2000): 228-232. Bryce-Smith, D. "Environmental Chemical Influences on Behaviour and Mentation." Chemical Society Review 15 (1986): 93-123. Chengappa, K. N, et al. "Inositol as an Add-on Treatment for Bipolar Depression." Bipolar Disorder 2 (2000): 47-55. Cook, E. H., Jr., et al. "Association of Attention Deficit disorder and the Dopamine Transporter Gene." American Journal of Human Genetics 56 (1995). Delle Chiaie R, et al. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Foods that contain folate include beans, leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits, beets, wheat germ, and meat. Up to 90 percent of folic acid can be destroyed by many kinds of processing, including cooking, so a raw salad made from dark greens is a good way to go. In addition, most multivitamins have at least 400 meg of folic acid, though Fd like to see more in everyone's diet. Don't forget that B vitamins work best when they work together. Folic acid is, after all, a B vitamin and it needs its partners—B12 and B6— to effectively carry out its functions." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"I would also recommend taking vitamin B with at least 800 mg of folate, which improves memory and processing speed. PHYSICAL EXERCISE: STEADY DOES IT For anyone over sixty, I recommend exercising almost every day. In retirement, why not? Six days a week would be ideal, but make it fun rather than work. It's a good idea to use a heart rate monitor. They're invaluable for keeping track of your progress, and this is both motivating and reassuring. You're not left wondering whether you've done enough, at the proper intensity." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Papayas are also a good source of vitamin A, potassium, folate, and fiber. They contain carotenoids, mainly cryptoxanthin, which may reduce the risk of lung and colon cancer and possibly benefit rheumatoid arthritis. Papaya is known for its protein digestive enzyme, papain. Besides being an aid to digestion, it is also commonly used in commercial food processing, as a meat tenderizer, and as a beer stabilizing agent. Home Remedies In many tropical regions, the latex found in the papaya plant is used as a vermifuge to rid the body of parasites. Parts of the root are used to expel roundworms." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Just one serving of asparagus supplies almost sixty percent of the daily recommended intake of folate. Tips on Using Asparagus SELECTION AND STORAGE: • Select bright green asparagus with closed, compact, firm tips. • If the tips are slightly wilted, freshen them up by soaking them in cold water. • Keep fresh asparagus moist until you intend to use it. • Asparagus can be frozen but it is better not to defrost it before cooking. • When you bring the asparagus home and aren't going to use it the same day, trim a little of the bottom off and store upright in a container with a little water." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Artichokes are a rich source of vitamin C, folate, dietary fiber, magnesium, and potassium. Artichokes contain the phytochemical cynarin, which aids in digestion by stimulating bile production and may also help to increase appetite. Artichokes contain the flavonoid silymarin, also found in a relative of the artichoke, milk thistle. Silymarin is thought to lend protective support to the liver and protect from heart disease by preventing LDL cholesterol from turning into the more harmful oxidative form." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "It is also a good source of calcium, magnesium, and folate. It contains the cholesterol-lowering, cancer-fighting phytochemical squalene. Home Remedies Flowers from the amaranth plant are used to treat toothaches and fevers in Peru. A popular rum drink in Ecuador called "aguardiente" is made out of amaranth flowers and is thought to help "cleanse the blood" and regulate a woman's monthly cycle. Throw Me a Lifesaver! CANCER: Squalene is an antioxidant found naturally in amaranth that may halt blood supply to tumors." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"While these and other studies require replication before wholesale endorsement, some would argue that taking folate is harmless, and although the efficacy is not established, at least safety concerns are low. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). A natural steroid hormone that is a precursor for androstenedione, testosterone, and estrogen, DHEA is sold as an oral supplement to improve memory, mood, and other endocrine functions. Because of its association with the sex hormones, particularly estrogen, it was thought perhaps to have an effect on cognition." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Spinach provides your body with a rich infusion of SuperNutrients including lutein/zeaxanthin, beta-carotene, plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids, glutathione, alpha lipoic acid, vitamins C and E, the B vitamins including thiamine, riboflavin, B6, and folate; minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and zinc; various polyphenols, and betaine. That's a pretty impressive array of nutrients for a simple, delicious leaf. And, in fact, it's only a partial list of the nutrients in spinach." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"Serum folate, Vitamin B12, and Homocysteine in Major Depressive Disorder, Part 2: Predictors of Relapse During the Continuation Phase ofPharmacotherapy." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 65, No. 8 (August 2004): 1096-1098. Rohr, U. D. "The Impact of Testosterone Imbalance on Depression and Women's Health." Maturitas 41 Supplement (April 2002): S25-S46. Shaldubina, A., et al. "The Mechanism of Lithium Action: State of the Art, Ten Years Later." Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 25 (2001): 855-866. Tiemeier, H., et al. " - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Is one of the basic constituents of folate and can be converted into folate (folic acid) by intestinal bacteria. Assists in the maintenance of healthy intestinal bacteria, thus preventing Candida. Assists in the formation of red blood cells. Necessary for normal skin and hair growth. High doses can restore gray hair to its natural color. PABA is an antioxidant. Prevents wrinkles. Protects against effects of secondhand smoke, ozone and other air pollutants. Protects against sunburn (through absorption of ultraviolet radiation), and thus skin cancer. Reduces the pain of burns." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Among the nutritional therapies that benefit alcoholic patients are thiamine and folate supplements, branched-chain amino acids, metadoxine and S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe). S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: Its Role in the Treatment of Liver Disorders. Lieber CS. American Journal ofClinical Nutrition, 2002 November, 76(5): 1183S-1187S. S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe), a supernutrient that helps protect the liver, acts as a precursor for cysteine, and opposes the toxicity of free radicals generated by alcohol and other pathogens that cause oxidative stress." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"When researchers compared autopsy results with earlier blood samples, they found that nuns who had higher blood levels of folate were less likely to show signs of the brain atrophy associated with Alzheimer's. Folate (the supplemental form is called folic acid) suppresses the amino acid homocysteine. Excessive homocysteine levels promote the development of atherosclerotic plaques in brain and heart arteries. These plaques increase the risk of stroke and heart attack. Homocysteine is also thought to damage neurons and increase brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"More recently, there have been studies of a natural derivative of folic acid called methyl folate, showing it to be as effective as the antidepressant drug to which it was being compared. This supports the claim that nutritionally oriented doctors including orthomolecular psychiatrists have been making for many years now: folic acid prescribed in megadoses appears to be a stimulating antidepressant for some patients. The amino acid tryptophan can be another key substance in the treatment of depression. According to Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Fortifying foods with folic acid has been mandated in the US since 1998, in an effort to boost folate intake. TAKE A MULTIVITAMIN Other than repeating the message about the importance of folic acid, most public health officials can't figure out what else might persuade women to follow the advice. Dr. Tsunenobu Tamura, a professor of nutrition science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, says the focus of the message should be to encourage women to take their vitamins daily, since most contain adequate folate." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"For more on the benefits of a folate supplement during pregnancy, see page 56.) • Last but not least: Clean up your diet! The presence, or absence, of essential vitamins and minerals in your body can play a huge role not only during your pregnancy, but in the months that precede it. If you have the proper nutritional reserves in your body before you get pregnant, you can start supplying your baby with the nutrients she needs right away, in the, very first days of your pregnancy, well before your first visit to the obstetrician. And start drinking filtered water to flush out the toxins." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"While these surveys look for common deficiencies such as iron; calcium; zinc; potassium; iodine; magnesium; selenium; manganese; vitamins A, C, E, Bt (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), and B6; folate (folic acid); and iodine, they ignore equally important nutrients such as essential fatty acids and the amino acids critical to proper detoxification. As you begin to remove toxins from your body, you'll want simultaneously to replenish your cells with as much good nutrition as you can get from both your regular diet and supplementation." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Journal of Gerontology and Biological Sciences, 1997 Mar; 76-79 This study showed that patients with Alzheimer's disease were deficient in both folate and B12 compared to age matched controls. (Homocysteine Spray provides "ready-to absorb" patented Metafolin? identical to folate in green leafy vegetables, and B12+ a coenzyme that overcomes obstacles to absorbing B12.) A higher risk of death was shown with even mildly elevated homocysteine levels. Supplement Facts - Amount per daily serving (8 sprays), compared to tablets or capsules, amount per container: 30 ml." - Robert Redfern, The Miracle Enzyme Is Serrapeptase (Get the book.)

"This shouldn't be surprising because folate contributes to the body's production of serotonin. Inadequate intake of folic acid has been found to boost the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Dosage: Take 400 meg to 5 grams daily. Always take it with vitamin B12, with the B12 dose being half that of the folic acid. Because folate enhances the effects of antidepressant medications, you will likely need a lower dose of those drugs, which is good. Randy Finds a Solution for Violent Behavior Randy had been a problem child." - Jack Challem, The Food-Mood Solution: All-Natural Ways to Banish Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Stress, Overeating, and Alcohol and Drug Problems--and Feel Good Again (Get the book.)

"Higher levels of dietary folate intake has been shown in some cases to decrease the incidence of neural tube defects, but women hereditarily predisposed to such defects may need to take in more folic acid through supplements in order to reach optimal levels.31 Folic acid can be found in green leafy vegetables, nuts, whole grains, liver, watercress (avoid in first trimester), parsley, and dandelion." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Expectant mothers who take a folate vitamin and disregard other aspects of their diet usually end up deficient in "all sorts of phytonutrients and antioxidants." So remember, pregnancy vitamins should be a supplement to a healthy diet, not a substitute. The ABCs of Organic Eating Switching to organic food and beverages is an important step in detoxifying your body "Eating organic food will reduce your exposure" to man-made chemicals, Dr. Kenneth Bock says. "And I know it's more expensive." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"If possible, don't give zinc at the same time as calcium, iron, folate, or lecithin. Be aware of possible urinary zinc loss during chelation. Because zinc is closely associated with proper digestion, zinc levels may not begin to rise until GI issues have been resolved. My general recommendation: 20 to 60 mg. per day, and occasionally more, depending upon age, size, and other treatments and indications. Calcium and Magnesium. I invariably give these two minerals together, because they work in tandem." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

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