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Management Corner
The Beneficial B's There's a lot of discussion about the benefits of certain vitamins. Sometimes researchers will step forward and discount the value of certain vitamins in relationship to curing or preventing disease, and they frequently discuss the dangers of overloading on particular vitamins. B vitamins include Folic acid, Vitamin B12 and Vitamin B6. Each plays a different role in the body. Where do the experts come together? There seems to be general agreement that the B vitamin known as folic acid does offer broad benefits, such as protection against heart disease, including strokes. It also seems to have a positive impact on cancer prevention and on positively impacting depression. In order for the human brain to manufacture neurotransmitters, the body needs Vitamin B. Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that control mood and alertness. Evidence suggests that people who consume Vitamin B at the lower end of the normal range have their mental acuity impacted. The Food and Drug Administration has set folic acid levels at low levels, because consumption of folic acid over the l,000 microgram level can mask Vitamin B12 levels. Low Vitamin B 12 levels increase susceptibility to stroke and heart attack. How much do you need? Here's the recommendation. 400 micrograms of folic acid; 6 micrograms of vitamin B12 and 2 milligrams of B6. Got all that? In short,
eat a lot of grains and fruits and vegetables. You'll
find B12 in meat, seafood, and dairy foods. And take a
multivitamin. They almost all have the Vitamin B panels
in them. Janelle
Barlow, Author
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