All women need folic acid!
Folic acid is an important B vitamin. Your body uses it to
grow healthy cells. Folic acid gives you healthier hair,
skin and nails. It can help to keep your
heart healthy. Taking
a multi-vitamin with folic acid may also reduce your
risk of breast, cervical and colon cancer. Click
here to
learn more.
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Thinking
about getting pregnant?
 You
need to get at least 400 mcg of folic acid daily BEFORE you
get pregnant to help your baby grow properly. Take it 3
months before to lower your baby's chances of having
a
serious birth defect of the brain
or
spine (NTD).
Take
it one
year before and you may decrease your risk for early labor,
which can have serious consequences for both you and your baby. Click
here to learn more.
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FEATURED
JULY 2010
LINKS
JULY
IS NATIONAL BAKED BEAN MONTH!...
and since beans are high in folate, Go Folic! is celebrating
by posting a list of related links. Learn which
beans have the most folate, find the best recipes
for baked beans at About.com, read all of the lyrics to
the children's song, "Beans,
Beans, the Musical Fruit", or view some very funny YouTube
videos celebrating this most "musical" of months.
Also, check out Wikipedia's
page dedicated to this humble but nutritious vegetable.
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