dietary-supplements

Thorne Research, 5-MTHF, 1 mg, 60 Veggie Caps

SKU/UPC : 693749129011

Product Code : THR12901

Package Details : 60 Veggie Caps

Serving Size : One Capsule

Serving per Container : This bottle will last for 60 Days

Price(र) : 4685.85

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• Dietary Supplement
• Hypo-Allergenic
• The most biologically active form of folate
• A breakthrough in folate supplementation
• The most bioavailable, active form of folate
• An excellent source of folate for pregnant women
• Supports optimal cardiovascular and nerve function


Suggested Use:

Take 1 capsule one to three times daily or as recommended by your health-care practitioner.

Supplement Facts:

Serving Size: One Capsule

Each Capsule Contains:

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

Folate (as 5-Methyl-tetrahydrofolate†)

1 mg

250%

Daily Value (DV)
† This product uses Gnosis S.p.A.'s L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate (Extrafolate-S).

Other Ingredients:

Microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, leucine, silicon dioxide.

Warnings:

Tamper Evident: Use only if bottle is sealed. Store tightly sealed in a cool, dry place.

If pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.


Q. What is folic acid?
A. Folic acid is a water soluble vitamin in the B group which occurs naturally in many foods and is also produced synthetically. Folic acid which occurs naturally in food is called "folate". Synthetically manufactured folic acid is used in food supplements, is contained in fortified foods or is used in medicinal products. Here the term "folic acid" refers to both forms of the vitamin.

Q.In which foods does folic acid occur naturally?
A.Folates occur naturally in foods of animal and plant origin. Liver, green vegetables like spinach or broccoli, pulses, wheat germ, wholegrain cereal products, yeast, egg yolk, citrus fruits and juices are particularly rich in folates.

Q.Why does the body need folic acid?
A.Folic acid is involved in a large number of metabolic processes and is, therefore, important for all cell division and growth processes. If too little of this vitamin in present, then metabolic processes cannot take place normally. This may lead to disease symptoms like anaemia, dyspepsia and changes in the mucous membranes. The unborn child needs folic acid for the neural tube to close properly.

Q.Why should women wishing to start a family and women in the first three months of pregnancy take folic acid tablets as well?
A.The neural tube of the unborn baby closes in the first four weeks of pregnancy, a stage at which many women do not realise they are pregnant. In around one to two out of 1,000 pregnancies the spine does not close at all or not completely. This leads to a neural tube defect. The most well known is spina bifida, which is referred to popularly as "open back". There are various causes for neural tube defects. Studies have shown that the incidence can be reduced by increasing folic acid intake during the critical phase of neural tube closure. For precautionary reasons intake should commence four weeks prior to conception and continue up to the end of the 12th week of pregnancy. Even now we still do not know how folic acid works. We simply know that it does.