Guest guest Posted March 5, 1999 Report Share Posted March 5, 1999 In a message dated 3/6/99 12:47:12 AM !!!First Boot!!!, MNewman@... writes: << I told her I had started taking the Folic Acid as she recommended in November, but it didn't seem to be helping. She said I probably needed a higher dosage. The supplement bottle says the 800mcg is 100% of the normal dietary intake, but she said, I may need as much as 3-4 mg (milligrams) a day to see improvement. She instructed me not to increase all at once but gradually build to 3-4 tablets per day. It's only been about a month and I am taking 2400mcg (2.4mg) per day and am seeing a slight improvement. >> Folic acid is a water soluble B complex vitamin of ubiquitous distribution, especially in fresh green vegetables (it is also found in beer! ). Because it is heat labile and water soluble, modern methods of food preparation frequently result in loss of much of the folate content of food! Storage in the liver of 5-10 mg of folate can be depleted by 4 months of a folate free diet. Folate deficiency can cause anemia (back to that good ole' anemia, iron, ferritin connection). OBTW, I DO take folic acid everyday! Does it help? Not sure but I don't think it hurts me either, IMHO. So, I am true to the idea that " it can't hurt, it might help, so why not? " RAINBOWPED@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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