Do you want to live healthy and long??? Do you want a healthy body and each organ is strong?? Doctor said Folic Acid a day 400mcg will do that!!!!! Experts think that folic acid might also play a role in: Heart health Preventing cell changes that may lead to cancer More research is needed to know this for certain. How much folic acid do women need? Women able to get pregnant need 400 to 800 mcg or micrograms of folic acid every day, even if they are not planning to get pregnant. (This is the same as 0.4 to 0.8 mg or milligrams.) That way, if they do become pregnant, their babies will be less likely to have birth defects. Talk with your doctor about how much folic acid you need if: You are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. Pregnant women need 400 to 800 mcg of folic acid in the very early stages of pregnancy often before they know that they are pregnant. A pregnant woman should keep taking folic acid throughout pregnancy. Women should discuss their folic acid needs with their doctors. Some doctors prescribe prenatal vitamins that contain higher amounts of folic acid. You are breastfeeding. Breastfeeding women need 500 mcg. Some doctors suggest that breastfeeding women keep taking their prenatal vitamins to be sure they are getting plenty of folic acid while they are breastfeeding and should they become pregnant again. You had a baby with a birth defect of the brain or spine and want to get pregnant again. Your doctor may give you a prescription for 4,000 mcg of folic acid. That is 10 times the normal dose. Taking this high dose of folic acid can lower the risk of having another baby with these birth defects. You have a family member with spina bifida. Your doctor may give you a prescription for 4,000 mcg folic acid. You have spina bifida and want to get pregnant. Some people also need more folic acid. Talk to your doctor about how much folic acid you need if you!
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 04:05:32 +0000
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