Folic Acid Helps Protect the Blood

Folic acid plays a vital role in the smooth functioning of a healthy body. Long revered as a brain food, it’s needed for growth of red and white blood cells and the body’s energy production. Deficiencies of folic acid and also B6 and B12 can lead to serious conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, immune system problems and dangerously high homocysteine levels. Two mustread books by Kilmer S. McCully, M.D. The Homocysteine Revolution and The Heart Revolution educate the reader about the deadly toxic effects of high homocysteine levels and the tragic results to the cardiovascular system.