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0 Posted on: 19-Oct-2009

Folic Acid is a kind of vitamin that belongs to the group of Vitamin B. Folic acid is known by many different names as B9, folate or folacin. This is water soluble vitamin and mainly required to form new healthy set of cells.

Food high in folic acid:

Folic Acid and its benefits:

Asparagus
Dried beans
Oranges
Whole wheat products
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Beet roots
Spinach
All green leafy vegetables

These food items provide adequate amount of folic acid to fill out vitamin deficiencies and the problems related to it.

Folic acid and pregnancy: Folic acid and healthy pregnancy are very much interrelated. Folic acid is a great energy booster and it also increases the production of the red blood cells. When folic acid is consumed prior to conception, it proves very vital in preventing many serious birth defects. Consumption of folic acid three months prior to pregnancy has proved significant in maintaining the health of the infants as well as the mother. It also increases breast milk. Folic acid can also reduce the rate of heart defects in the infants. Healthy diet containing foods rich in folic acid actually lowers the risk of stillbirth and premature births.

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Reflux - an uncomfortable condition

0 Posted on: 12-Dec-2008

Reflux is the word used to describe what happens when the stomach contents come back up into the gullet or even into the mouth. The medical name for gullet is oesophagus (spelt esophagus in the US). So the long name for reflux is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Short Terms is GORD in the UK and GERD in the States. The lining of the stomach protects the stomach from the effects of its own acids. Because the esophagus lacks a similar protective lining, stomach acid that flows backward (refluxes) into it causes heartburn (also called dyspepsia). Many people experience heartburn occasionally; however, people who get severe heartburn several times a week are considered to have GERD. The condition affects 29% of people in Canada.

GERD feeling heart burn

Causes of GERD: GERD occurs when the sphincter, a valve that normally keeps acid in the stomach, isn't functioning properly. Food that causes GERD include:

avoid food that produces acid