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NEW ROOTS - New Roots Homocysteine
$CAD 29.99
Recent studies have shown that folic acid can ward off heart attacks and strokes. A deficiency of folic acid can increase the risk of heart disease 200 to 300%. Folic acid was shown to break down homocysteine, an amino acid. Homocystein was shown to increase the risk of heart attack by 300%. Higher levels of homocysteine were found to cause significant blockages in the carotid arteries. (Carotid arteries are found in the neck. They deliver blood to the brain.) 10% of all heart disease in the United States is believed to be from high levels of homocysteine. Hence folic acid, which breaks down homocysteine, is a very important deterrent to heart disease.
Homocysteine is an intermediate in the interconversion of the amino acids methionine and cysteine. The process requires at various stages, activated folic acid and enzymes containing the cofactors vitamin B6 (pyridoxal phosphate) and vitamin B12 (methyl-cobalamin) which, at times, may be insufficiently available in the body from the lack of these nutrients in our everyday diet. Thus supplementation can reduce the risk of heart disease.
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