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Note: All B-Trio Orders will not ship until February 20th. Thank you! "Mighty Vitamin B Trio" -- Essential to Cardiovascular Health Many researchers now agree that insufficient stores of the "mighty vitamin B trio" is strongly associated with a greater risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The combination of folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6 has been shown to significantly lower homocysteine levels. A Look at Folic Acid Only discovered in 1945, folic acid (also known as folate or folacin) is used by the body for intracellular metabolism, DNA synthesis, and conversion of homocysteine to methionine. Folic acid is a member of the B-complex family (B 9 ), and was given its name because it is found in foliage such as dark green leafy vegetables. Other natural sources of folic acid are apricots, avocados, carrots, egg yolks, liver, melons, whole grains, and yeasts. Unfortunately, modern diets tend to be deficient in this essential nutrient, which is why in 1998, U.S. food manufacturers were required to add folic acid fortification to all cold cereal and baking flour products. Folate deficiency has been linked to mental and functional deterioration in elderly people, and it has been linked to melancholic depression and poor response to antidepressants in the general population. Folic acid is used in conditions commonly associated with folate deficiency, including ulcerative colitis, liver disease, alcoholism, renal dialysis, and drug-induced deficiencies (oral contraceptives, barbituates, etc.). Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine Vitamin B6 is another valuable B-group vitamin, because of the multiple biochemical reactions in which it is involved, including an active role in the immune system and metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids. B6 is found in meat, poultry, fish, eggs, white potatoes, and other starchy vegetables, non-citrus fruits, and fortified cereals and soy products. B6 is found concentrated in muscle mass. Even marginal de
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