- Description
- Ingredients
- Warnings
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Folate-5 Plus supplies calcium folinate, along with vitamin B12 and the antioxidant enzymes SOD and catalase. This high potency folate product is appropriate when significant supplemental folic acid is warranted. Adequate folic acid levels may reduce a woman’s risk of having a child with neural tube defects. Folate has other beneficial actions as well. For example, adequate folate status is correlated to the expression of proteins involved in the activation and regulation of immune function. The synthesis of the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine and serotonin also require folate as a cofactor. Folate deficiency may also result in reduced DNA methylation, which can cause chromosomal instability and increase mutation events. Folic acid is also important in maintaining healthy homocysteine levels.
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Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 tablet
Ingredient Amount Folate (as calcium folinate) 5,000 mcg Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin) 18 mcg Superoxide Dismutase (from vegetable culture) 20 mcg Catalase (from vegetable culture) 20 mcg Other Ingredients: Cellulose, stearic acid (vegetable source) and food glaze.
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- If you are pregnant, nursing, or trying to conceive, taking any medications, or have a medical condition, please consult your healthcare provider before taking any supplements.
- This product is contraindicated in an individual with a history of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Do not use if tamper evident or if safety seal is broken or missing.
- This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For nutritional use only.
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products are not meant to diagnose treat or cure any disease or medical condition. Please consult your doctor before starting any exercise or nutritional supplement program or before using these or any product during pregnancy or if you have a serious medical condition.