Folic Acid Reduces Heart Attack Risk by 15%, Stroke by 25%

Folic acid, a simple B vitamin, can have a profound effect on reducing the risk for a first heart attack as well as a first stroke.

The most recent meta-analysisA quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance. points out that lowering homocysteine It is a homologue of the amino acid cysteine that is synthesized from methionine An essential amino acid which serves as a methyl donor and is involved with the biosynthesis of other nutrients. Improper conversion is associated with production of homocysteine and atherosclerosis. which requires adequate Folic Acid, B12, and B6 to function properly. Elevated levels have been associated with heart disease, thrombosis, strokes, Alzheimer's disease, and other disorders. with folic acid reduces the risk of a first heart attack by 15%.¹  Elevated homocysteine It is a homologue of the amino acid cysteine that is synthesized from methionine An essential amino acid which serves as a methyl donor and is involved with the biosynthesis of other nutrients. Improper conversion is associated with production of homocysteine and atherosclerosis. which requires adequate Folic Acid, B12, and B6 to function properly. Elevated levels have been associated with heart disease, thrombosis, strokes, Alzheimer's disease, and other disorders. causes platelets to stick together and folic acid solves this problem if the platelets are sticking together due to the common problem of elevated homocysteine It is a homologue of the amino acid cysteine that is synthesized from methionine An essential amino acid which serves as a methyl donor and is involved with the biosynthesis of other nutrients. Improper conversion is associated with production of homocysteine and atherosclerosis. which requires adequate Folic Acid, B12, and B6 to function properly. Elevated levels have been associated with heart disease, thrombosis, strokes, Alzheimer's disease, and other disorders..

An earlier meta-analysisA quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance. found that folic acid reduces the risk of a first stroke by 25%².

Statin drugs, which are widely pushed for prevention of a first heart attack and stroke cost the health care system billions of dollars every year and have recently been exposed as a fraud. They offer very little, if any benefit.  In fact, they may even cause stroke.

Of course, folic acid has many additional benefits including improved hearing, stronger bones, better immunity³, reduction in allergies/asthma, improved cognitive function, and reduced risk for breast and colon cancer.  Imagine the TV commercials if a drug could do all that!

B vitamins are a simple and effective way to help tolerate stress, boost mood, improve energy, and slow brain aging.  They have also been shown to help reduce plaque accumulation in the arteries.  There is the recent Swedish study that followed 31,671 women ages 49 – 83 for 10 years, evaluating the use of a multiple vitamin and the risk for a first heart attack.  The women who consistently used a multiple vitamin for greater than five years had a 41% risk reduction for a heart attack, compared to women who did not take a multiple vitamin.

The fact that folic acid and B vitamins offer some protection against significant cardiovascular issues, should make them a cornerstone in everyone’s daily supplement plan. It’s a good reason for taking a high quality multiple vitamin every day,and an additional B complex if under heavy stress.