Homocysteine Articles

Homocysteine Articles:

Homocysteine Linked to Vision Loss

Homocysteine is already known to damage cholesterol, plaque arteries, increase heart disease risk, and lead to cognitive decline. Add to this list loss of vision and retinal damage.

Read More: B Vitamins, cognitive decline, heart disease, homocysteine, methylcobalamin, Protein, retinal damage, Super B Complex

Folic Acid and DHA for Cognitive Function and Alzheimer’s

New research is explaining the importance of folic acid and DHA for improved cognitive function and prevention of neuro-degeneration. Folic acid is found to lower the brain and cardiovascular irritant, homocysteine. It directly improves brain function and helps to raise the levels of DHA in the blood. DHA is known to help generate new nerve growth, improve nerve transmission and connectivity, enhance nerve-related memory factors, and reduce brain inflammation.

Read More: Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Alzheimer's, Carnosine, cognitive function, dementia, DHA, essential fatty acids, Folic Acid, homocysteine, neurodegeneration, PhosphatidylSerine PS, Stress Helper®

High Homocysteine – A New Risk Factor for Bone Loss

Homocysteine is naturally produced by the liver during protein metabolism and then cleared with the help of the B vitamins like folic acid, B12, and B6. It is well known that if homocysteine levels build up due to B vitamin deficiency (which is common) then a toxic level of homocysteine is reached that causes cholesterol to form plaque and interferes with neurotransmitter function making depression more likely. A new study is showing that high levels of homocysteine can accumulate in bone by binding to collagen. This in turn causes abnormal collagen linking, resulting in poor bone formation. On top of that, the homocysteine also acts to stimulate osteoclasts – the type of bone cell involved in bone loss.

Read More: anti-inflammatory, B Vitamins, Bone and Joint Helper™, bone formation, bone loss, Calcium, Daily Bone Xcel™, Daily Super Pack™, high quality nutritional supplements, homocysteine, nutrients, osteoclasts, Super B Complex, toxic drugs, Vitamin D

Users of Many Dietary Supplements Found Far Healthier than General Population

Researchers at the University of California found that individuals who consume 17 or more different dietary supplements per day were found to be far more healthy than those who take no supplements or those who only take a multiple vitamin. The vitamin-taking group had much better nutrient concentrations in their blood and far lower amounts of disease-related biomarkers...

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Folic Acid Important for Bones

An interesting 5 year Italian study of postmenopausal women found that the rate of bone loss correlated to levels of folic acid deficiency. It is already known that elevated homocysteine (often due to folic acid deficiency) increases the risk for bone fractures. This study found that folic acid deficiency alone, independent of homocysteine, was a key link.

Read More: B Vitamins, bone loss, Calcium, calcium folinate, deficiency, Folic Acid, homocysteine, osteoporosis

Too Much Coffee Depletes B Vitamins

A new study shows that 4 or more cups of coffee per day have a significantly adverse affect on B vitamin status. The researchers found that folic acid levels were lowered by 11.7%, B6 by 14.1%, and B2 by 5.5%. At the same time the arterial plaque forming homocysteine was elevated by 6.8%.

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Energizing B Vitamins Help Stop Plaque Formation

A new study shows that healthy people can take higher levels of B vitamins to prevent the initial formation of plaque in their arteries.

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B Vitamins Reduce Risk of Macular Degeneration

A new study tracking over 5000 women with heart disease found that taking folic acid, B12, and B6 to lower homocysteine significantly reduced the risk of these women developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans.

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