by BrothersBuckPC | Jul 22, 2012 | Nutrition
Folic acid is synthesized from folate (also called vitamin B9 or folacin), which plays a crucial role in a number of body functions, particularly in the proper development of the fetus from the first days of conception. Physicians advise that all women of childbearing...
by BrothersBuckPC | May 1, 2012 | Nutrition
The B group of vitamins is probably the most commonly misunderstood of the vitamins, simply because the B vitamins are several distinct vitamins lumped together. Additionally, the fact that the vitamins in this group are known by both letter, number and name is...
by BrothersBuckPC | Apr 16, 2011 | Blog, Nutrition, Nutrition
Vitamin B6 (also known as pyridoxine) is another of the water-soluble B-complex vitamins involved in a number of important functions, including the body’s metabolic activity. It metabolizes sugars, fats, and amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein....
