What one vitamin or herb you take and why?!
Question:
What one vitamin or herb you take and why?
Answers:
I take vitamin B12 and folic acid every day. (1000 mcg of each.)
I suffer from clinical depression, and these vitamins themselves have been shown to cause marked improvement in mood, says my psychiatrist.
Studies show that most depression patients are deficient in B12 and folic acid, as well as omega 3 fatty acids. (I try to eat more fish and eggs fortified with omega 3s, too.)
Vitamins B12, B6, and B9 (folate) work closely together to control blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine. Elevated levels of this substance appear to be linked with heart disease and, possibly, depression and Alzheimer's Disease.