Folate Vs. Folic Acid: How VePro may help

With ignorance and the best intentions, people buy reputable supplements without fully understanding whether or not all the ingredients are the best choice for their personal needs. Folic acid stands as a prominent ingredient in most vitamins. 

Low levels of B9 are associated with elevated risk of heart disease and stroke from the body having high homocysteine levels. B9 is important because sufficient levels of folate are linked to reducing cancer and avoiding birth abnormalities and miscarriage. 

You can support a healthier liver by using clean, high quality vitamins and reducing your animal protein intake.

VePro consists of Brown rice protein which is also a great source of folate, manganese, riboflavin, potassium, antioxidants and calcium. More and more research is being done on the mineral magnesium of which brown rice is a high source. This mineral is shown to be associated with lower risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality. 

Within Protea's VePro vegan protein blend of brown rice and pea protein, it was also important to us to include an organic superfood blend of quality nutrients that both serve as antioxidants and anti-inflammatories.

Spirulina powder: shown to lower triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol and possibly raise HDL (good) cholesterol. May also enhance endurance and muscle strength. 

Parsley leaf and spinach powder: high in antioxidants, vitamin K, flavonoids, and folate. It’s important that we focus on folate rather than the synthetic version (folic acid) because of its absorption being far superior, and necessary for healthy pregnancy.

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