(March 25, 2016 at 11:11 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Vorlorn, yes, I started taking folic acid the same day that I found out - 2 days ago. I appreciate your concern.
Folic acid supplementation doesn't do anything once you've already conceived. I'm actually surprised it continues to be recommended during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. I mean it won't hurt anything, and I imagine the reasoning is more that it'll protect the next pregnancy if this one doesn't work out and they don't want to confuse consumers, but to have any benefit it needs to be taken for at least 2 months prior to the pregnancy and every day. If that's your plan then by all means keep taking it. But don't overdo it.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
