Folic Acid

Folic Acid for Depression

folic acidFor scientists it is no secret that folic acid has antidepressant effects, as several medical journals agree that the deficiency of folic acid (folate) promotes mental disorders such as dementia and schizophrenia, but particularly depression.

Folic acid deficiency may contribute to bad mood” and that often it is enough to eliminate the deficiency to cure depression.

The evidence of the enormous effect of folic acid on the brain is overwhelming. The rate of folic acid deficiency is much higher among patients with different types of psychological problems, especially depression, compared with ordinary people.

Furthermore, mental disorders are much deeper the lower the levels of folic acid.

There is good reason why the lack of this vitamin may cause depression. First, because folic acid deficiency causes a reduction in levels of serotonin in the brain. Read the rest of this entry »