Folate and folic acid are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin.Some people use folic acid to prevent colon cancer or cervical cancer. It is also used to prevent heart disease and stroke, as well as to reduce blood levels of a chemical called homocysteine. High homocysteine levels might be a risk for heart disease.It’s well known that Folic Acid is important for pregnant women, but did you also know that this essential B Vitamin also supports cardiovascular health in women and men? Folic Acid is part of a triad of B Vitamins – along with Vitamins B-6 and B-12 – that helps promote heart health. The active folate is Metafolin (L-methyfolate) which is bioidentical to the bioactive form, which means no conversion by the body is needed. This can be quite helpful for this who have difficulty converting Folic Acid to its active form.The active folate in this formulation helps in promoting heart health as well as providing support for a healthy nervous system as well as the formulation of healthy red blood cells.