July 08

In a large study that included 38,033 pregnant women, researchers found that women who took folic acid supplements for a year or longer before conception had a 70 percent decreased risk of preterm birth between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation, while risk of preterm birth during weeks 28 through 32 was reduced by 50 percent.

Bacopa or brahmi has been used for thousands of years in Indian Ayurvedic medicine as a brain tonic to improve brain activity. In an increasingly competitive world, brahmi has rapidly become popular.