Evening primrose oil has become a preferred treatment for a number of conditions including eczema, high cholesterol and rheumatoid arthritis. Evening primrose oil is also considered to have healing properties and can help with skin problems and diseases. Evening primrose oil has been shown to ease menstrual and menopausal problems for women.
Vitamin D is a prohormone, which is the precursor to a hormone. In its raw form (sun exposure, foods, supplements), Vitamin D is inert and has to go through a series of complex biochemical reactions before your body can use it. These reactions produce calcitriol, which is the form of Vitamin D that is used by your body (D2 and D3).
Vitamin D is one of the only vitamins that your body can produce by itself. What is the catalyst that gets your D production going? Good old fashioned sunshine! It’s the ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) that enables vitamin D production to occur in the skin.
Folic acid helps reduce the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida. The most important time to take it is from a few months before you conceive until the end of your first trimester (12 weeks). During this period, it’s important that you are eating a healthy balanced diet as well as taking a […]
Women are increasingly looking to maintain health naturally during the menopause. Menopace is an effective formulation of 21 nutrients, which can be taken alongside or independently of HRT. In independent consumer tests up to 85% of women found it helpful in maintaining all round good health. The secretion of ovarian hormones oestrogen and progesterone declines […]
Valupak Multivitamins & Iron are essential to the efficient functioning of the body and its systems, providing the building blocks for enzymes, hormones and such like which help to control the many chemical reactions which occur continuously in the body. Iron forms part of the haemoglobin in the blood which helps transport oxygen to body […]
Garlic has been considered as a healer for a long time and research has shown that it can help to protect the body against high blood pressure, cancer and heart problems. It is important to maintain good cardiovascular health to help your body to cope with ageing, illness and the pressures of everyday living. Garlic […]
The Cardioace formulation includes a vegetarian alternative to omega-3 fish oil, which is flaxseed oil, another source of EPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) and DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid). Flaxseed oil contains both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, which are needed for health. Flaxseed oil contains the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which the body converts into eicosapentaenoic […]