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 folic acid supplement. You can also include folate-rich foods in your diet such as green vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, beans, and peas; and fruits such as oranges.
Antioxidants help to protect the body against the highly reactive chemicals called ‘free radicals’ that can damage cells. Free radicals can be formed when we breathe in pollution from the air, such as smoke, gases and tiny particles of poisonous heavy metals, like lead contained in petrol fumes. This particular combination of vitamins is proven […]
Vitamin E, a fat- soluble vitamin is a highly effective antioxidant and plays an active role in the body’s immune system. Antioxidants help to neutralise reactive free radicals to stop damage in the body by oxidation. Vitamin E is a powerful natural Antioxidant whose form is easily destroyed by canning and freezing. Antioxidants help protect […]
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.
For generations Haliborange tablets have been a delicious way of adding to the body’s supply of Vitamin C effectively and easily. With as much Vitamin C as 20 freshly pressed oranges and bursting with the natural flavours of orange, Haliborange Effervescent Vitamin C tablets, dissolved in a glass of water are the perfect way to […]
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.
Berocca – Packed with Vitamins and Minerals Berocca is a high dose formulation of B and C vitamins plus other essential minerals. These key nutrients work in synergy to help you to perform at your best and get the most out of the day ahead. Berocca is free from artificial stimulants, so offers a healthy […]