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.
This refreshing orange flavoured fizzy drink helps deliver the well-known benefits of this vitamin including its role in cell and tissue integrity. This product contains aspartame, which is a source of phenylalanine and should not be consumed by people with phenylketonuria. Do not take while you are undergoing a prescribed course of medical treatment without […]
Vitamin C plays a vital role in maintaining healthy teeth, gums, skin, connective tissue and bones. It also functions as an antioxidant and may help to maintain healthy cells and blood vessels. Vitamin C from HealthAid is specially formulated with Rosehip and Acerola to give a buffered tablet that does not irritate the stomach and […]
Seas has been supporting family health since 1935. Seven Seas carefully crafted Pure Cod Liver Oil has been loved by families and passed down through the generations. It is a rich natural source of Omega-3 that includes the nutrients EPA and DHA. Studies have shown that these are essential to good health. Feel the joy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]