All Women of Child-bearing Age Should Take Folic Acid! No comments yet

Since the beginning of this year, in Scotland alone, fifteen babies have been born with Spina Bifida (around twice the norm).

This has prompted calls for all women of child-bearing age to take a folic acid supplement to help prevent these cases. It is said that folic acid supplements are often taken too late, primarily because of the number of unplanned pregnancies.

Resent research has suggested that up to 75% of cases of Spina Bifida could be prevented by the mother taking 400µg of folic acid at least three months prior to conception and throughout pregnancy. As explained by Dr Margo Whiteford, “The spinal cord develops within the first four weeks of pregnancy, so by that stage it’s too late. Women do know about folic acid preventing spina bifida but they wait until they’ve missed a period before they start taking it.”

Worryingly we do not know if the same trend has been seen in England and Wales as the latest figures are only as up to date as the end of 2007.

So please, if you are trying to become pregnant – or even if you’re not – taking at least 400µg of Folic Acid on a daily basis is a good idea!

Folic Acid is also really helpful for many other things; it works together with vitamin B12 to form healthy red blood cells, so reducing the instance of anaemia. It also helps prevent depression, reduce the severity of gingivitis and, combined with some other co-factors, lower homocysteine levels, which in turn can lead to less risk of heart attacks.

So, all in all we would recommend Folic Acid to everyone!

Sources:
Scotish Spina Bifida Association: http://www.ssba.org.uk/FolicAcid.aspx
Times Online: http://www.timesonline.co.uk?tol/news/uk/health/article6818343.ece
BBC News: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/scotland/8232089.stm

Vitamin B12 offer extended No comments yet

Back in September, we told you about the latest study into the importance of vitamin B12 for health as we get older (click here for the previous post). At the same time, we introduced a special offer to make an already excellent value product even more appealing.

Well, that offer ran out at the beginning of the month but we’ve had so much interest in the product that we’re bringing the offer back. Until mid-November, you can buy 90 tablets of 100µg Vitamin B12 for just £2.95. That’s a three month supply for just over 3p per day.

To take advantage of this great offer, visit our main site by clicking this link.

Vitamin B12 3 comments

Reports in today’s media are highlighting research that shows just how important vitamin B12 is to long term health.

A study, by Oxford University and published in Neurology, indicates that older people with lower levels of this essential nutrient are more six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage, and thereby have problems with memory loss. Other studies have indicated that 20% of people are deficient in vitamin B12.

The main dietary sources of vitamin B12 are meat, fish and milk and this creates problems for anyone who is following an ethical diet, such as vegans and vegetarians. There are no good plant-based sources available. But with this new research highlighting this area of concern, everyone should be ensuring they’re getting a good daily intake and, if you’re not getting it from your diet, then you need to take a supplement.

Bio Nutrition offers Vitamin B12 100µg at only £3.95 for 90 tablets and for a limited time, you can save an extra £1 – that’s only £2.95 for 90 tablets!

Click this link to check out the product on the main website.