Sorry to start talking about this now, but with the festive season fast approaching I thought I would just do a quick post to let you all know that we’ve now added some new functionality to our website.
From today you will be able to buy the special people in your lives a Bio Nutrition ‘Gift Certificate‘! It can be for any amount you like from £5 (even £12.62 if you like!)
They can use the whole amount in one go, or the online system can keep a track of what is used and spread the amount over several orders. It really is up to them!
So, are you stuck for a gift idea but know the person uses supplements? Why not give them a Bio Nutrition Gift Certificate and give the gift of health?
Remember, we also donate 1% of our turnover to environmental causes, through the 1% For The Planet initiative.
Happy shopping
Bio Nutrition
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
