Virgin coconut oil is cholesterol free and the triglicerides it contains are transferred into energy, not fat.

Introducing the family-friendly, spill-proof, organic juice range. It’s not just for kids…

So many of us would like to go 100% organic, but the cost and practicability are major prohibitive factors.

Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) is the focus for this Vitamin Rich post (the previous post on Vitamin B7 is here).

Folic acid and folate (the anion form) are forms of the water-soluble Vitamin B9. Folate is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Folate is needed to replicate DNA. Thus folate deficiency hinders DNA synthesis and cell division, affecting most clinically the bone marrow, a site of rapid cell turnover. Because RNA and protein synthesis are not hindered, large red blood cells called megaloblasts are produced, resulting in megaloblastic anemia. Both adults and children need folate to make normal red blood cells and prevent anemia.