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Vitamin of the month: Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

Everything you need to know about Folic Acid.

Mineral Health: Iron

Iron is critical to human life. Found out everything you need to know about this mineral.

Calcium

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and, as such, one of the most important.

Copper

Copper is an essential trace mineral. It’s found in many foods in small amounts and in all body tissues.

Folic Acid

Folic acid, or Vitamin B9, is a member of the water-soluble family of B vitamins and was apparently so-called because of the Latin word ‘folium’, meaning foliage.

Iron

Iron’s key function is carrying haemoglobin, the body’s main oxygen-transporting molecule, around the body.

Vitamin B5

Vitamin B5 is also known as pantothenic acid, named after the Greek word ‘pantos’ meaning ‘everywhere’.

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin that is actually a family of compounds, the tocopherols, found in nature.

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