Folic acid and pregnancy planning
Lee E LynBPharm (Hons), MSc, RPh Folic acid, also known as vitamin B9, is a vitamin that is important for our body to make new cells. The terms folic acidand folate are usually used interchangeably and generally refer to the same thing. The only difference is that folic acid is man-made while folate is naturally occurring and is […]
No sweat no gain: truth or fiction?
Lee E LynBPharm (Hons), MSc, RPh I’m drenched in sweat. That would mean I’ve exercised enough, right? In my attempts to try and be fit, I’ve asked my personal trainer once: “I’m not sweating enough. What am I not doing right?”, to which he replied, “Sweating is not a good gauge of how much calories you’ve burned”. […]