Your Granny may swear by them, celebrities have them injected intravenously and scientists periodically dismiss them as useless or even potentially dangerous, but health supplements are huge business. Every supermarket, health and beauty store and pharmacy in the UK has a wide selection of vitamins and supplements to choose from and online supplements shops have now joined the retailers offering health solutions in a plastic bottle or blister pack.
Taking every single supplement available for each aspect of your health and wellbeing would leave little time for anything else in the day, but carefully selected supplements taken at particular times can have tangible benefits to your health. The intake of a full range of vitamins and minerals is particularly important for those with a poor or imbalanced diet. Vitamins and minerals usually obtained from a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, dairy and pulses can be supplemented with a tablet, capsule or liquid specifically intended for a demographic or age group.
Other supplements can be chosen to assist specific areas of health or even to support the body’s functions at particular times. An added zinc supplement in the cold winter months is thought to fortify the body’s ability to defend against the cold virus, while evening primrose can be of benefit to females experiencing monthly pre-menstrual tension. Different tablets or compounds can be chosen to improve the health of your hair, joints, bones, eyes, skin and even finger nails! Carefully choose the supplements that offer the best potential benefit for your wellbeing – while staying aware and realistic about your budget!