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In this day and age I think most people are aware of the need to keep their vitamin intake at a respectable level in order to stay fit and healthy. However, the funny thing about this day and age is that the diet of a lot of people has probably never been so poor. Factory processed food, refined to within an inch of its life, fulfils the need of busy people to prepare meals quickly but they end up missing out on the goodness inherent in most natural foodstuffs. Goodness in the form of essential vitamins and minerals.
And even if you are eating more naturally prepared food, it may not contain the levels of vitamins and minerals you might expect.
All of which makes a compelling case for vitamin supplements. If you are worried about what you eat, try some of our extensive range of supplements. They might just give you the nutritional boost you are looking for.
Vitamin Products
Vitamin A
Also known as retinol, Vitamin A has many important functions in the body. It strengthens the body’s immunity against infection, and helps keep the skin and mucosal tissues healthy. It also helps form and maintain healthy skin, teeth, skeletal and soft tissue as well as being needed in the retina for both low light and colour vision.
Vitamin B1
Also known as thiamine or thiamin, Vitamin B1 is involved in many cellular processes. All living organisms use thiamine in their biochemistry, but only bacteria, fungi and plants can synthesize it themselves. We have to obtain it through our diet, so it is deemed an essential nutrient.
Vitamin B3
Known as Niacin, this vitamin is water soluble and part of the B-Complex. It helps with cardiovascular health, promotes increased blood flow, and provides nervous system support.
Vitamin B5
Also known as Pantothenic Acid, this vitamin helps in the production of some enzymes and helps break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins in foods so they can be used by the body. It also helps maintain flexible joints as well as the body’s natural defenses and is essential for the normal functioning of the adrenal glands.
Vitamin B Complex
Each of these B Complex supplements offers a full array of the B vitamins together with a higher level of a featured B vitamin.
Vitamin B1
Also known as thiamine or thiamin, Vitamin B1 is involved in many cellular processes. All living organisms use thiamine in their biochemistry, but only bacteria, fungi and plants can synthesize it themselves. We have to obtain it through our diet, so it is deemed an essential nutrient.
Vitamin B2
Known as Riboflavin, this vitamin plays a vital role in maintaining health in humans. It is required for a wide variety of cellular processes, playing a key role in energy metabolism, and the metabolism of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.
Vitamin B5
Also known as Pantothenic Acid, this vitamin helps in the production of some enzymes and helps break down carbohydrates, fats and proteins in foods so they can be used by the body. It also helps maintain flexible joints as well as the body’s natural defences and is essential for the normal functioning of the adrenal glands.
Vitamin B6
The primary role of Vitamin B6 is to act as a coenzyme to the many other enzymes in the body involved in metabolism. Vitamin B6 is involved in many aspects of macronutrient metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis, histamine synthesis, hemoglobin synthesis and function.
Vitamin B12
Also called Cobalamin, Vitamin B12 has a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and is also important for the formation of blood.
Liquid Vitamin B Complex
All the B vitamins your body needs in easy to absorb liquid form
Vitamin C Powder
Vitamin C helps to protect the body’s cells and is integral in wound healing. It’s necessary for the maintenance of healthy connective tissue, which is important in the support and structure of other tissues and organs.Vitamin C is not manufactured within our bodies like some other vitamins, nor can our bodies store it. It is therefore important to include plenty of foods rich in Vitamin C in your daily diet, or take a supplement
Vitamin C Capsules
Vitamin C is necessary to form collagen, an important protein used to make skin, scar tissue, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Vitamin C is also essential for healing wounds, and for the repair and maintenance of cartilage, bones, and teeth.
D Vitamins
Also known as the 'sunshine vitamin,' we get most of our Vitamin D from the action of sunlight on our skin. Unfortunately, a lack of vitamin D in our diet is quite common and sometimes it is necessary to supplement. Vitamin D is used by the immune system to fight infection and helps to control the immune response. It is also vital for keeping bones and teeth healthy.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a collective name for a group of eight fat-soluble compounds with distinctive antioxidant properties. They are found naturally in many plant oils, nuts and seeds. Vitamin E is our body’s most powerful antioxidant. In fact, Vitamin E’s primary function in the body is to protect against damage caused by oxygen free radicals. It also protects other key nutrients and polyunsaturated fats from oxidation.
K Vitamins
Helps to make sure calcium is deposited the right places, such as in the blood and bones, and to stop it being deposited in the wrong places, such as blood vessels and soft tissues. It also provides protection against osteoporosis, calcification and cardiovascular blockages and plays an important role in the blood clotting process.
Multi-Vitamins
Delivering a wide range of essential vitamins and minerals in one easy to take tablet, including; Vitamins A, B, C, and D, and the minerals; calcium, magnesium and zinc.
Specialist Multi-Vitamins
For many centuries, the chemical compounds found in plant foods have been used to treat ailments. Hippocrates may well have prescribed willow tree leaves to reduce fever, as its key ingredient, Salicin, later led to the over-the-counter drug, Aspirin! Found in many plant foods, these chemicals are called Phytonutrients. These extraordinary chemicals help protect plants from germs, fungi, bugs and other threats and as a consequence have also been found to be immensely beneficial to the human body. They are considered to be especially helpful for conditions such as cancer, stroke and metabolic syndromes. More than 10,000 phytonutrients are found in plant foods, including Carotenoids, Flavonoids, Resveratrol and Phytosterols. MultiPhytoNutrient Complex is formulated to include optimum amounts of these vitamins, minerals, co-factors and plant extracts.
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