Vitamins and Minerals for Women's Health problems

Vitamin B6 and Magnesium requirements are increased during the pre-menstrual phase of a woman’s cycle. These essential nutrients help to maintain emotional stability as well as having a potent diuretic effect.

Some vitamins are particularly important in the summer, especially when your exposure to the sun is increased or if you tend to get hay fever. Make sure you have good levels of Vitamin A and Vitamin C in particular in your diet. If this is not the case then taking them as a supplement is recommended. 

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Many people take vitamins and supplements to help ease joint pain and support the health of their joints and muscles.

We've outlined what to look for.

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The digestive system relies on a wide range of vitamins and minerals in order to function optimally. Unfortunately, our modern diets often lack these essential nutrients. This leads to numerous issues, as the digestive system is central to the entire functioning of the body. So health really does begin with good digestion.

Digestive problems occur as a result of bad digestion, poor absorption and insufficient elimination.

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Vitamins & Minerals for Men's Health

Zinc deficiency has been positively linked to prostate enlargement in a few studies, although no large scale clinical trials have been conducted. The RDA is 15 mg but in the studies doses of 150 mg of zinc sulphate were taken daily for two month, followed by maintenance doses of 50 mg daily. 14 out of the 19 men in the trial experienced shrinkage of the prostate. As zinc can be toxic in high doses (leading to anaemia and low immunity) high doses should be taken under medical supervision. A standard zinc supplement, nevertheless, is beneficial for most men.

Magnesium(RDA 400mg) and Vitamin B6 (RDA 2 mg) have also been combined with zinc in maintaining prostate health.

A multivitamin containing beta-carotene (which converts to Vitamin A in the body), Vitamin C, selenium and Vitamin E is also helpful in men's vitamin supplementation.

There are some key vitamins and minerals that can help support healthy ageing.

We've outlined them here.

Getting a restorative night's sleep can sometimes feel like a dream in itself.

There are some key vitamins and minerals that can support a restful night.

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This is the basis on which the Food Supplements Directive allows for a nutrient claim for a food or food supplement.

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Quick and easy, this just takes 10 minutes and is packed full of vitamins and minerals.

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This list is taken from the Annex List to the Food Supplements Directive published by the EU. It covers each nutrient, substance, food or food category for which a claim has been allowed. It then describes the allowed claim and after that, detail any conditions of use of the claim, additional statements or warnings.

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You can’t stop yourself from aging, but there are some supplements, as well as diet and lifestyle changes to slow certain aging processes and reduce your risk of age-related disease.

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