Why supplementation can really help support your diet and therefore your health

Maximum bone strength occurs at around 30 years, with loss of bone density and strength thereafter. Osteoporosis is extremely common, especially in females giving rise to 300,000 fractures every year. Looking after our bone strength using well formulated targeted supplementation ca…

Our brain weighs 1.5kg and makes up just 2% of our body weight, but uses 20% of our entire energy needs! Caring for our brain is so important, especially as we get older. There is so much we can do to…

Our heart beats 100,000 times a day and pumps blood through capillaries that are 60,000 miles long! Our cardiovascular system is truly remarkable, but it is prone to chronic disease much of which is driven by a poor lifestyle. Diet, ex…

Staying active, especially as we age, is one of the most important things we can do to remain mobile and independent. But if we lack energy, we will quickly succumb to the settee, or the chair and this sedentary lifestyle ca…

The latest science is now showing that the health of our gut and the microbes which live within it (the microbiome) play a huge role in our health, from not only our gut but also virtually every health area right up…

All of us need to ensure that our immune system is working to the max, in order to fight off infections. However, to do this, we need to ensure we get all the immunity supporting micronutrients in our diet. Food in…

Staying mobile at any age is key to staying active. But sore or stiff joints can hamper this, so maintaining our joint health is key, especially as we age. Wear and tear can be inhibited with the correct diet, exercise an…

Most men of all ages now seem to appreciate that they need to take a little more care for their overall health and also their appearance too. Like women, men also suffer from lowering hormone (testosterone) levels as they age, th…

The average age for entering the menopause is around 51 yrs, when levels of oestrogen drop quite suddenly, causing a raft of undesirable symptoms. There is no ‘magic bullet’ available to ‘cure’ the menopause, but there is plenty you can do…

Maintaining our muscle health is essential for long term health & wellness. Resistance exercise combined with high quality protein from both food and supplements are the two main requirements to help us hold on to muscle mass and strength as we…

There is a whole plethora of nutrients and supplements that can affect your health positively. In this section, we take a look at some of the main nutrients and discuss whether they live up to the hype by looking at th…

The overall appearance of our skin, our hair and even our nails can reflect our general health in so many ways. When we are deficient in certain key vitamins or minerals, nature being so clever, uses these scarce nutrients to si…

Sleep is one of the big four health areas(plus diet, exercise, stress) and it’s one which is largely being ignored by the majority of people, which is a worrying trend!

Science now shows that people who are regularly sleep deprived show grea…

Sports Nutrition or Performance Nutrition (the same in my opinion) is a specialised area of nutritional supplements, whose objective is to help both athletes and also ‘weekend’ warriors’ to make maximum gains, without the use of PEDS(performance enhancing drugs). The ma…

We tend to take our vision for granted, until we start losing it. We can harm our vision with poor diet and also a generally poor lifestyle, but this takes time to show, until it’s too late.

Our eyes need a raft of…