Category Archives: Supplements

Any food must be fit for purpose prior to the expiry date on the label. This includes all food substances including supplements. Buying close to expiry supplements should therefore be safe, and there is no reason to assume this is … Continue reading →

Certain supplements appear to provide significant health benefits. Some of these benefits are only available through supplementation and not through the diet. The herb milk thistle shows clear protective effects against liver damage for example, but it would be hard … Continue reading →

Supplements are a useful way of obtaining nutrients that may be missing or that which are not normally present in the diet. Supplements come in a number of forms including powders, capsules, liquids and tablets. Tablets are perhaps the most … Continue reading →

Nutritional supplements are useful tools that can help an individual attain optimum health. There are a huge range of supplements available, ranging from vitamins and minerals to phytochemicals, through antioxidants, proteins, essential fats and other niche nutrients such as carnitine, … Continue reading →

The last two decades has seen an explosion in the availability of dietary supplements. Selling dietary supplements is a big business, and whereas dietary supplements used to be only available in specialised health food shops, now supermarkets and other high … Continue reading →