Vitamins and Nutrients

Is pre-emptive practice the future of pandemic health care?

As we head into 2022, health is once again, for the third year in a row, the biggest issue facing the world. As this modern pandemic continues to play out, those of us in the health sector are left wondering what the future will hold for health care. There’s no doubt vaccines and new drug […]

Micronutrient deficiency linked to poor immune response to viruses

A review of current research, conducted by a team of German scientists has concluded that deficiencies in certain micronutrients may contribute to poor immune response in the body and promote the morbidity of certain viral infections. The researchers examined hundreds of studies conducted into the role of micronutrients in immune response to viral infection and […]

Taking the sting out of sunburn – treatments to try

Sunburn. It happens to the best of us. We’ve all heard the sun-safe message, but on a beautiful summer day spent in the garden or at the beach it’s easy to lose track of time and find yourself at the end of the day looking redder than a beetroot. Prevention – hats, shirts and sunscreen […]

Top 4 vitamins to boost immunity

We’ve done the research so you don’t have to Walk into any health food shop or pharmacy and you’ll find a dizzying collection of vitamins all claiming to promote good health in a range of ways. And most of them do what they say, however reading all those labels and doing the online research can […]

New study finds Vitamin D improves mental health of those with addictions

A new university study recently published in the American Journal of Addiction Medicine has found that Vitamin D supplements greatly improve the mental health and cognitive functioning of drug-addicted people on methadone programs. In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 64 people who were taking part in a methadone maintenance treatment program were given either […]

Multivitamin use in pregnant women linked to reduced risk of autism

A new study recently published in The British Medical Journal has suggested that women who take multivitamins early in their pregnancy have a reduced risk of their child developing autism¹. 27,000 mothers and their children took part in the 10 year study, conducted in Stockholm County, Sweden. The study found that: “Prevalence of ASD with […]