There are a group of vitamins that are vital to the body – known as essential vitamins. The body can’t function properly without them. The body can’t make essential vitamins by itself, so we must get them through our diet. However, even with the best intentions, it’s not always possible to get enough of the vitamins we need to keep our body functioning at its very best. Why do people take vitamins? Millions of people around the globe take vitamins to supplement their dietary intake and promote optimum health. It’s...

You might know a bit about vitamins, and may even take some every day, but do you really know what they are? We’ve got the answers to your vital vitamin questions: What are vitamins? Vitamins are compounds that our bodies need to work properly. Because we can’t make most of them, we have to get them from our diets. There are 13 vitamins altogether and they are classed as micronutrients because we only need them in small quantities, usually milligrams (mg) or micrograms (mcg or μg), every day.  One exception...

Our guide to the top 10 benefits of collagen A word that is attached to a great many skincare products, and increasingly, it is also part of many supplements that are now available to help support the bones and muscles – is collagen. You’ve probably heard good things about collagen, and you may be doing a bit of research to see if what you’ve heard is true. Or maybe you’ve caught snippets of positive mentions about collagen here and there and want to piece them all together. And that’s where...

Your recommended daily steps by age You might already be a regular counter or even have an app on your smartphone which records every step you take. If you’re currently not monitoring this though, it’s worth considering exactly how many steps medical professionals recommend we take each day to help support our bodies’ physical health. Why is it important to reach your recommended daily step count? Moving our bodies regularly has innumerable benefits, from improving our circulation and heart health to supporting weight loss and lowering the risk of certain...

Omega 3 benefits for skin, hair & nails Forget tweaking your Instagram filters to achieve a healthy glow or glossy hair. Upping your omega 3 intake could be the answer. From minimising breakouts to giving thinning hair a boost, in this post we provide a breakdown of the omega 3 benefits for skin, hair and nails. What is omega 3? Omega 3 fatty acids are essential nutrients found in certain foods. They’re also widely available in supplement form. The two main omega 3 fatty acids are docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and...

  You may think you’re eating healthily and mindfully, but does your digestive system disagree? We look at what else could be going on…  We’re all aware of certain poor eating habits or types of food that are likely to cause digestive distress.  Bolting down lunch can result in an afternoon of bloating and flatulence; while a ‘who can eat the hottest curry’ competition could leave you locked behind the bathroom door with stomach problems.1,2  Sometimes, however, it’s less easy to work out what’s behind indigestion, heartburn, stomach ache or...

Do you wish you had perfect skin? That you could look in the mirror and see skin that looks smooth, healthy, plumped, and well, just downright perfect!  Perfect skin is something we all dream of, but isn’t something we all have. While there isn’t a magic wand we can wave that’ll give us skin perfection (sorry), there are plenty of things we can all do that our skin will most definitely thank us for.  In this article, we guide you through how to get perfect skin holistically. Because it is possible to...

Good digestion means absorbing nutrients from the foods you eat – and for that, digestive enzymes are key.  Digestive enzymes are proteins released into the digestive system that help speed up the breakdown of food into easily absorbed nutrients that our bodies can use.  Discover why digestive enzymes could be the key to good digestion below.  Why do we need a healthy digestive system?  It's only by digesting our food properly that we can absorb all the nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy.  Symptoms of poor digestion include heartburn,...

Tom Oliver’s Women’s Multi-Vitamin and Mineral We all know that nutrient deficiencies can have a negative effect on many aspects of physical and mental health. For most of us it’s hard to know which specific nutrients we need more of, and even if we did, taking all the nutrients individually would be cumbersome and expensive. That’s where Tom Oliver’s Multi-Vitamins and Minerals come in. There’s both a women’s multi and a men’s multi to address the specific needs of these groups.   Micronutrients and Risk of COVID Recent scientific evidence...