9 supplements for general health
There are many supplements on the market to build muscle mass or increase fitness, but what about your overall health? There are thousands available suplements, so we’ll narrow down the list and focus on the most relevant.
Minerals
If you are an athlete, then during intense training you lose many important minerals such as zinc, potassium, magnesium, chromium and vanadium. All these elements are extremely important for our health and life. Zinc maintains normal testosterone levels, chromium and vanadium regulate blood sugar, and magnesium is responsible for about 300 chemical reactions in the human body.
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Chromium Picolinate Tablets £8
Vitamin D3
If you don’t spend about an hour naked in the sun, reach for a vitamin D3 supplement. Consume 1000 to 2000 IU daily to enjoy better health and strong bones while reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
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Vitamin D3 Softgels £10
Coenzyme Q10
Under this name is an organic chemical compound. This includes pseudo vitamin groups. Also called ubiquinone, it occurs in mitochondria and in cells of plant and animal origin. His main activities include: supporting weight loss processes, slowing down aging processes, lowering sugar levels, stimulating metabolism. The daily dose of Coenzyme Q10 ranges from 90mg to 200mg.
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Co Enzyme Q10 £14
Omega-3 fatty acids
We live in a world of omega-6 which is slowly killing us. In our body, the ratio of fatty acids should be two to one or three to one omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids, but because of our lifestyle and processed foods it is more 20 to 1 in favor of omega-6. Omega-6 polyunsaturated fats with a deficiency of omega-3 fats stimulate the growth of tumors or accelerate the aging process. In contrast, omega-3 polyunsaturated fats have the opposite positive effect.
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Omega-3 Plus Softgels £19
CLA
Conjugated linoleic acid is a large amount of fatty acid found in meat of cows feeding grass. Most of us, however, do not consume much of beef, which unfortunately we have deficiencies of this important fatty acid. Numerous studies have shown that CLA can protect us against cancer, and also plays an important role in normalizing blood pressure, fighting cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis and inflammation in the body.
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CLA Capsules £7
Turmeric
Turmeric is one of those supplements that seems too beautiful to be true because they work on everything. It helps strengthen the cardiovascular system, reduces fat, acts as a painkiller, reduces estrogen, fights dozens of types of cancer and many more. Take approx. 1000 mg daily for general health.
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Organic Turmeric Powder £5
Garlic extract
The list of beneficial effects of garlic is constantly growing. Science is still discovering unusual healing properties of this plant, and puts it on one of the highest places among the natural plant products with documented therapeutic properties. Substances contained in garlic protect our heart and circulatory system, detoxify the body and destroy bacteria, strengthen the immune system and improve digestion. Use from 200 mg to 400 mg daily.
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Odourless Garlic Softgels £24
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is of very important for human health. Lack of vitamin C can cause exhaustion, inertia, pale skin, anemia, depression and weakness. Among the many functions of vitamin C, its main task is to increase the body’s resistance, accelerate wound healing, affect collagen production, reduce blood pressure and protect against cancer.
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Vitamin C Plus Tablets £16
Grape seed extract
Grape seed is the world’s richest source of bioactive flavonoids, called oligomeric proanthocyanidins. These compounds have multidirectional antioxidant activity, so strong that the whole body benefits. The effect of the extract on the body is enormous by reducing the level of oxidative stress and regulating metabolic changes at the molecular level. It makes the compound significantly affect the condition of bones, joints and muscles, the functioning of the eyes, immunity, brain function, anti-inflammatory and allergic response as well as the feeling of fatigue and mood.
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