Multivitamins

Even with a healthy, varied diet, it can be difficult to consistently meet all your nutritional needs through food alone, particularly for nutrients such as vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin B12 and omega 3, which are commonly low in the UK population.

A good multivitamin provides a convenient daily foundation to help fill nutritional gaps and support overall health.

Look for a multivitamin that uses active, bioavailable forms of key nutrients such as methylfolate, methylcobalamin and chelated minerals.

Avoid formulas with unnecessary fillers, artificial colours or very low doses that are unlikely to have a beneficial effect. A good multivitamin should be tailored to your life stage, gender and specific health needs.

Both approaches have benefits. A multivitamin provides broad spectrum nutritional cover and is convenient for everyday use.

Individual supplements allow for more targeted, higher dose support for specific health concerns. Many people use a quality multivitamin as their daily foundation and add targeted supplements such as magnesium, omega 3 or vitamin D on top based on their individual needs.