Can perimenopause cause digestive issues? Hormones and gut health explained
Gut health and hormones are part of a cycle: an imbalance in one will result in an imbalance in the other – and understanding the relationship between the two is...
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Shine Bright, Not Bloated: 3 Simple Wellness Tips for the Christmas Party Season
The Christmas party season is a whirlwind of fun, friends and let’s be honest, often a little indulgence. We’ve taken three powerful, science-backed wellness tips to help you keep your...
How to Win the Festive Marathon: Your Guide to Party-Proof Wellness
Between the social calendar, gift wrapping, travel and late-night laughter, it’s easy to end the year feeling completely depleted. Here at AltruVita, we believe that feeling good isn’t about restriction;...
Vitamin C Supplements-The evidence
Lots of people take supplements out of habit but they don’t really know why! Why am I taking vitamin C? Perhaps the best-known and most widely promoted use of high-dose...
Magnesium Supplement to Balance Nutrient Deficiency Caused by PPIs
Many medications can cause nutritional deficiencies, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are no different. Examples of these are Omeprazole, Lansoprazole and Esomeprazole used to lower gastric acid which can...
Curcumin and Xanthohumol for IBD management
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis which are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gut. In Crohn’s disease, inflammation can occur anywhere from the mouth...
Does a Magnesium Supplement Help Sleep?
Sleep is dependent on magnesium. Research from the University of Edinburgh has found that in human cells, magnesium levels rise and fall in a daily cycle and magnesium plays a role in regulating circadian rhythm, so...
Why do women take magnesium in the menopause?
Magnesium is an essential mineral and plays a role in more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Beyond helping to maintain normal muscle and nerve function,* this mineral supports normal...
Vitamin C and exercise- how much is too much?
Can vitamin C be used to support exercise? And what happens if we take too much? What is Vitamin C? Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant vitamin that acts in...
Magnesium and Sports Performance
Magnesium and sports performance – can Magnesium help to enhance sports performance? What is it used for? And how much should I take? What is magnesium required for? Magnesium is...