Should I take vitamin D all year round?
Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin and hormone that contributes to the maintenance of normal bones, teeth and muscles through utilising calcium and phosphorus.* It is also used...
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Low FODMAP foods - Traditional Christmas Dinner
How can you enjoy a traditional Christmas meal and avoid gut pain? Enter low FODMAP foods. Most of us look forward to one day of the year when we can...
Worried about skin ageing?
Beer is one of the earliest beverage inventions, originating from the middle east around 5000 years ago, and globally is now the most consumed alcoholic beverage in terms of volume....
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...
What does Vitamin C Do for your Skin?
What does vitamin C do for your skin? You may have noticed the increased number of products on the market which contain vitamin C. At Altruvita we provide a range...
What is Xanthohumol Extract?
What is xanthohumol extract? Where does it come from? And how is it used? Xanthohumol has been around for centuries but it is only recently becoming a popular food supplement...
Zinc Deficiency Symptoms
We all know that zinc is something our body needs. But, what are the signs and symptoms of Zinc deficiency? And what does it mean? What does zinc do? Zinc...
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...
Are you at risk of osteoporosis?
What exactly is it? Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It develops slowly over several years and is often only diagnosed when...
Men’s Health at 50 Years Old
Thanks to an excellent healthcare system, men in the UK are living longer (Still not as long as women but you can’t have everything!) Fifty years ago, most men died...
Scalp psoriasis associated with deficiency of zinc and selenium
Psoriasis can flare up on any part of the skin. When it appears on the scalp, it’s known as scalp psoriasis. But wherever it appears, the cause is the same....
Improving Fertility in Male Smokers
Cigarette smoking has long been known to have adverse effects of male reproductivity. Naturally, in the human body, there is a balance between free radicals and the antioxidant system. Cigarette...