Supplements

Our full supplement range - vitamins, minerals, omegas, live cultures, herbs and specialist formulas from around 200 brands including Biocare, Viridian, Solgar, Lamberts, HealthAid, Quest, Natures Aid and Optibac.

Where to start

If you are not sure what you need, the most common starting points are a multivitamin, vitamin D over the autumn and winter, and omega-3. Those three cover the gaps most UK diets actually have. Beyond that it is worth having a reason for each thing you add.

Browse by nutrient or by goal

Single nutrients are grouped under minerals and the vitamin ranges - C, D, B complex, zinc, magnesium, iron. If you would rather start from what you are trying to support, try immunity, bones, joints, energy or gut health.

Reading a supplement label

Two figures matter more than the rest. The percentage NRV tells you how much of the reference intake a serving supplies - far more useful than the milligram number on the front. And the serving size tells you how many capsules or tablets that figure refers to, which is often two or three rather than one, and which changes the cost per day considerably.

A word on claims

Only a defined list of health claims is permitted on food supplements in Great Britain, and many popular ingredients - turmeric, live cultures, most herbs - have none at all. Where a nutrient does have an approved claim we say so on the category page in the approved wording. Where it does not, we say that too.

Food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.