04/09/2026
As a Nutritional Therapist, I’m often asked about supplements. The UK supplements industry is now worth around £3.7bn and growing, so all of us will have been told we desperately need something or other at some point.
There are some great products out there and some that I wouldn’t take if you paid me!
Food should always come first and I have always said you can’t supplement your way out of a bad diet!
But the problem with uni is that the diet is likely to be fairly hit and miss.
For me and all my family we take fruit and veg capsules daily.
I take them as an insurance policy for our rapidly declining food quality, they can help to reduce inflammation which is the root of most our modern day illnesses.
The fact that children up to age 21 get them for free was an added bonus. It gives me peace of mind that they are getting some of what they need, natural food based vitamins, minerals and polyphenols (plant chemicals that are really good for you) easy for the body to absorb.
No it won’t mean that the bad diet is fine, but it might just support them so they get ill less often and help to detox after a night on the booze. And it certainly makes me feel a little better about it too!
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