Should you be taking supplements all of the time?

Here I explain why high doses are not always best, when it comes to nutrients and herbs.

Do you need to be taking supplements all of the time? | Nutritionist insights Ask yourself these questions and remember - you are an INDIVIDUAL! 1. How do you feel? Sometimes life gets on top of US, so we may be consuming less of certain foods than we should be, or draining ourselves more than we’re taking in. Supplements can sometimes help us top up, but don’t take too many at once and always track how you are feeling. Food, sleep, movement and promoting more calm, should still be the central pillars of health. 2. Consider the supplement itself – another individual factor. Vitamin D? Less needed during summer when you have a nice tan, a sign of reserves. Winter and schools back? Time for topping up on D, plus, add in Echinacea for a few months to help modulate the immune system. 3. What stage of life are you at? What’s naturally changing in your body? Any recent medications? Hormones changing = stress on the body, and the whole endocrine is very much in sync. Magnesium, phytoestrogens, and kelp are lovely staples for many women, especially. 4. Gut health is nearly always central. Your gut and liver naturally detox us, balance hormones, and helps us absorb nutrients in the first place. But it helps massively to support them daily with food, variety, care and purpose. 5. Over the top marketing is often a red flag, think about genuine root causes, what you actually might need, or get in touch with a nutritionist if you’re struggling to understand the bigger picture ??

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Ask yourself these questions and remember - you are an INDIVIDUAL!

How do you feel? Sometimes life gets on top of US, so we may be consuming less of certain foods than we should be, or draining ourselves more than we’re taking in. Supplements can sometimes help us top up, but don’t take too many at once and always track how you are feeling. Food, sleep, movement and promoting more calm, should still be the central pillars of health.

Consider the supplement itself – another individual factor. Vitamin D? Less needed during summer when you have a nice tan, a sign of reserves. Winter and schools back? Time for topping up on D, plus, add in Echinacea for a few months to help modulate the immune system.

What stage of life are you at? What’s naturally changing in your body? Any recent medications? Hormones changing = stress on the body, and the whole endocrine is very much in sync. Magnesium, phytoestrogens, and kelp are lovely staples for many women, especially.

Gut health is nearly always central. Your gut and liver naturally detox us, balance hormones, and helps us absorb nutrients in the first place. But it helps massively to support them daily with food, variety, care and purpose.

Over the top marketing is often a red flag, think about genuine root causes, what you actually might need, or get in touch with a nutritionist if you’re struggling to understand the bigger picture.