Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
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While vitamins don't provide energy, like carbohydrates, proteins and fats, they are essential compounds that contribute to the normal functioning of the human body. Think of them as the oil that keeps your engine running in tip top condition. Vitamin deficiency may leave you feeling lethargic, vulnerable to infection and at risk of developing other serious complications that can endanger your health and life.
While its theoretically possible to obtain all your required vitamins and minerals through food sources, today’s lifestyles make this a challenge. A daily vitamin supplement regime can assist in closing any nutritional gaps in your diet and ensure that you maintain an optimal vitamin balance in your body.
8 reasons to consider a daily vitamin regime
- Slow down the clock: As we get older, our nutritional needs change and it becomes harder for the body to absorb nutrients. A personalised, daily vitamin profile can offset these deficiencies and help offset the aging process.
- Good for your heart: Studies show that a high-quality vitamin regime may reduce cardiovascular disease. Heart disease is a leading cause of death in both men and women across the globe. Maintaining healthy vitamin levels helps reduce your risk.
- The dreaded C: Vitamin use has been associated with a decreased risk of some cancers. A recent study of 14,000 men aged 50 and older found that daily multivitamin supplementation “significantly reduced the risk of total cancer.”
- Better immunity: Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant known for strengthening the immune system. Vitamins D and E boost immunity, too. Getting sick is no fun at all - The tribe has spoken, take your vitamins.
- Better vision: Vitamins A, C, E, Niacin (B3), and selenium all support eye health. Make sure you can see the wood for the trees.
- Don’t flush your money: Excess fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) are stored in the body. Water-soluble vitamins (B and C) are not. Excess water-soluble vitamins simply travel through the body and end up being flushed away. Consistency is more important than intensity when it comes to vitamin intake. Once off large doses end up in your urine, rather maintain your essential vitamin levels by taking the recommended dosages on a daily basis.
- Hey good looking: New research says look to Vitamins B3 (Niacin), biotin, and Vitamin C for fuller hair while Vitamins A, C, E all contribute to healthier skin.
- Get that good feeling: Thanks in large part to the Vitamin B family, consistent vitamin intake is associated with increased energy levels, feelings of well-being and a decrease in stress and anxiety. This alone, makes it worth sticking with a daily regime.
Keen on understanding what’s in your profile and why? Take a look below for a detailed explanation of the actions and benefits of the various vitamins you might find in your personal vitamin profile.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is an essential vitamin that the body needs for growth and development. It is also vital for cell recognition, vision, immune function, and reproduction.
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is a vitamin that benefits the central nervous system and metabolism. Its roles include turning food into energy and helping to create neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and dopamine.
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 plays a crucial role in the body's formation of red blood cells and neurological functioning. It can boost overall health in a variety of ways such as helping to prevent dementia, improving mood, reducing symptoms of depression and supporting healthy hair, skin and nails.
Folate
Folate is one of the B-vitamins and is needed to make red and white blood cells in the bone marrow, convert carbohydrates into energy, and produce DNA and RNA. Adequate folate intake is extremely important during periods of rapid growth such as pregnancy, infancy, and adolescence.
Biotin
Biotin functions as a cofactor in the intermediary metabolism of macronutrients, meaning it is needed by the human body to process proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Biotin is also involved in cell production and gene expression and contributes to the regulation of immunological and inflammatory functions in the body. Biotin is also essential for proper embryonic growth and development.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D plays a significant role in the regulation of calcium and maintenance of phosphorus levels in the blood. These factors are vital for maintaining healthy bones. You need vitamin D to allow the intestines to stimulate and absorb calcium and reclaim calcium that the kidneys would otherwise excrete.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a vital nutrient for health. It helps form and maintain bones, skin, and blood vessels. It is also a powerful antioxidant and acts to boost your immune system.
Calcium
We all need calcium to build and maintain strong bones. It is also necessary for maintaining healthy communication between the brain and other parts of the body. It plays a role in muscle movement and cardiovascular function.
Selenium
Selenium is a powerful antioxidant that fights oxidative stress and helps defend your body from chronic conditions, such as heart disease and cancer.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a nutrient that's important to vision, reproduction, and the health of your blood, brain and skin.
Iron
Iron is one of the minerals most vital to human health. While all human cells contain iron, it is mostly found in red blood cells. The health benefits of managing iron levels include eliminating fatigue and many of its sources. Iron also plays a vital role in immune system function, treating anemia, boosting hemoglobin, and much more.
Magnesium
Magnesium is an important mineral, playing a role in over 300 enzyme reactions in the human body. Its many functions include helping with muscle and nerve function, regulating blood pressure, and supporting the immune system.
Omega 3
Omega-3 fish oil contains both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients that are important in preventing and managing heart disease. Findings have shown omega-3 fatty acids help to lower blood pressure.
Zinc
Zinc is an essential micronutrient that is crucial to almost every aspect of your health. Research shows that this mineral enhances immune function, stabilize blood sugar levels, and help keep your skin, eyes, and heart healthy.
Congratulations, you’ve started on your health journey and you’re eager to experience the benefits as soon as possible. The world of nutrition is complex, and every person is unique, which can make it difficult to define exactly what benefits you’ll experience and when. Supplements affect everyone differently and different vitamins and supplements absorb and impact your health at different rates. For example, if you’re deficient in a particular essential vitamin or mineral, it could take weeks or months to fully cure your deficiency. That being said, here is an indicative timeline of some of the benefits you might experience once you start your daily vitamin regime.
Twenty-four hours after you start your Vitamin Club journey, you might start to notice the effects of the B vitamins and some of the other more soluble supplements in your vitamin profile.
- More energy
- Better sleep
- Improved digestion
A week into your journey, you should start noticing an overall boost to your energy levels, digestion, and mood. The nutrients with slower absorption rates in your daily regime will also start to set in, and this feeling will only get stronger if you keep up the consistency.
- Reduced inflammation
- Healthy biological cycles settling in
Two weeks into your Vitamin Club journey and the benefits of your nutrition-boosting choices becoming more apparent. Less aches and pains and healthier, more radiant skin and hair. Your supplementation routine is really starting to pay off!
- Healthier skin and nails
- Reduced anaemia and other deficiency-related conditions
By the time you’re receiving your second month’s supply of personalised daily vitamins, your body should have adjusted to the improved nutrient intake.
- Greater alertness, health, and a general feeling of well-being
- Most deficiencies cured
Three months of daily supplementation and you should feel like a whole new you! Your body is in a nutrient-rich groove that will carry you effortlessly through life. Nutrients have fully deployed through your system, and you’ve reduced your risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease.
- Full absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and minerals
- Improved bone calcium levels
- Better cellular function
Congratulations, what started as a journey has become a way of life! Your overall risk of disease has decreased, you have more energy, and your psychological well-being may have improved. You’ve embraced a new perspective on life and taken control of your health! You haven’t had this much energy in years and as long as you continue giving your body what it needs, your improved health will lead to greater happiness!
- Reduced health risk profile
- Overall sense of wellbeing
Our vitamins and supplements are manufactured using only the highest quality ingredients that are sourced internationally from tier one suppliers. Vitamin Club does not add any unnecessary additives or chemicals to our vitamins so you can rest assured that you’re getting only what you need.
Our vitamins are classified as nutraceuticals (which means that they are between a food and pharmaceutical drug) and meet both British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) standards. All our vitamins and supplements are safe for consumption.
It all depends on where you live. Estimated delivery times are:
- Main city centres: 1-3 working days
- Regional areas: 2-5 working days
- Rural areas: 3-7 working days
The chewable tablets do not contain sugar as sucrose. The formulation does contain sorbitol, however. Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol or polyol which occurs naturally in berries and fruit. Sorbitol contains fewer calories than sugar and is not as sweet. Sorbitol is noncariogenic (does not contribute to the formation of tooth cavities)
So the answer to the question does it contain sugar is: It does not contain table sugar but does contain carbohydrates in the form of a polyol and is sweetened by the inclusion of the non-nutritive sweeteners sodium saccharin and sucralose.
Men have less than half the daily iron requirement than women, which is easy to meet with a regular diet. However, if you are worried about your iron levels then you can simply prioritise 1-2 high iron foods throughout the day, or eat a high vitamin C food with your meals (e.g. tomato or citrus fruit) to increase iron absorption.