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Healthier Options Ashwagandha & Lion's Mane Gummies bottle, Mixed Berries flavour
Ingredient guide

Vitamin B12 for Vegans: How Much Do You Need in the UK?

How much vitamin B12 vegans need in the UK, the fortified foods and supplements that count, the deficiency ...

1 Nov12 min read
Healthier Options Ashwagandha & Lion's Mane Gummies bottles in Mixed Berries and Orange flavours
Ingredient guide

Vitamin B6: How Much Is Too Much? (UK Guide)

The NHS advises no more than 10mg of vitamin B6 a day from supplements and EFSA's upper level is 12mg: what...

1 Nov10 min read
Freshly picked saffron crocus flowers in a woven basket with a dish of saffron threads
Ingredient guide

Vitamin D in Winter: How Much Do You Need in the UK?

The NHS says to consider 10 micrograms (400 IU) of vitamin D a day in autumn and winter: what that means in...

1 Nov11 min read
Dried burdock root pieces in a glass bowl beside a bottle of Healthier Options Sea Moss Gummies, Strawberry flavour
Burdock Root

Burdock Root: What It Is, What's Been Studied and Who Should Avoid It (UK Guide)

Burdock root, or gobo, is a daisy-family root eaten as a vegetable in Japan: here is what has been studied,...

1 Nov11 min read
Sea Moss and Moringa gummies with scattered strawberries
Bladderwrack

Why Sea Moss Needs Bladderwrack and Burdock Root: The Three-Botanical Stack Explained

Sea moss has had a moment over the last few years, but the version most people are taking is incomplete. Th...

3 Jun6 min read
Ashwagandha KSM-66 gummies with ginkgo leaf and orange gummy bears
Ashwagandha

KSM-66 vs Standard Ashwagandha: What's the Difference?

marker --> KSM-66 is the most studied form of Ashwagandha, a full-spectrum root extract with a publishe...

3 Jun5 min read