SUPER SUPPS!
Put a spring back in your step this season with these energy-boosting B vitamins.
Budget-friendly option
Holland & Barrett High Strength Complete Vit B Complex (£9.99 for 240 tablets, hollandandbarrett.com). This vegan-friendly supplement offers a simple and budgetfriendly way to top up your vitamin B levels – and your energy levels. The high-strength formula provides an excellent source of all eight forms of vitamin B. Plus, the new and improved bottles are made using 80 per cent recycled plastic.
NOW WINTER IS OVER AND we’re fully into spring, it’s time to ramp up our energy. But if you’re still feeling a little lacklustre, topping up your vitamin B intake could help. ‘Vitamins B6 and B12 help to keep you energised and focused day-to-day, while helping to promote long-term brain health,’ says performance dietitian, Jenaed Brodell, who works alongside Pro Plus (proplus.co.uk). ‘Vitamins B6 and B12 play a key role in ensuring your brain achieves its full potential by converting food into energy, as well as promoting the creation of red blood cells that carry oxygen to the brain,’ she says. ‘A dip in production means there’s less oxygen to keep your cells going, which can lead to people feeling tired and weak.’ But it’s not only B6 and 12 that are useful; thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), biotin (B7) and folic acid (B9) also help with energy metabolism and offer a wide range of benefits, from supporting your immune and nervous systems to maintaining healthy hair and skin.
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Highly absorbable form
Youth & Earth Liposomal Vitamin B Complex with 5-MTHF Folate (£29.99 for 250ml, youthandearth.com). Containing eight water-soluble B vitamins, this liposomal supplement delivers nutrients directly into your cells for fast absorption. The addition of 5-MTHF (a type of folate) ensures you receive vitamin B9 in its most bioavailable form, regardless of whether you have the MTHFR genetic variant (the MTHFR genetic variant prevents about one-third of people from converting folic acid to folate). Extra points for the plastic-free packaging and tasty orange and mango
