Supplements Blog

Ashwagandha is an adaptogen (which means it helps your body manage stress) and provides your body with essential phytonutrients (plant nutrients) that provide you with a range of other benefits. Let’s take a closer look at the benefits of Ashwagandha.  

Environmentalism is on the rise due to an increased collective awareness of just how much damage we do to the planet each day. Read on to learn more about living a plastic-free lifestyle and why it’s so important to start making those changes now.

Each community, nation and continent has its own native ingredients, culinary traditions and health practices. Palm oil is an ingredient that has been used in countless food products, supplements and beauty products for many years, but it has only come into the spotlight recently.

We all know more about the environment than any previous generation, which should mean that we’re educated enough to live more sustainably. But we can easily be tempted into making less environmentally responsible choices. Read on to learn about the zero-waste products and lifestyle tips you need to know.

We hear many terms related to waste disposal, whether that be recyclable, biodegradable, compostable, or degradable (or something else entirely!), but what do they really mean? And which should we look for when choosing products to buy? Biodegradable is often used in a misleading way on many products on the market today, so let’s look at this term more closely.

Curcumin is the active ingredient in the ancient spice turmeric. Beloved by Indian and Southeast Asian cooks, turmeric is the yellow powder that gives many dishes a rich, golden yellow colour, and is made from the roots of a plant belonging to the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

Deciding you want to buy your products from forward-thinking businesses also means putting in a fair amount of work before making any purchase. To help you find eco-friendly UK-based products and brands, we’ve listed 5 that are operating to make a real difference to people’s lives without harming the planet!

Eating a healthy, balanced and interesting diet doesn’t have to be expensive or arduous. It’s possible to obtain all the nutrients we need, provided we put a little thought into our meals. This article will look at some of the most important vitamins and the foods they’re in so you can easily incorporate them into your daily and weekly meals.

Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins that require fat to “dissolve” and be usable in the body. These are vitamins that require the addition of food – either the meal they “arrived” in, or in addition to their taking – to be turned into something transportable.

Vitamins are often categorised based on their solubility. Most vitamins dissolve in water and are called water-soluble vitamins, but there are also fat-soluble vitamins. There are only four fat-soluble vitamins_ A, D, E, and K. 

When we buy a product because it is recyclable, biodegradable, or otherwise “green” and good for the environment, we wholly place our trust in that company that they’re telling the truth. After all, why would we doubt them? If they’d go to the effort of making eco-friendly packaging, they’re not going to be advertising falsely, right?

Turmeric health benefits have been known for thousands of years; the earliest use being in India as a medicinal herb. This powerful root has been proven to offer up many benefits to our body. While acting as a spice and a natural dye for foods and materials, turmeric also contains some powerful compounds that can be extremely beneficial for our health, when added to meals or taken as a supplement daily.

Vitamin D, otherwise known as the sunshine vitamin, is a fat-soluble vitamin made of multiple compounds, including vitamins D2, which is derived from plants, and D3, which is found in humans and other animals. This vitamin is produced naturally by our skin when it comes into contact with the sun’s rays. We absorb Vitamin D from the ultraviolet rays when the sunlight hits our skin and triggers vitamin D synthesis.

Magnesium taurate is one of the most well absorbed and effective forms of magnesium available. By combining magnesium with the amino acid taurine you gain the individual benefits of both magnesium and taurine. Magnesium supports the reduction of tiredness and fatigue so magnesium taurate is the perfect solution for those looking to support energy levels.

Water-soluble vitamins can be absorbed more quickly than fat-soluble, so water-soluble vitamins work faster than fat-soluble. Absorption by the body takes place 3-6 hours after eating, and water-soluble vitamins are used every day whereas fat-soluble are taken from stores in the body. 

Vitamin C is an essential vitamin that your body cannot produce on its own. For this reason, it’s necessary to get it from food. It helps your body produce collagen, a structural protein found in your connective tissues that helps your wounds to heal. Vitamin C also helps synthesis an amino acid called L-cartinine which transports fatty acids in the body and is important for the production of some neurotransmitters. 

We produce and use 20 times more plastic than we did fifty years ago, and if we don’t change our ways our plastic use may double in the next two decades. Here at Ethical Nutrition, we do our absolute best to not only manage our own plastic waste (as a brand we don’t actually use any at all) but to encourage our customers to do the same.

Over 8 million metric tons of plastic waste is finding its way into our oceans each year but are the recyclable, biodegradable and compostable packaging options the answer to this massive plastic problem?

If you are taking vitamin supplements you’re obviously someone interested in being as healthy as you can be, but have you ever considered if there’s an optimum time of day you should be taking those vitamins?

The best vegan multivitamin should contain vitamin B12, vitamin D, iron, calcium, choline and iodine in their most natural forms. Choose capsules over tablets. Look out for optimum doses and forms of nutrients. Avoid additives, allergens, preservatives, palm oil and plastic packaging.

We read an interesting BBC News Article on 8th January about the impact of banning plastic packaging. The article discusses a report called ‘Plastic Promises’ which discusses the potential issues with using alternative materials like bioplastic for single-use packaging.