Looking after our bodies should always be the priority, but since the beginning of the pandemic, many of us have been increasingly aware of what our bodies need to be and feel their best. Our diets, our lifestyles and even where we live can impact the vitamins and minerals our bodies receive on a daily basis.

We may meet our body’s requirement for certain vitamins without even realising it. And the same can be said for vitamin deficiencies, which can cause a whole host of problems including fatigue, aches and a less robust immune response.

And while it’s true that you can get the vast majority of necessary nutrients from a plant-first, whole foods-heavy diet, sometimes it is necessary to help our bodies out by taking supplements that boost our levels of certain vitamins and minerals. The vitamin supplement market grew massively throughout the pandemic, with more people wanting to boost their immune systems and prepare their bodies to fight off Covid-19. In the UK alone, the vitamin and supplement manufacturing industry has grown 13.5% per year, every year, since 2017.

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