Supplement Types
There are so many types and brands of supplements. It can become overwhelming to choose which are the best. Here is our list of recommendations from A-Z!
Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
It’s an organic compound that acts as a powerful antioxidant in the body.
Apple Cider Vinegar
A vinegar that is made from fermented apples.
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is an ancient medicinal herb. It’s classified as an adaptogen, meaning that it can help your body manage stress.
Beta-Carotene (Vitamin A)
Beta carotene is a red-orange pigment found in plants and fruits, especially carrots and colorful vegetables.
Black Seed Oil
Black seed oil is extracted from N. sativa seeds and has been used in traditional medicine for over 2,000 years due to its many therapeutic benefits. Black seed oil has been shown to have antioxidant properties. These can help relieve inflammation inside the body and on the skin.
Boron
Boron is a mineral that is found in food and the environment. Boron is used for building strong bones, treating osteoarthritis, as an aid for building muscles and increasing testosterone levels, and for improving thinking skills and muscle coordination.
Calcium
Calcium is a mineral that is necessary for life. In addition to building bones and keeping them healthy, calcium enables our blood to clot, our muscles to contract, and our heart to beat. About 99% of the calcium in our bodies is in our bones and teeth.
Choline
Choline is a nutrient that supports various bodily functions, including cellular growth and metabolism. The body makes some choline, but the majority comes from dietary sources.
Chromium
Chromium forms a compound in the body that seems to enhance the effects of insulin and lower glucose levels.
Collagen
Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix found in the body’s various connective tissues. Collagen is the most abundant protein in your body, accounting for about one-third of its protein composition. It’s one of the major building blocks of bones, skin, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Collagen is also found in many other body parts, including blood vessels, corneas, and teeth.
Copper
Copper is an essential trace mineral necessary for survival. It is found in all body tissues and plays a role in making red blood cells and maintaining nerve cells and the immune system.
CoQ10
Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a nutrient that occurs naturally in the body. CoQ10 is also in many foods we eat. CoQ10 acts as an antioxidant, which protects cells from damage and plays an important part in the metabolism.
Creatine Monohydrate
Creatine is a chemical that is found in the body. It is found mostly in muscles but also in the brain. It is also found in foods such as red meat and seafood. Creatine can also be made in the laboratory.
Curucumin (tumeric)
Curcumin is the primary bioactive substance in turmeric, and has anti-inflammatory properties and decent evidence for indications from chronic pain to depression and anxiety.
Fish Oil (Omega 3)
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation in the body and improve hypertriglyceridemia.
Glucosamine
The glucosamine in your body helps keep up the health of your cartilage.
Glutamine
Glutamine is well known as an essential amino acid, which is one of the building blocks for making proteins.
Green Tea
Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process used to make oolong teas and black teas. These are great if you have a cold!
Iodine
Iodine is a chemical element. The body needs iodine but cannot make it. The iodine needed by the body must come from the diet.
Iron
Iron is an essential mineral. Iron is an important component of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen from your lungs to transport it throughout your body.
L-Arginine
L-arginine is an amino acid that helps the body build protein. Your body usually makes all the L-arginine it needs.
Lipase
Lipase is an enzyme primarily based in the pancreas that breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol. Most people have a deficiency of this enzyme where fats get stored in the body too fast and make us endlessly crave for something new to eat.
L-Lysine
Lysine is an amino acid (a building block of protein). Unlike some other amino acids, the human body cannot make lysine; therefore it must be eaten in the diet. Sources of lysine include meat, fish, dairy, eggs, and some plants such as soy and other legumes.
L-Tyrosine
L-tyrosine is one form of the amino acid tyrosine. It is a non-essential amino acid, meaning that you don’t have to get it from food. The body manufactures it, using another amino acid, phenylalanine.
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.
Manganese
Manganese is a mineral that is found in several foods including nuts, legumes, seeds, tea, whole grains, and leafy green vegetables. It is considered an essential nutrient, because the body requires it to function properly.
MCT Oil
MCT oil is a supplement made from a type of fat called medium-chain triglycerides. MCT molecules are smaller than those in most of the fats you eat (long-chain triglycerides [LCT]). This makes them easier to digest. You can absorb MCT in your bloodstream quickly. This turns it into energy you can use.
Melatonin
The hormone melatonin plays a role in your natural sleep-wake cycle. Natural levels of melatonin in the blood are highest at night. Some research suggests that melatonin supplements might be helpful in treating sleep disorders, such as delayed sleep phase, and providing some relief from insomnia and jet lag.
Molybdenum
Molybdenum is an essential trace mineral. Molybdenum works in the body to break down proteins and other substances.
Multivitamin
Multivitamins are supplements that contain many different vitamins and minerals, sometimes alongside other ingredients.
Phosphorus
Phosphorus is the second most plentiful mineral in your body. The first is calcium. Your body needs phosphorus for many functions, such as filtering waste and repairing tissue and cells.
Potassium
Potassium is a mineral and an electrolyte. It helps your muscles work, including the muscles that control your heartbeat and breathing. Potassium comes from the food you eat.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for you, especially your digestive system.
Psyllium Husk Fiber
Psyllium is a form of fiber made from the husks of the Plantago ovata plant’s seeds. Psyllium is a bulk-forming laxative.
Quercetin
Quercetin is a plant pigment (flavonoid). It is found in many plants and foods, such as red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, American elder, and others. It’s one of the most abundant antioxidants in the diet and plays an important role in helping your body combat free radical damage, which is linked to chronic diseases.
Selenium
Selenium is an essential mineral that supports the immune system, fertility, and cognitive function. It plays a critical role in metabolism and thyroid function and helps protect your body from damage caused by oxidative stress.
Serotonin
Serotonin is the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness. This hormone impacts your entire body. It enables brain cells and other nervous system cells to communicate with each other. Serotonin also helps with sleeping, eating, and digestion.
Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene). Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system, and for good vision.
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)
Thiamine is a vitamin, also called vitamin B1. Vitamin B1 is found in many foods including yeast, cereal grains, beans, nuts, and meat. It is often used in combination with other B vitamins, and found in many vitamin B complex products.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin B-12 is a crucial B vitamin. It is needed for nerve tissue health, brain function, and the production of red blood cells. Cobalamin is another name for vitamin B-12.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is one of eight B vitamins that are essential for human health. It can be found in grains, plants, and dairy products. It is crucial for breaking down food components, absorbing other nutrients, and maintaining tissues.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Niacin is one of the eight B vitamins, and it’s also called vitamin B3. Your body gets niacin through food but also makes small amounts from the amino acid tryptophan.
Vitamin B5 (Panthothenic Acid)
Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid, is one of the most important vitamins for human life. It’s necessary for making blood cells, and it helps you convert the food you eat into energy.
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine, is a water-soluble vitamin that your body needs for several functions. It’s significant to protein, fat and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Your body cannot produce vitamin B6, so you must obtain it from foods or supplements.
Vitamin B7 (Biotin)
Biotin, also known as vitamin H or B7, is a water-soluble vitamin that helps the body metabolize fats, carbohydrates, and protein. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the body so daily intake is necessary.
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
Folate (vitamin B-9) is important in red blood cell formation and for healthy cell growth and function.
Vitamin B Complex (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12)
B vitamins play a vital role in maintaining good health and well-being. As the building blocks of a healthy body, B vitamins have a direct impact on your energy levels, brain function, and cell metabolism.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is necessary for the growth, development and repair of all body tissues.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body. These nutrients are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E helps maintain healthy skin and eyes, and strengthen the body’s natural defence against illness and infection (the immune system).
Vitamin K
Vitamin K is a group of vitamins that the body needs for blood clotting, helping wounds to heal.
Whey Protein
Milk is made of two proteins, casein and whey. Whey protein can be separated from the casein in milk or formed as a by-product of cheese making. Whey protein is considered a complete protein as it contains all 9 essential amino acids. It is low in lactose content.
Zinc
Zinc is needed for the proper growth and maintenance of the human body. It is found in several systems and biological reactions, and it is needed for immune function, wound healing, blood clotting, thyroid function, and much more.
