Seema from our Clinical Nutrition team talks about the immune system and the natural ways to boost it.

The word detox is thrown around a lot in relation to clean living and eating but what does meaning do we take from that?

Anxiety is a growing problem but is there a way to heal anxiety naturally?

There are different types of arthritis but most share common characteristics which can affect your day to day lives.

Here are five steps to help support your joints and improve your general health.

50connect is a lively online community which prides itself on providing excellent information and resources to empower over 50s in the UK. Their platform encompasses a broad range of topics, from technology and travel, to food and health.

Last month an interesting article highlighted the top 12 beauty products that can help their readers cope with the physical toll of harsh winter weather. We were delighted to see our very own BioCare^® Hair and Nail Complex as part of the list.

“Don’t let your skin and hair succumb to winter damage, fight back”, said Eloise Craven-Todd of 50connect, while discussing ways to stay steadfast against difficult winter conditions. Hair and nails can often be damaged by cold, windy and damp weather and as such, require extra care during this time. Eloise suggested that the BioCare^® Hair and Nail Complex would be an ideal supplement to prevent such deterioration.

As a source of copper, zinc and vitamin E amongst a gamut of bioavailable nutrients, BioCare^® Hair and Nail Complex supports the body’s pigmentation of hair, metabolism of the proteins required to grow it, and helps protect from oxidative stress.

Shop for BioCare Hair and Nail Complex from £29.95 for 90 capsules.

Read the full 50connect article here.

Chris Newbold, Head of Nutrition Strategy, presents a training overview of our range of nervous products.

For many women, the hormonal transition of middle age comes as a shock. It is a stage of life that is rarely discussed, leaving many women unprepared and disconnected with the changes happening in their bodies. Menopause carries such negative associations, a whole host of disruptive symptoms from hot flushes, insomnia to complete loss of self-confidence. Jules Cattell explores the post reproductive years through a more positive ‘adaptive’ lens, outlining ways in which we can prepare and support our female clients through their menopausal journey.

In part 3, Chris Newbold gives an overview of some nutritional supplements you can use to help children's development.

Methylation Explained… Methylation is the body’s ‘biochemical’ language, underpinning multiple functions. Just how important is it, and when is it essential to consider in relation to other systems such as gut health, immunity and the nervous system? Find out why MTHFR polymorphisms are just one aspect to be concerned about. We look at specific clinical examples of support using our Adaptive Health approach. 

Detoxification Explained… Life is largely a matter of chemistry... We're immersed in external and internal toxins, continually being processed by our sophisticated and highly adaptive detoxification systems. Just how well do we manage this chemical 'cocktail'? How is it influenced by genetics, the environment and other systems, impacting in particular our hormonal and immune balance? We look at specific clinical examples using the Adaptive Health approach.

Feeding the Microbiome... Jeff Leach of the Human Food Project suggests we need dietary diversity to promote microbial diversity... How exactly do we do this? Should we eat prebiotic, soluble fibre or avoid it? How does it affect SIBO, candida or IBS? What about FODMAPS diets or GAPS? Find out how prebiotics can be critical to health and how to Feed your Microbiome! 

Our health is highly dependent on 5 basic processes...chronobiology, diet, sleep, physical activity and environment. How these link together forms a powerful influence on the balance of our health.

Alex Ferretti details each area in turn and what we can do to influence them using concepts and ideas from his own and others' research and lending his own unique perspective.

With the reduction in daily sunlight exposure, and the higher risk of infection during the cooler months, it is essential that we work towards optimising our vitamin D status for immune and bone support in particular.

The bare minimum requirement for adequate vitamin D synthesis is sufficient daily exposure of our skin to sunlight. It therefore comes as no surprise that 25% of the UK population may be deficient, especially when you consider that we live in the northern hemisphere with heavily indoors-based lifestyles, particularly during the year 2020! It is therefore vital that we increase our daily intake of vitamin D over these cooler months to mitigate for our reduced ability to make enough of this nutrient at this time of the year.

The dreaded ‘winter vomiting bug’ threatens to wreak havoc on the start of our festivities.

There is currently no conventional treatment, ^[i] so read on to learn how nutrition and lifestyle may help you avoid infection, and support you during and after infection if it comes to that.

Vitamin C has multiple benefits for our body, from supporting healthy skin to promoting a strong immune system. Whilst many foods contain vitamin C, it is increasingly evident given the trials and tribulations of modern day living, that we are not getting nearly enough to meet individual needs.

Read our blog on the benefits of taking a vitamin C supplement, to make sure you're getting enough.

We are very excited to introduce our brand new product - Nutrisorb® D3 & K2, a liquid vegan vitamin D3 and K2 for bone and immune support. After many requests from our customers, and a demand for our excellent liquid products, it’s finally landed on our shelves.

It is also our first liquid product in our brand new recyclable packaging and fresh, new contemporary design. We hope you love it as much as we do!

In these unprecedented times, we all need to adapt to the situation, not least how we live, shop, and work. Whilst we at BioCare have remained open for businesses, we are aware that many of you may be struggling in different ways. We therefore wanted to remind you that we are here to support you.

We work closely with holistic practitioners, advising and educating them, to help them play their important role in shaping a healthier society. For this reason, we recently conducted a Practitioner Survey to get an insight into how they are coping given the current situation. Whilst some results were specific to practitioners, actually a large proportion of them are relevant to us all. What stood out was people wanting more product advice, help with their accounts, being informed of product changes and what’s in stock, and receiving news and education about health and nutrition.

We are committed to supporting all of our customers, so here are a few things we can do for you.

Vitamin C has multiple benefits for our body, from supporting healthy skin and energy production to promoting a strong immune system. Whilst many foods contain vitamin C, it is increasingly evident, given the trials and tribulations of modern day living, that we are not getting nearly enough to meet individual needs. Stress is around every corner and we are subjected to many environmental toxins and microbes in the home and outdoors. The food we eat is often depleted in nutrients and the state of our health is declining constantly with chronic disease. Therefore our nutrient demands are ever increasing, and this includes the need for vitamin C.

Vitamin C is a water-soluble nutrient and is therefore not stored in the body, so the body needs a constant supply. With the growing demands of the modern world we are much more prone to having a lower vitamin C status. Some of the many reasons for this are:

Given the above, one thing is clear; we need to put back what is missing to make up for the deficit.

While there are different vitamin C products, a favourite amongst practitioners and our Nutrition Team is Vitamin C Powder.

Are you confused about multinutrients? Trying to decipher which one would be best for you, or if you actually need one? If chosen well, multinutrients can be an incredibly powerful tool to support many aspects of life, from stress, to immunity, and hormone balance. They can also support different life stages, such as fertility (male and female), pregnancy, and menopause. A carefully formulated complex containing therapeutic doses of nutrients that are easily absorbed and used by the body, is so much more than just a bog standard supplement.

Perhaps one of the most critical processes that underpins our health and wellbeing is methylation. This relatively simple chemical process, occurs billions of times every second, and is important for the proper functioning of virtually all body systems. It's a process that is called upon a lot when we are under stress, so can potentially become depleted. The research into methylation and related genetic mutations that may predispose people to an array of symptoms and chronic disease, has exploded in the last 10 years.

A good understanding of methylation is just as important for health practitioners, who want to provide a personalised plan for their clients, as it is for each one of us, enabling us to take charge of our own health and wellbeing. Knowing how to support this process with diet and lifestyle is key to achieving optimum health and hopefully preventing disease.

Many moments in history have turned the world upside down and changed the way we live, work, behave, and think. The year 2020 is one of them. Our thoughts and actions today will have an influence on whether this year makes or breaks us as a global community, and how it is remembered by future generations. While some have rejoiced in the idea of working from the comfort of their home and continued to work relatively as normal, others have been severely affected financially, physically, and/or mentally. There is no doubt that the current pandemic has affected us all, in one way or another.

As we enter this new phase of trying to go back to work and back to school, we are also avidly following the latest news updates and many of us are growing concerned about what the future holds. Now is an opportune time to reflect on how we have been doing so far during this pandemic, how we can best support ourselves moving forwards, and how we can grow through this experience, stronger and wiser.

We all know vitamin C is vital for our health, in particular, for our immunity, energy and collagen production. But did you know? Most of us aren’t getting enough vitamin C through diet alone. This is why we have a wide variety of vitamin C products, all of which are vegan friendly and come in various forms to suit your every need, such as liquid, powder, capsule, or tablet.

Watch our latest vlog, where we look into these further to see which option might be the best one for you.