5 Best Supplements to Improve Your Overall Health 

If you have entered the New Year like most people, then your health is probably at the forefront of your mind right now. This means finding ways to both boost your current health and improve it for the better moving forward. Diet and exercise are an obvious way to do this, but how else can you support a healthier you?

With that in mind, if you want to improve your overall health moving forward into 2020, then what follows are some of the best supplements you can use to help you achieve these goals.

1 – Probiotics  

Digestion is a very important function of the body and so supporting this via supplements can be a great aid if you have issues. Probiotic supplements can help reduce diarrhoea, particularly if it is caused by IBS. The reason for this is because it helps to reduce the irritation and inflammation in these areas.

You can include these in your diet via probiotic capsules, or more naturally via various foods. Yoghurt, kombucha, miso, fermented cheese and sauerkraut.

2 – Vitamin D

For supplements that help to promote bone and cell growth, especially during months with little sunlight, it is important to use vitamin D. If you are lacking in this vitamin, then your bones can become weak and it can develop into a serious issue if left untreated.

Naturally, you can get plenty of vitamin D from spending time in the sun. But, during winter this isn’t always possible and so a supplement is important to support this.

3 – Iron 

Oxygen movement in your body relies entirely on how much iron you have in your blood. The more you have, the more efficiently your body functions. It is also incredibly important if you want to encourage proper cell rejuvenation in the body.

Anaemia is a major problem if you don’t have enough iron in your body. This is where your body doesn’t produce red blood cells, so your body reacts with fatigue, poor immune system (easily ill), and even poor performance during exercise (shortness of breath). If a woman has a heavy period or a large amount of blood has been lost, it is important to up the iron intake during this period in order to improve bodily functions for recovery.

4 – Calcium 

Calcium, as you may know from the many child-related adverts, helps to support growth and strength in your bones and teeth. But, it can also have big benefits for adults as well. Particularly in the case of women. Women lose bone density in their twenties, so it can be very important to actively support this with a calcium supplement. It’s the best defence against this otherwise degenerative issue.

Dairy products such as milk, cheese and yoghurt. Broccoli and kale are also a good source of calcium.

5 – Vitamin A 

Eye health is another important factor and vitamin A can help eye function, skin health and even the function of your immune system.

It is a great vitamin for women as it has been proven to even prevent some form of cancer, whilst also supporting eye health and vision. Good natural sources of this include green vegetables, sweet potatoes and carrot, liver, fish, cereal and even some dairy products. There is also a lot of vitamin A packed into various multivitamin products. So, it is perfectly acceptable to get your intake of this in one simple supplement. This also works well alongside a high strength magnesium supplement.

Final Thoughts 

And there you have it, five supplements that can help improve your overall health. Alone they may be small, but paired with a healthy diet and good exercise routine the results could be mighty. So, make sure to give it a go!