The Best Supplements for Busy Women
Find out which supplements you need to sparkle with health here.
If you're tired all the time
You need: Iron
Why: The body needs iron to manufacture red blood cells, which hold haemoglobin - the protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood. When your iron intake is low, you have less haemoglobin, less oxygen and less energy. 'You lose iron through menstruation and unless you eat a lot of red meat, you're almost certainly deficient,' says specialist nutrition doctor, Dr John Briffa.
What to take: Floradix, £8.99, available at health-food stores. It's an easily absorbable form of iron, and unlike conventional supplements, not constipating. You need to take a supplement for at least six month to build up your body's stores.
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