While most of us know vitamins and herbal remedies can do our bodies a world of good, very few of us know the exact benefits of individual vitamins. To make it easy we’ve designed a directory of vitamins and herbal remedies, together with a brief overview of how they can help promote optimum health and cure your bodily ills.

The Health Benefits of Vitamins

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Calcium
Maintains healthy bones and teeth.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Cod Liver Oil
Helps to keep joints flexible and supple.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Coenzyme Q10 (Co Q10)
Co Q10 helps our bodies to release energy from food and is a useful antioxidant- while it is naturally produced by our bodies, we unfortunately tend to produce less of it over time.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Omega 3
Helps maintain healthy eyes and supports healthy brain development. For more information, Click here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Vitamin E
Reduces the chances of damage to the cells caused by free radicals (such as pollution and smoke) and therefore supports your immune system. Vitamin E also promotes healthy skin.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Vitamin B Complex
Helps to maintain all day energy by assisting in the break down of food, encouraging energy to be released slowly throughout the day.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Vitamin B 6
Helps maintain healthy hormonal levels and a healthy metabolism.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Vitamin C
It is important to keep your body topped up with Vitamin C because is not stored in the body. The vitamin is a powerful antioxidant and helps to maintain a healthy immune system and encourages the growth and repair of body cells helping to resist infection. It also helps the body to absorb iron and is ideal for those you do not enough lots of fruit and vegetables or drink and smoke heavily. Vitamin C can also help reduce cellulite.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Vitamin D
Helps your body absorb calcium, and cuts diabetes and heart attack risk. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Zinc
Helps to support a healthy immune system. Read more: Lovelife & Zinc

The Health Benefits of Herbal Oils and Alternative Remedies

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Agnus Castus
A traditional herbal remedy to relieve PMS

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Aloe Vera
Support healthy immune system and improve digestive health – it’s also said to be a great natural hangover cure. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Antifect
Herbal remedy for rhinitis, congestion and catarrh

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Arnica
Traditional remedy to heal strains, sprains, and bruises

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Artichoke
Helps maintain a healthy digestive system, and is a rich source of zinc. To find out more about the benefits of zinc, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Burdock, Clivers, Dandelion and Ura Ursi
Helps relieve water retention.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Devil’s Claw
A traditional herbal remedy to relieve aches and pains like backache, muscular pain and joint pain

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Echinacea
Herbal remedy for colds. Some scientists even say it can halve your risk of getting a cold in the first place. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Eucalyptus oil
Head clearing and cooling.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Evening Primrose Oil
Helps to maintain a healthy hormonal balance, keeps joints flexible and promotes healthy skin.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Feverfew
A traditional herbal remedy for migraines.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Garlic
Maintains cholesterol levels and keeps your heart healthy. Some experts also say it’s a natural libido booster. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Ginger
Helps support a balanced digestive system, especially while travelling.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Ginkgo
Improves circulation and short term memory.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Ginseng
Helps counteract fatigue, maintain short term memory and improve circulation.

And new findings have confirmed that botanical extract ginseng is a safe cold and flu remedy for kids. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Glucosamine Sulphate
Marine sourced, helps keep your joints healthy.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Green tea
Helps keep your digestion healthy, improves your metabolism and may also protect against heart disease. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Jasmine Oil
Aphrodisiac and soothing.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Lavender Oil
Relaxing and soothing.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Lemongrass Oil
Energising and stimulating.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Milk Thistle
Traditional herbal remedy to heal the liver, aid with detoxing, cure hangovers and lower cholesterol.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Patchouli oil
Calming and soothing.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Peppermint oil
Supports health digestive transit, aids digestion, stimulating and refreshing.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Plant sterols
Maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Probiotic / Prebiotic
Good bacteria for a healthy immune system. Probiotics are healthy bacteria that can be found in a normal healthy diet, while prebiotics cannot be digested, but instead help good bacteria flourish in the digestive system as they pass through.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Rosehip extract
High in vitamin C and natural antioxidants, helps maintain your immune system and keep your joints healthy.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Rosemary Oil
Stimulating and invigorating.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Selenium
Selenium is found naturally in nuts, fish and meat, and boosts the metabolism and immune system. It’s also vital to support the body’s natural defence system.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: St John’s Wort
Traditional remedy for depression.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Tabritis
Herbal remedy for joint stiffness and rheumatic pain.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Tea Tree
Antiseptic and stimulating.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Turmeric
Helps maintain a healthy bowel, and could also prevent obesity and diabetes. To find out more, Click Here.

A-Z Guide to Vitamins: Ylang Ylang Oil
Aphrodisiac and stimulating.

To read more about natural remedies to boost your health, Click Here.

To find out top vitamin tips from Patrick Holford, Click here.

Alternative Health: Are Herbal Remedies Safe?

Herbal remedy facts: If taken incorrectly, herbal medicines can lead to allergies, liver or kidney malfunction, blindness, cancer or even death. Surprised? Find out why you should exercise caution when popping your favourite herbal remedy: Click here.