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Vitamins

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Nutrition & weight management

New year's revolution: plant-based diets

Plant-based diets are continuing to increase in popularity, but there are growing concerns that their mismanagement.

08 Jan 2021 , 4 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Teenage diet concerns

Are teenagers' diets sufficiently balanced to ensure they grow into healthy adults? Evidence suggests they're not

10 Dec 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Health supplements

Nutrition and Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased interest in the role of nutrition in immune function and could boost the supplements category in pharmacy.

24 Jul 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Health supplements

Making sense of supplements

It can be confusing to know which supplements are suitable for different individuals, but pharmacy teams can help.

16 Apr 2020 , 5 Min Article

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Health supplements

Supply and demand

As diets change, find out how pharmacy teams can play an important role in vitamin guidance.

15 Apr 2019 , 4 Min Article

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Women's health

Pregnancy 101

What do the experts say about common concerns from conception to birth?

24 Oct 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Health supplements

Supplementing claims

With so many VMS products available, it can be difficult for pharmacies to know what to stock and recommend. So which ones make a real difference?

20 Apr 2017 , 5 Min Article

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Nutritional supplements

Pharmacists should be fully aware of the extent of VMS needs and the opportunities to encourage better uptake

 

10 Aug 2016 , 900 Min Module

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Skin conditions

Children's health headliners

We review the children's health category

08 Apr 2016 , 3 Min Article

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OTC

A little pick me up?

Is the category of vitamins, minerals and supplements on the rise for pharmacy?

10 Mar 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Healthy living

Trends towards health and wellness

The trend towards healthy living presents pharmacy with an ideal opportunity to engage with customers

04 Feb 2016 , 4 Min Article

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Healthy living

Healthy headlines: helpful or hype?

With a plethora of headlines about nutrition and supplements, it can be difficult to seperate fact from fiction.

11 Dec 2015 , 5 Min Article

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Mums unaware of the importance of Vitamin D

A third of pregnant women and new mums unaware of the importance of vitamin D, finds survey

27 Oct 2015 , 1 Min Article

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Child & teen health

Health education for school term

Term is starting again soon and this will trigger child health questions in the pharmacy

16 Mar 2015 , 4 Min Article

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Bridging the gaps

The choice of supplements is enormous, and customers may be overwhelmed when deciding which ones to take

28 Dec 2014 , 5 Min Article

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Healthy living

Let's look at... iron deficiency

Exploring what iron deficiency means for sufferers and what can be done to help

12 Dec 2014 , 3 Min Article

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