What supplements you should take on a Vegan Diet?

It is no secret that a well-planned vegan diet can be exceptionally healthy with a host of health benefits. However, it can be a slippery slope to a nutrient deficiency if vegan meals and snacks are not carefully considered at a nutritional level.

A plant-based diet can certainly benefit from being supported by careful supplementing and considering where all the key nutrients are coming from in your food.

At Natures Healthbox we have considered the top nutrients to include in a vegan diet, to ensure you are feeling and performing at your best.

As we approach our second lockdown in the UK, we all hold our breath a little longer in anticipation of how we approach it this time around. What do we want to do differently, or what will we do the same the second time around? The days are shorter but do feel longer and now is the time to really focus on taking care of our physical health and our mental health as we step into this next phase.

It is fair to say that since the first cannabis-based medicine became available in the UK under prescription back in 2015, products containing CBD (Cannabidiol) have since seen a significant increase in popularity over the past few years. As the second most prevalent active chemical compound in the marijuana plant, Cannabis sativa, CBD is certainly becoming the ‘must have’ ingredient in many supplements or skincare products. So as CBD continues to shake off the shackles of negative classification and incorrect links with intoxicating THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), you may have seen another trending cannabis related compound slowly making its way to the forefront of the natural market, known as CBG, but what exactly is it?

Since the Coronavirus began, back in late December of 2019, it’s clear that it has presented us all with our own significant challenges. And after almost three months since the UK Government imposed the lockdown on the evening of Monday 23 March, the ‘new normal’ has inadvertently imposed a strict blueprint on how we Brits, and people all over the world, go about our daily lives. A change in work routines, home-schooling our children, and not to mention the way we pay due diligence in the interaction with those outside our household have all contributed to how we look after ourselves and the ones we love.

Switching to a vegan diet can allow you to explore a whole new set of foods, the weekly grocery shop should become an activity of excitement rather than dread, however it all comes down to buying the right foods when you get there.