PatchWorks Blog
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How to survive the festive season of Christmas (in strange times)
A Covid-19 Christmas will be different to a normal one in many ways. However, we suspect the usual stresses this time of year can bring will still be there. Our gift to you is some health tips and vitamin patch suggestions that will keep you feeling well and at your best
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Six lifestyle changes to make your menopause manageable
In the UK we’re behind the curve of the US and Europe in taking responsibility for our own health, but when it comes to looking after yourself, you have to be your own advocate. As you enter your 40’s it’s well worth asking your GP for a general health check
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7 ways a vitamin patch can improve your health and wellbeing
Vitamin supplements won’t make you immortal (sorry!), but, giving your body more of what it needs can help you to stay healthy by keeping your immune system in tip top condition.
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Which Supplements Are Best For Summer Workouts?
Iron can be a game changer when it comes to breaking through your plateau, but there are many other vitamins and minerals you can take to ensure all systems are at go. Lots of athletes swear by taking the B complex of vitamins, because they are essential in the function of metabolic pathways in the body.
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Summer health: your guide to which supplements are best to take in the summer months and why.
Later nights, not eating your regular diet and drinking more alcohol can cause you to become rundown. If you find you’re suffering from things like fatigue, mouth ulcers and cold sores, that’s probably what’s going on. Cleaning up your diet, cutting down on the booze and trying to clock in the holy grail eight hours of sleep a night, will get you back on track.
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How To Boost The Immune System To Protect Ourselves
We have no better defence against viruses than a healthy immune system. Vitamins and supplements have been proven to help support our immunity and are a cheap and accessible way for us to protect ourselves. Our lifestyles also have a powerful effect on our immunity.
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B12 Patches, B12 Injections, Orals, Losenges? Which to choose?
B12 is a hot topic at the moment, especially as some of those who usually get injections can’t during this covid lockdown. B12 deficiency can have a big impact on our well being. The symptom it’s most famous for is fatigue, but deficiency can also manifest in many other ways.
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Why we’re passionate about what we do:
The short story is, I was in America and these vitamin patches were recommended to me. I tried them and they were better than the oral vitamins I’d been taking. I carried on getting them shipped in from America when I got home, but that was a pain in the bum. I contacted the manufacturer about buying at trade and I’m now their distributor in the UK (and EU).
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Think You’re Healthy With A ‘One Size Fits All’ Diet? Think Again. ‘Suck It And See’ Is Where It’s At
New Year = being bamboozled from every which way by what we SHOULD be eating. Veganism is hurling the most at me this year, it seems to have taken over the on trend pedestal from Paleo. Chowing down on a grass fed steak for breakfast is so 2014, silken tofu is where it’s now at!
