NetVitamins

We have created this site to try and communicate some of the great benefits that vitamins can bring to your general health. We have researched each vitamin and present an outline of what issues each could help with and what problems could be caused by a deficiency. We will soon be adding a forum to allow better discussion of issues surrounding vitamins and their benefits.

Many of these vitamins can be found in a good balanced diet and so we also recommend foods that each vitamins naturally occurs in and this is sometimes a good place to start.

This information should not be used as a substitute for professional advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Do not start or stop any medication, vitamin or supplement without consulting a health care professional.

Featured Vitamins & Supplements

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B1 is part of the group of vitamins known as the B complex – these are necessary for the metabolism of food in the body.

Vitamin B1 is needed for cellular reactions in the body, to ensur ...

Starflower Oil

Starflower Oil has been used to treat cancer for over 700 years. It contains GLA (gamma linolenic acid) at twice the level of evening primrose oil.

GLA is important in the conversion of Linolen...

St Johns Wort

St Johns Wort is a plant which can grow to 3ft in height and has long, oval, dark green leaves. It is native to Britain, Europe and Asia.

St Johns Wort is an alkaloid so acts as a heart and arte ...

Vitamin H

Part of the group of vitamins known as the B complex, which are needed to convert food into energy to be used by the body.

Biotin is necessary for the utilisation of protein, folic acid, pant...

Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a simple molecule that contains glucose which has been studied for over 40 years. It is sold in 2 forms as a supplement: Glucosamine sulphate and N-acetyl –glucosamine (NAG).

Glu ...

Chitosan

This is a simple substance taken from Chitin – a polysaccharide found in the exoskeletons of crustaceans.

It is processed by removing the shells from shellfish (crabs, shri...

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