Supplements

A vegan diet contains only plants, excluding all meat and all animal-derived products like eggs and cheese, making it easy to lack the essential nutrients in your meals. If you’re vegan, you may benefit from supplementing: iron, omega-3, vitamin D, calcium, vitamin B12 and zinc.

Probiotics are ‘friendly’ live bacteria that are often added to yoghurts or taken as food supplements.

 

Evidence suggests that taking a probiotic supplement can help to prevent diarrhoea whilst taking antibiotics, and can help to ease some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

 

The best way to find out if probiotics work for you is by giving them a go, as some of them will work differently for different people.

The short answer is yes – mostly. CBD is legal within the UK as long as it contains no more than 0.2% THC. As most CBD products are made from industrial hemp, the THC content is naturally quite low anyway, and further steps are often taken to ensure that it is as low as possible before being made into various products for public sale. All of Cannaco’s CBD mist sprays and oil drops contain 0% THC, so you can be absolutely sure that they’re perfectly legal to possess and use within the UK. CBD is not a controlled substance within the UK as long as it adheres to the strict rules. However, THC is, which is what may cause some confusion about the legality of cannabidiol products, as both cannabinoids come from the same family of plants. THC is a cannabinoid that has mind-altering properties, but CBD doesn’t, meaning that it doesn’t have the same effect on your brain or body when you ingest it. Because of this, and the alleged therapeutic benefits of cannabidiol, CBD is legal to use in the UK in various products, as long as it contains less than 0.2% THC. In addition to this, unless CBD is being used in a medical setting, products containing the cannabinoid shouldn’t claim to be treatments or medications, as they are not licenced for these purposes. However, many people do find that they feel some benefit to using CBD in their daily life, but more scientific and medical research is needed before it can be considered as a treatment for any condition or ailment.

The vitamin supplements that you will need to take will depend on your circumstances.

 

Although supplements should never be used in place of a healthy, balanced diet, they can support you if you’ve realised you’re lacking in certain nutrients and you’re working on making positive changes to your diet.

 

There are also some vitamins that the NHS recommend for certain people — for example, the NHS recommends that you take a vitamin D supplement during the winter months when the weather is less sunny.

 

Another recommendation is folic acid for women who are trying to get pregnant or are in the first months of pregnancy.