Why should you buy from The Natural Health Practice instead of somewhere else?

Awarded the Dr Marilyn Glenville Seal of Approval:

All of the products listed on the Natural Health Practice website have been carefully selected and personally checked by one of the world's leading natural healthcare experts, Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD.

Thanks to her 30 years experience and stringent quality control checking procedures, you can be confident that everything on this site is completely natural, safe and healthy for you to use.

To qualify for Dr Glenville's exclusive Seal of Approval, all products must conform to her demanding criteria: For more information click here.

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We provide Solutions, not just 'quick fixes':

We believe in providing you with solutions that will get rid of your current health condition and prevent other health issues from occurring in the future.

Rather than the standard medical approach, to just relieve the symptoms whilst your on the medication but which will return when you stop. Essentially, just suppressing your illness rather than trying to cure it.

We have specific supplement programmes designed for specific women's health issues to help relieve and prevent the condition from returning again. To go to the supplement programmes page click here.

We also have an online health assessment test (The Health Detective) that once completed will produce a unique 'tailor-made' supplement programme for your individual needs. To go to the Health Detective page click here.

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Our Outstanding Delivery Service:

Your order will usually be dispatched from our orders department next working day and will be delivered within 3-5 working days (usually a lot quicker). International orders may vary.

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We accept all types of Payment methods:

On the website we accept all major credit and debit cards including maestro and switch. We accept payment over the phone and also via cheque or postal order. Please call our sales department for more details on these offline payment options.

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Make sure you are buying supplements that are in the correct form and can be absorbed most effectively by you body:

Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD says that instead of asking "Where can I buy cheap natural vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements?" we should be asking "Where can I buy the most effective and best absorbed vitamins, mineral and herbs?"

According to Dr Glenville, one of the world's leading nutritionists, ensuring you get the best absorbed vitamins, minerals and herbs is crucial as it is the only way to absolutely guarantee the quality of your supplements.

"Lots of clients ask me where to buy natural vitamins" says Dr Glenville, "But I tell them that it's not the where, it's the what: it doesn't matter where you buy your supplements from as long as you make sure that you're buying the highest quality. You may be swayed by the cheaper prices of lower quality vitamins and minerals but if your body can't absorb the supplements you take then you're actually wasting your money."

So how can we tell which are the best absorbed vitamins, minerals and herbs?

"Vitamin and mineral supplements like calcium should be in the form of citrates, ascorbate or polynicotinates because they are more easily absorbed by the body. Avoid chlorides, sulphates, carbonates and oxides as they are not so easily assimilated and mineral supplements in this form may pass through the body without being absorbed."

For instance, calcium in the form of calcium carbonate isn't one of the best absorbed vitamin forms (because calcium carbonate is just chalk!). Far better to boost your calcium intake with calcium citrate - the form best absorbed by the body.

The other crucial thing to look at, Dr Glenville says, is the list of ingredients:

"Read all the lists on the pot, not just the list of nutrients. Make sure that your supplements don't contain:

Artificial Colours Artificial Preservatives Artificial Sweeteners Benzoates Sorbitol Marnitol

Artificial Flavours GMOs Peanuts Talc

"Leaving out lactose, soya, yeast, gluten and peanuts means they are hypoallergenic - so they're safe to use even if you have a food allergy to these substances."

 

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Know what you're buying. It may be cheap, but there's usually a reason for that and it's probably not a good one:

"An easy rule is to make sure you buy vitamins, minerals and herbs as capsules rather than tablets. Capsules are usually better because they are filled with only the essential nutrients. Tablets on the other hand can include a variety of fillers, binders and bulking agents. But remember: always check the label."

 

 

Know your labels/Understanding the labels The label on a pot of Vitamin B6 we bought from a high-street store reads: "Calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate, rice starch, microcrystalline cellulose, pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6), stearic acid, hypromellose, magnesium stearate (vegetable origin), talc, titanium dioxide, glycerol, ferrous oxide red." Not good. It's mainly just fillers and binders (in fact, almost everything except the magnesium stearate and the B6). Plus, the B6 isn't even in an easy-to-absorb form (pyridoxine hydrochloride - the clue is in the 'chloride' - NOT one of the best absorbed vitamins). Compare one of our pots of vitamin B6 vegi-capsules - the label simply says: "Pyridoxal-5-phosphate (B6), cellulose, silica, vegetable magnesium stearate" As Dr Glenville confirms, the B6 in these capsules is in the active form that your body actually uses (pyridoxal-5-phosphate), so it's the best absorbed form of vitamin B6. And the other ingredients? You need the cellulose to make up the vegetarian capsule, the silica prevents the ingredients from getting too sticky and the magnesium stearate helps the ingredients flow properly during the manufacture of the supplement. (Not perfect, but it's the best we've found).

 

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Why is quality so important?:

Don't be fooled into thinking 'a vitamins' a vitamin' and by buying a bargain pot and ignoring the ingredient list you can still pat yourself on the back for taking care of your body. It has been proven that only the highest quality supplements contain the most effective ingredients.

"Many of the poorer quality brands contain large quantities of fillers and other non-essential ingredients. The vitamin and mineral levels tend to be in very low, ineffective intakes and often in a form that is not easily absorbed by your body."

So don't be too hasty to polish your halo as you pop another vitamin supplement in the morning - you could well be wasting your money and gaining little or no benefit. Always check the quality of the vitamins and supplements you're buying.

 

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Know that you're buying the highest quality and best absorbed vitamins:

Calling on Dr Glenville's 20 years of clinical experience we have followed her advice to ensure we offer only the most effective and highest quality supplements. All of our products have received Dr Glenville's exclusive Seal of Approval (click here for more info).

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Know that you're taking the right supplements

You need to be sure that you're taking the right supplements in the right amounts, the right intake and the right quality. The best way to do his is to have a tailor-made supplement programme designed specifically for you.

On their own, individual vitamins and minerals aren't usually very effective. But when you have the right combination they can work wonders (e.g. your body can only absorb Calcium properly when it's combined with Vitamin D, Magnesium and Zinc). Having a supplement programme tailor-made to your needs takes into account which combination of vitamins, minerals and herbs will be most effective for you. This means you will only be taking the supplements you need. So you won't be missing any out and you won't be taking any unnecessary extras (healthier for your body and your wallet!).

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