Vitamins and Minerals: Benefits, Usage and Differences

Multivitamins and Vitamin D are both highly popular supplements and they are regularly recommended to help give your body what it needs and keep things ticking over nicely. 

With so many different options, recommendations and individual needs, it can be difficult to identify which vitamin supplement is the best for you. We’ve put together this guide to help you choose which vitamin supplement will cater best to your needs, and how exactly it can help you. 

Benefits of Multivitamin Supplements

When it comes to multivitamins, most of them will contain different amounts of vitamins and minerals, with varying dosages and benefits. At PhD, we offer two multivitamin options: Advanced Multivitamin Tablets and the Daily Multivitamin. 

Our Advanced Multivitamin tablets contain 20 vitamins and minerals, ideal for athletes and fitness enthusiasts who train hard and need to replenish their micronutrients. 

It’s a potent formula containing over 60 high-quality ingredients, designed to support a healthy immune system, replenish your body’s resources, and stave off oxidative stress. 

Additionally, ingredients like Green Tea Extract and L-Carnitine help support sustainable fat loss and can help target the dangerous visceral fat that surrounds your organs. 

Benefits of the Advanced Multivitamin:

• 21 vitamins and minerals
• 60 day supply
• Immune boosting properties
• Helps drive sustainable fat loss
• Potent micronutrient formula for overall wellbeing

When it comes to our Daily Multivitamin, you can’t go wrong with this compact supplement of 7 vitamins and minerals, designed to support your overall health and wellbeing. 

The Daily Multivitamin is made for anybody who wants to increase their micronutrient intake and keep their health and wellbeing ticking over nicely. 

Containing ingredients that boost the immune system, replenish energy resources and support healthy joints and bones, the Daily Multivitamin is the ideal addition to any supplement routine. 

Benefits of Daily Multivitamin:

• 7 vitamins and minerals
• 60 day supply
• Supports overall health and wellbeing
• Compact and affordable

Vitamin D Supplements

According to statistics, around 1 in 5 people in the UK have low vitamin D levels. Low Vitamin D levels are associated with poor muscular strength, rickets, fatigue, bone pain and even depression. So it’s important that you get enough Vitamin D on a daily basis. 

However, in countries where sunlight is hard to come by, such as winter season in the UK, your skin may not be able to make Vitamin D. This is why Vitamin D supplementation is often recommended; it’s a fail-safe way to ensure you avoid a Vitamin D deficiency. 

Here are some of the key benefits of Vitamin D:

• Promotes healthy bones through the regulation of calcium and phosphorus
• Improve symptoms of SAD (Seasonal affective disorder)
• Studies link adequate Vitamin D to a reduced risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney failure
• Help prevent cognitive decline and dementia 
• Reduced risk of respiratory infections such as colds and flu
• Help support muscle repair and recovery

PhD Vitamin D Supplements contain 180 days worth of tablets, to be taken daily alongside meals. Each tablet contains 50mmg Vitamin D, helping you reach your daily recommended dose each and every day with no hassle or worry.

Written by Jessica Redman

Personal trainer and entrepreneur My name is Jess and I’m a personal trainer and run my own online training business at workthat.co.uk. I’m currently studying for a Masters in Strength and Conditioning, and I love all kinds of sports and training, as it is my go-to stress reliever and hugely helps my mental health. I love open water swimming, watching Arsenal play football (sometimes) and pumping playlists whilst running.