Supplement Guides
Read First. Then Choose.
Our guides explain the forms, doses and label details behind the most-searched supplements — grouped by what people are actually trying to solve.
Magnesium & Evening Calm
How magnesium forms differ, what the label actually tells you, and how to fit an evening routine you can keep.
Nutrition
Protein, Magnesium and the Gaps That Actually Show Up
Where Northern European diets tend to fall short, and how to close the gap with food first.
Food Supplements
Magnesium Supplements: Forms, Labels and Everyday Use
Contributes to normal muscle function, normal energy-yielding metabolism and reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
Food Supplements
Electrolyte Supplements: When They May Be Useful
Help replace minerals lost through substantial sweating or illness when appropriately formulated.
Food Supplements
Potassium Supplements: Why Caution Is Essential
Contributes to normal muscle and nervous-system function and maintenance of normal blood pressure.
Food Supplements
Melatonin in Ireland: Know the Regulatory Difference
Is regulated differently across countries and is not an ordinary Irish food supplement.
Supplement Guides
Morning or Evening? What Supplement Timing Really Depends On
Match timing to absorption, tolerance, food and the product directions. A short, trackable plan is usually easier to assess than a large supplement stack.
Immune Support
Vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc and selenium — dose, duration and what authorised claims can and cannot say.
Food Supplements
Vitamin D in Ireland: What to Know Before Choosing a Supplement
Supports normal immune function, normal bones and normal muscle function. Fat-soluble; dose and total intake matter.
Food Supplements
Vitamin C Supplements: Dose, Claims and Daily Context
Contributes to normal immune function, collagen formation and protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Food Supplements
Zinc Supplements: Immune Function, Dose and Duration
Contributes to normal immune function, fertility and protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Food Supplements
Selenium Supplements: Small Amounts, Important Limits
Contributes to normal thyroid and immune function and protection of cells from oxidative stress.
Cork Wellness
Winter Wellness in Cork: Vitamin D, Food and Daily Habits
Daylight, diet, routine and appropriate professional advice. The most useful plan is specific, sustainable and reviewed over time.
Collagen, Skin & Beauty
What collagen, biotin and antioxidant supplements can be said to do, and how to read the small print.
Food Supplements
Collagen Supplements: What the Label Can and Cannot Promise
Provide specific protein peptides but should not be marketed with unauthorised cure or anti-ageing promises.
Food Supplements
Biotin Supplements: Hair Claims, Lab Tests and Safe Use
Contributes to maintenance of normal hair and skin and normal energy-yielding metabolism.
Food Supplements
Vitamin E Supplements: Antioxidant Claims in Context
Contributes to protection of cells from oxidative stress. Large doses are not automatically beneficial.
Food Supplements
Green Tea Extract: Concentration Changes the Safety Picture
Is more concentrated than brewed tea and should not be treated as equivalent. Catechin and caffeine content matter.
Gut Health & Probiotics
Strains, CFU counts, fibre and storage — the details that decide whether a probiotic is worth buying.
Food Supplements
Probiotic Supplements: Strains, Storage and Expectations
Are live microorganisms whose effects depend on the exact strain and studied use.
Food Supplements
Fibre Supplements: Types, Timing and Hydration
Can support bowel regularity depending on fibre type and permitted claim. Increase gradually and take with adequate fluid.
Food Supplements
Psyllium Husk: A Practical Guide to Mixing and Timing
Is a soluble, gel-forming fibre used to increase dietary fibre. It must be taken with sufficient fluid.