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G I V E M E S T R E N GT H !

To strengthen and protect your bones at any
stage of life, whatever your diet, pop these in
your basket at hollandandbarrett.com

MENOPAUSE PROTECTION
Award-winning Litholexal Bone Health (£24.95,
60 tablets) helps maintain bone density post
menopause, thanks to mainly plant-based
ingredients plus marine extract. Take two a day
if you’re aged 50-plus.
VITAMINS D + K
Without adequate vitamin D, we can’t absorb
calcium and our bones suffer. It’s hard to get
enough in the gloomy UK, and difficult to top up
if you are vegetarian, so spritz BetterYou DLux+
Vitamin D + K2 Spray (£9.95, 12ml). The vitamin
K activates a protein called osteocalcin, which
builds and heals your bones, too. MAGNESIUM PLUS ZINC
Zinc can be hard to eat enough of, especially if
TABLET-FREE OPTION your diet is plant-based, but it helps calcium and
Not keen on tablets? Vitabiotics Osteocare other minerals attach to the protein structure that
Liquid (£3.99, 200ml) has an orange flavour, make up your bones. Magnesium, meanwhile,
contains no dairy products and provides helps your body use calcium and vitamin D.
calcium, magnesium and zinc. Take it by the Solgar Calcium Magnesium Plus Zinc (£7.79, 100
spoonful or drop it in your drink. tablets) provides both, and is suitable for vegans.
BOOST YOUR B-VITS NATURAL OESTROGEN
According to the Royal Osteoporosis Society, Phytooestrogens are thought to have a slight
vitamin B12 supports your bone-building cells ‘oestrogrenic’ effect, which may help to keep
and helps control levels of homocysteine (an bones strong in postmenopausal women. You
amino acid found in the blood), which is linked can find them in soya, so this Holland & Barrett
with an increased risk of breaking a bone in older Organic Soya Drink Unsweetened (£1.29, 1l),
people. Try Holland & Barrett Complete B which is organic and free from dairy, lactose,
Vitamin B-Complex (£7.99, 100 caplets). gluten and added sugars, is ideal.

BAG SOME BORON UP YOUR OMEGAS
Boron helps your body get the most out of the Holland & Barrett Triple Omega 3, 6, 9 Capsules
minerals it receives as well as reducing the (£15.99, 60 softgels) are packed with all-
amount lost in urine, and almonds are a great important fatty acids, which help your body to Compiled by Laura Potter. Photographs Stocksy
source, containing 2.82mg per 100g. Holland absorb the fat-soluble vitamins that are essential
& Barrett Organic Almonds (£6.19, 250g) are for bone health, like D, E and K. These softgels
also packed with bone-hardening copper and also contain flaxseed and starflower oils. Vegans
magnesium for a triple mineral win. should go for algae supps instead.

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