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FOOD
By gum!
Vegan vitamin gummy brand Wicked
Gummy Co has recently launched
its Ashwagandha Gummy, claiming
that it's good for both body and
mind. The natural raspberry flavour
gummies may taste like sweeties
but the company believes they
could improve athletic performance,
sleep, mental health and cognitive
function. There are even suggestions
they can boost sexual wellness
and bring down blood sugar levels.
What's more, the gummies are vegan,
allergen friendly, non-GMO and
gluten free.
Ashwagandha, derived from a
small woody shrub that grows in
some parts of the Mediterranean and
Africa as well as India, has for many
years been a staple of Ayurvedic
medicine, the traditional system of
medicine from India, and is said to
promote wellbeing.
Wicked Gummy Co recommends
two gummies per day, containing
1200mg of ashwagandha.
Ashwagandha Gummies are available
online at Wicked Gummy Co and
are priced at £17.99 per bottle of
60. When buying three products,
customers can save 15% by using
code BUNDLE at the checkout.
www.wickedgummyco.com
Drink your
greens
A government-funded company
is using broccoli to target prediabetes
and try to prevent people
progressing to Type 2 diabetes.
Smarter Naturally, a spin-out
company from the Quadram Institute
which addresses global challenges
in human health, food and disease,
has developed an instant soup
Health guru
Health supplement brand The Good Guru offers
a range specially tailored to people with diabetes
and people looking to maintain healthy blood
sugar levels. Vegan Sugar Control (£17.95 for 90
capsules) contains vitamins B, C and D3, and
chromium, which is thought to contribute to the
maintenance of blood glucose levels. Organic
SugarKare and Organic DiabeteKare (both
£19.95 for 90 capsules) contain karela, which
used in Ayurvedic medicine and is supposed
to be rich in hypoglycaemic compounds which help lower
blood sugar. The two organic products have Soil Association certification.
The supplements are available on The Good Guru website.
www.thegoodguru.com
Simply. Smartly. Honestly
Organic, Vegan Supplements
& Protein Powders
egan
Ayurvedic
NOTE: For more
background on
supplements, see our
previous article
CLICK HERE.
supplements
using a patented strain of broccoli.
The product, which contains
high levels of health-boosting
bioactive compounds, particularly
glucoraphanin, is underpinned
by over a decade of research. The
research suggests it could play a role
in helping people with prediabetes
manage their diabetic health and
reduce their long-term blood sugar.
There is even the hope it could
support those with a diagnosis of
Type 2 diabetes who are looking for
better control. More clinical trials
are ongoing.
The company is planning to seek
a European Food Safety Authority
Health Claim once it has collected
enough evidence to satisfy the
regulators. It is also asking customers
who feel comfortable to do so to
share their diabetic health data (such
as HbA1c test results), so it can gauge
the efficacy of the soup.
A four-week trial of the soup is
£25, available from the Smarter
Naturally website.
www.smarternaturally.com