Which are the best 12 natural food supplements?

Food supplements, as their name suggests, are products to be taken in addition to our daily diet, and whose purpose is to compensate for certain nutritional deficiencies. It is true that our diet is less and less varied and balanced, and that this has an impact on our body, both internally and externally.

And to fight against a few extra kilos, a dull complexion, brittle nails, orange peel skin on the thighs or chronic fatigue, more and more people are choosing to trust food supplements sold in pharmacies.

And the composition of these food supplements is based on healthy, natural products that are naturally good for the body.

Curcuma

Used as a spice, turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a plant that is also found in many dietary supplements that promote its potential digestive, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Turmeric is a rhizome from the same family as ginger (the Zingiberaceae family). It contains curcuminoids (curcumin, desmethoxycurcumin, bidesmethoxycurcumin, dihydrocurcumin), polyphenols which give the yellow-orange colour and are the main active ingredients.

It is the central ingredient of curries and is particularly present in South-East Asia, especially in India where it is considered an exceptional plant. Indeed, Indian tradition has it that turmeric has many health benefits.

Pineapple

Like papaya, pineapple is an exotic fruit that is often associated with slimming. The enzyme behind this good reputation for slimming this time? Bromelain. Indeed, bromelain is a substance that allows our body to digest ingested proteins more easily, and therefore to burn fat more easily after a meal.

And as bromelain also helps the body to evacuate water from the tissues, it also helps to fight against fibrous cellulite, the most painful and difficult type of cellulite to remove.

Papaya

The papaya is a very colourful exotic fruit with a pleasant aroma and a good sweet taste that is low in calories. And if we should not hesitate to eat it as summer approaches, it is mainly because of a substance it contains called papain.

An enzyme that facilitates digestion and eliminates the orange peel appearance that often accompanies cellulite on our thighs, buttocks and hips. So let’s go for the papaya!

Boswellia

Boswellia is an Ayurvedic plant. This resin is produced by a tree, obtained after cutting the bark, harvested by hand and dried in the sun. It is particularly rich in essential oil, which is itself composed of triterpenes (boswellic acids, including AKBA). It is known to contribute to joint comfort.

It is a natural food supplement in capsules that is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of rheumatic pain, inflammation of the digestive tract and the respiratory tract (asthma).

Maca

Native to the Peruvian Andes, Maca is a root that helps to fill up with energy, boost the body, stimulate vigour and boost our physical and intellectual capacities.

It is the root of choice for sportsmen and women, but also for people who suffer from concentration problems and poor sleep and who are often ‘sluggish’. Maca can be found in the shops as a powder to be sprinkled into juices or smoothies to restore energy and vitality.

The icing on the cake: Maca is also reputed to cure sexual disorders and libido problems…

Alfalfa

Alfalfa is a fodder plant also known as alfalfa, which has become increasingly popular in vegetable gardens in recent years. Indeed, it can be used to replace the usual lettuce in salads, sandwiches and burgers!

But the interesting thing about alfalfa is that this plant with white shoots and green tips is naturally rich in antioxidants and saponin, a compound that helps reduce bad cholesterol!

Spirulina

Spirulina is one of those algae that are (rightly!) called superfoods! Indeed, even if it is microscopic in size, it has an impressive nutritional density. It contains proteins, a whole host of vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, F, K!), minerals galore (iron, calcium, magnesium), not to mention a wide range of antioxidants.

When you lack energy or are afraid of suffering from dietary deficiencies, don’t hesitate to buy spirulina in powder or capsule form to fill up on vitality and nutrients!

Brewer’s yeast

Thanks to its richness in proteins and amino acids, minerals and vitamins, brewer’s yeast is a natural food supplement that helps us to look good on three levels!

• Thanks to brewer’s yeast, our skin is more radiant, more beautiful, and our small pimples and skin infections disappear.
• Brewer’s yeast also makes our nails shinier, stronger and less brittle.
• By consuming brewer’s yeast, our hair grows faster, more densely and is less fragile.

In other words, a natural 3-in-1 product!

Goji berry

Just like spirulina, the goji berry is part of the superfood family (like many other berries: acai berry, blueberry, blueberry, gooseberry, etc.) because it has a nutritional density that is simply incredible.

Because of the fibre, numerous vitamins, antioxidants, amino acids, minerals and trace elements it contains, the goji berry is a fruit that is as small as it is nutritious, providing the body with energy and tone, and improving vision to boot!

Borage oil

Borage oil, like brewer’s yeast, has a very interesting and effective effect on the beauty of the skin.

Indeed, thanks to the vitamin E it contains in significant quantities, it helps to strengthen the elasticity and suppleness of the skin. Not forgetting that vitamin E is an antioxidant vitamin that helps to combat free radicals, harmful substances that lead to premature ageing of the cells (and therefore the skin).

Vegetable charcoal

Vegetable charcoal is a food supplement that is ideal for combating the bloating and flatulence that can bother us. Indeed, this black charcoal powder obtained after burning soft woods has the particularity of absorbing up to 100 times its volume in gas.

In other words, when we ingest vegetable charcoal, it captures the air in our stomach and digestive tract, thus preventing us from having to evacuate the excess gas by means of noisy and smelly flatulence!

White Dead Nettle

Also known as white nettle, the white manure is a plant with many virtues, which is often used in phytotherapy. It is also used in the composition of detox food supplements, as it helps to promote the body’s emunctory functions (elimination function), which enables it to get rid of the toxins that clog it up and prevent it from functioning optimally.

It is the plant to consume after the holidays or a period rich in excess.