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Supplementation
The best way to get your vitamins and minerals is through a wide variety of fruit and veg, just like your mother told you, even if she didn't know why. The truth is no-one is sure why but it seems they are absorbed better from dietary sources and scientists are convinced they contain as yet to be discovered health promoting benefits
Forget the high dose multi-vit tablets they can damage your health; eat at least five different fruits and vegetable of differing colours each day.
Do take a quality multi vitamin tablet daily, just for insurance purposes- this will make sure you aren't deficient in any area and can exercise optimally!
One other useful vitamin supplement is vitamin D. This is partly due to the lack of sunlight in the Uk which helps the body manufacture its own. A lack of vitamin D can cause diseases such as osteoporosis and can inhibit your gains in the gym.
Aim to spend more time outside or try taking up too 1000ug a day.