Quins Gore Pharmacy

POOR DIGESTION... Digestion problems can reduce uptake and absorption of important vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.
HOT COFFEE, TEA & SPICES... Hot food and spices irritate the mucous linings of the digestive tract, reducing production of digestive fluids which reduce absorption.
ALCOHOL ... Alcohol affects the availability of several essential vitamins including the B Complex and Vitamin A. Excessive intake causes damage to the liver and pancreas, both organs concerned with digestion.
SMOKING... Smoking Increases the need for Vitamin C to detoxify the harmful effects of tobacco smoke which also irritates the digestive tract.
LAXATIVES... Excessive use of laxatives reduces the opportunity for absorption.
FAD... Bizarre diets which eliminate whole food groups can be lacking In vitamins & minerals. Low fat diets may be deficient in Vitamins A, D & E.
OVERCOOKING... This can damage the heat-sensitive vitamins and other nutrients. Boiling vegetables will leach out water soluble nutrients Including B Complex and Vitamin C and many minerals.
FOOD STORAGE... Freezing foods containing Vitamin E destroy this important nutrient. Soaking prior to preparation also leaches out soluble vitamins and minerals.
CONVENIENCE FOODS... Fast or convenience foods, using highly refined carbohydrates such as white flour, sugar and rice requires additional B group vitamins to process them to energy.
ANTIBIOTICS... Frequent use of antibiotics reduces friendly bacterial flora which produce some of the B Complex vitamins.
FOOD ALLERGIES... Avoiding foods because of allergic reactions can reduce the availability of essential micronutrients. making supplementation necessary.
CROP NUTRIENT LOSSES... Modern agricultural methods deplete soils of essential trace minerals.
ACCIDENTS & ILLNESSES... Burns and other trauma result in protein loss, whilst surgery increases the need for Zinc, Vitamin E. Vitamin C and other nutrients required for healing Lack of Calcium. Magnesium and Silica will delay bone fracture healing.
STRESS... Stress increases the need for vitamins and some minerals which may not be sufficiently met from the diet.
PMT... Research has confirmed that up to 60% of PMT sufferers have deficiencies of one or more vitamins and minerals. especially Magnesium and Vitamin B6.
PREGNANCY... Pregnancy creates increased demand for vitamins & minerals.
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES... The hormones in these preparations increase the need for Vitamin B6. Zinc, Vitamin C and Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) may also be affected.
THE ELDERLY... Reduced food intake and poor food choice.