Switch to Sustainable Vegan Supplements

Taking a supplement is not an alternative to eating well. But in modern life, it’s sometimes good to have a back-up. But most stores sell ones made with gelatine and in plastic packaging. Here are some good alternatives.

Vegans are good to take a multi-supplement (around 86% are deficient in vitamin B12, as are many other people, as most people don’t eat organic soil, along with the carrots!) Which could also make you ill anyway. Also read about the best brands of vegan vitamins for children.

Always check with your GP before taking, if on other supplements/medication or if pregnant/nursing. Some  ingredients also may interact with medicines. Keep away from young children and pets, and recycle unwanted supplements/medicines at your local pharmacy (never flush down the loo).

Feel Powerful Vegan Supplements

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Feel Multivitamin includes 32 quality well-absorbed ingredients, with results in 90 days. You can open the capsules to sprinkle on food and drink if wished (not on hot liquids, this would damage nutrients). Includes vitamins and minerals in potent forms, including for skin, hair and nails.

These are genuine customer reviews from the company website:

Best multi-vitamins I’ve ever taken. Environmentally-friendly packaging too.

My hair and nails are stronger, skin is clearer and more energy (feel less sluggish).

The only multivitamin I’ve found where I actually feel the difference.

Feel’s Vitamin Jar is made from blue glass to store your supplements away from light, humidity and temperature changes, and features a silicone air-tight seal.

Dr Vegan (in metal tins with refill pouches)

Just like Mr Kipling, Dr Vegan does not really exist. But is a team of nutritional experts, who make supplements sold in metal tins, then you just buy refill pouches thereafter. The range includes:

Dr Vegan’s Women Promulti (for women over 40) includes antioxidants and B/D3 vitamins, iron, folate, magnesium and zinc, plus iodine for thyroid support. Expect more energy and better bone density, better immunity and sleep, and less PMS-related discomfort (results in a few weeks).

Dr Vegan Men’s Promulti includes vitamins and minerals, plus ingredients to support prostate health and testosterone levels. Expect better immunity, vision, skin and energy. Again expect results in weeks. Due to ashwagandha, avoid for thyroid or autoimmune disorders, or if about to have surgery.

Other supplements include:

• A pregnancy supplement
• GutWorks is good for digestive issues like IBS.
• Omega-3 supplements contain the optimal dose of DHA and EPA per serving for brain, heart, skin and eye health. Ethically sourced from algae (one ton is the same as 60 tonnes of wild-caught fish).
• Vegan Nights is an advanced nootropic to help your mind and body relax for better sleep, and awake refreshed.
• Hair Saviour is an award-winning formula to fuel healthy hair growth. Not for male pattern baldness or alopecia. Do not use for pregnancy/nursing, women or have had or at risk of hormone-related cancers or conditions that may affect iron loss. 

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Vegums (chewable fruity supplements)

Vegums Multivitamins were created by two pharmacists, who sell chewable gummies in cellulose bags that you can cut up and compost, when empty. Subscribe online for big savings, with free shipping.

The tasty strawberry chewable supplements are taken 2 a day (or 1 a day for children over 3). They also contain  iodine (a fish-free alternative for healthy thyroid), selenium and folic acid. Vegums Sugar-Free Multivitamins are sweetened with maltitol syrup (raspberry flavour).

Vegums Vitamin C are lemon flavour. made from natural ingredients, in a tasty lemon chewable gummy. Buy one tin, then order refills in cellulose bags (cut up and compost). Ideal for healthy skin and immunity, and to reduce fatigue.

Vegums Super Iron Blackberry Gummies are best taken with vitamin C (a glass of orange juice or better yet, a real orange!) Good for energy and immunity. If you feel sluggish and tired, you may be low in iron. This is one of the world’s most common nutritional deficiencies, especially for menstruating women. Other symptoms of low iron are brain fog, brittle nails and thinning hair. If you suspect anaemia, contact your GP.

Iron Up is another natural iron supplement (don’t take with tea, coffee or energy drinks, these reduce absorption). Also sold in compostable packages to decant into its amber glass jar.

Ethical Nutrition (fairly-priced supplements)

Ethical Multivitamin is taken 2 capsules a day (1 after breakfast and lunch) with 26 essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients, enhanced with organic turmeric and broccoli. The vitamin C is from organic cherries.

Take this for complete nutrition, and better energy, immunity, brain health, blood sugar regulation, strong bones and healthy skin, hair and nails. It also offers folic acid in its natural state (unless most versions, so it’s better absorbed, for healthy healthy foetal development and maternal health.

Plant-Based Vitamin D (in zero waste jars)

Vitamin D comes from the sunshine, so in England we benefit from a supplement in winter months. It’s fat-soluble so take with fatty foods (nuts, seeds) or with plant-based omega-3 supplements.

Read more on how to stay safe in the sun naturally (wash sun screen off before letting pets lick or kiss you, due to zinc oxide).

Vitamin D3 is a plant-based version to absorb calcium for healthy bones and teeth, and grow strong muscles. This is absorbed better than vegan D2, so look for D3 made from algae or lichen. Nothing Fishy is a good brand, sold in  glass jars with compostable refills.

Omvits (in plastic-free pouches)

Omvits is a smashing brand of vegan supplements (including vegan collagen), all sold in plastic-free pouches (the bottles can easily be recycled) and backed by science. All items are also sold with a 100-day happiness guarantee. If you subscribe online, you earn points with every order and make big savings.

This company began when the co-founder burst into a room, excited when he discovered that you could get omega 3 fatty acids from algae, rather than fish! They got together to create an algae-based supplement, which has seen been joined by others. Using algae gives omega 3, without over-fishing or mercury.

This company also works with a charity to donate vegan vitamin A to children in developing countries. This vitamin is often lacking in areas of poverty and malnutrition, resulting in stunted growth, weak immune systems and sometimes blindness.

The range includes multivitamins, vitamin D3 (from lichen), vitamin B12 and omega 3 (orange liquid or capsules – also in a strawberry version for children).

Inspirational Vegan Supplements from Abroad

Terraseed is a company that is as passionate about animal welfare and plastic-free, as it is about vitamins and minerals. It sells in plantable seed paper (avoid planting these near animal friends, as many wildflowers are not safe – read more on pet-friendly gardens).

The supplements industry creates 1.8 billion plastic bottles each year (70% of which end up as waste), with almost half containing animal-derived ingredients, leading the senseless killing of 24 billion creatures each year (many of them fish).

Founded by a long-distance runner, the flagship multivitamin (in cardboard tube packaging) contains vitamins B12, C and D, plus zinc, iodine and plant-based omega 3. The children’s multi-vitamin is cherry-orange flavour.

Future Kind was founded by two Aussie brothers and donates a portion of profits to animal sanctuaries worldwide. You can also use Kind Coins to redeem against future orders (or donate them to sanctuaries instead). 

The range includes a multivitamin, a prenatal vitamin for expecting mums and plant-based omega 3. All with compostable refill packs. It also makes vegan protein powders and vegan meal shakes (with blueberries, kale, spinach and broccoli. You get a free steel shaker with your first order, then compostable pouches after that.

This company also has a remote team that work from home, so prices are more affordable, due to not paying for big offices.  offices in the city. This also reduces the number of cars on the road.