Beyond the Plastic Bottle: Zero-Waste Vegan Supplements
Together Health Multi Vit includes folic acid. With 21 essential nutrients of vitamins and minerals.
Dr.Vegan Multi Vitamin is a quality supplement, the first order is sold in a refillable metal tin. You then just order refills in eco-friendly pouches after that, to save on waste and save money. Subscribe online for big savings, once you have the first order with the tin.
Powered by 29 active ingredients and supported by over 500 peer-reviewed clinical trials, just take 2 capsules per day (morning or evening, with or without food – take at least 20 minutes before or after hot food or drink).
98% of people find this supplement effective for good overall health, including immunity and better mood. It contains 26 essential nutrients at optimal doses. To help everything from sleep and metabolism, to hair, skin and nails.
Take 2 capsules daily, with or without food, ideally in the morning. Do not exceed recommended dose.
Check with your GP before supplements if on medication (or if pregnant/nursing). Keep them away from children and pets, and recycle unused supplements/medicines at pharmacies (never flush them down the loo).
When to expect improvements
- 1 month (better energy and focus)
- 2 months (stronger hair/skin/nails, better immunity)
- 3 months (better mood, immunity, sleep, metabolism & digestion)
Dr.Vegan (multivitamin supplement for children)
Dr.Vegan Kids Promulti is a quality supplement, the first order is sold in a refillable metal tin. You then just order refills in eco-friendly pouches after that, to save on waste and save money. Subscribe online for big savings, once you have the first order with the tin.
Designed to help overall health, these tiny capsules support bone, teeth and muscles, healthy immunity and good cognitive and brain development. Contain 25 active ingredients and 2 billion CFU live cultures.
These capsules can be opened and sprinkled into food or drink. How many to take depends on age (from 3 to 14, see site for details). Do not exceed recommended dose.
When to expect improvements
- 2 to 3 weeks (reduced fatigue due to live cultures)
- 1 month (better mood and focus at school)
- 2 months (better immunity – fewer sniffles!)
- 3 months (better digestion)
- 4 months (better mood and resilience during growth spurts)
Simple tips for good health
- Eat healthy nutritious food. Learn to cook a few plant-based recipes!
- Get at least 150 minutes of weekly exercise (walking is fine, as is swimming, workouts or any sport that you enjoy).
- Do regular breast or testicle self-checks and take up GP screenings.
- Make quality sleep (7 to 9 hours a night) a priority (reducing or giving up alcohol and smoking will help good sleeping routines).
- Even if you’re a happy hermit, try to forge at least one or two strong friendships or family bonds to cope with tough times. If you don’t have anyone nearby, then consider a local church, walking club or anywhere to ‘find your tribe’.
Feel multivitamin
Feel Multivitamin is a quality nutritional supplement formulated by experts, and sold in zero waste sustainable packaging. All their products are vegan and not tested on animals.
It 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.
Use code partner20 for 20% discount (not bundles or subscriptions). If you subscribe, sign up for an account to earn discount rewards.
When to expect improvements?
- 1 month (more energy and focus, plus better hair, skin and nails due to selenium, zinc and biotin)
- 3 months (increase in body serum levels of essential minerals for stronger nails, healthier hair and skin, and better immunity)
- 1 year (optimal nutritional status, with more energy and focus, and noticeable difference in hair, skin and nails)
Vegums (chewable supplements for adults and children)
Vitamin C should be one of the easiest vitamins to get, because it’s found in all fresh fruits and vegetables. And actually in England, we eat a good portion more than most countries. But pesticides and processed foods, means many people go short.
It also helps the body to absorb iron, but if you smoke, you likely are deficient.
Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, which means if you take those mega-supplements, in most cases you are just peeing out expensive urine, as it doesn’t stay in the body. And unlike most animals, we don’t make our own vitamin C (an exception would be guinea pigs, which is why they have to have lots of fresh goodies to eat).
Other creatures that can’t make their own vitamin C are monkeys, apes and bats.
Not just in oranges, vitamin Cis found in red peppers and broccoli, and kiwi fruits. And in all organic fresh produce. It’s great to help your skin produce collagen but also for antioxidants to keep you fit and healthy, and having less colds and flu.
Sailors used to be sent off to sea with lots of limes, to prevent a severe deficiency which would cause scurvy (a serious disease f left untreated).
Vegums vitamin C supplements are quality supplements (created by pharmacists), of tasty lemon chewable supplements sold in cellulose (wood pulp) bags that you just cut and compost, after use (or bin to naturally break down in the bin, without harm).
Ideal for daily health and immunity, they are also gentle on the stomach. Save 20% when you subscribe online for monthly home delivery.
These supplements deliver extra vitamin C, made from baked whole fruits and natural vitamins. Ideal to:
- Support natural body defences
- Reduce fatigue
- Promote collagen and heal dry skin
- Help immunity in sports
Also in a children’s version
NHS website has good (regularly updated) information for parents of vegan children.
Futurekind (eco supplements from the USA)
Future Kind was founded by two Aussie brothers. This is a US/Canada company and only ships domestically at present (but we wished to include it if you’re visiting from the other side of the pond, as it donates as portion of profits to animal sanctuaries worldwide).
The range includes a multivitamin, a prenatal vitamin for expecting mums and vegan vitamin D3. Plus supplements for good joint and eye health. All with refill packs.
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.
Join the transparent label campaign
The transparent label campaign is a worldwide petition to ask governments to mandate clear labels on supplements, to show if they contain animal ingredients. Many contain ‘hidden’ ingredients like gelatine (animal bones), fish, collagen, creatine and magnesium stearate, which collectively kills billions of creatures).
The campaign is run by Terraseed, a fantastic nutritional supplement company in Colorado, USA which offers vegan supplements for adults and children.
It says that wording is often deliberating misleading, as it does not want consumers to know the ingredients that are put in most supplements, to make more profits (factory-farmed animals are cheaper to them, than quality alternatives).
Many supplements in our health stores contain ingredients you would not take, if you knew what they were. For instance, krill supplements are from the food that whales and other marine creatures rely on. And all campaigners say they should not be sold (Holland and Barratt have stopped their sale, but Boots have not).
Sign the petition online, and if it changes the US law, then hopefully the same will happen elsewhere.
Terraseed (USA) is a fab supplement brand from Colorado, offering vitamins for adults and children, sold in plastic-free packs. The founder (a runner) has created a brand endorsed by medical doctors to nurse practitioners.
The pill bottle is made from cellulose and fully biodegradable. The refill pouches are made from paper, the stickers are made from paper, and the inks are non-toxic.
Some pots include plantable seed paper. Be sure to avoid planting this near pets, as some wildflowers are not safe near animal friends. Gift it to a pet-free home or volunteers planting wildflowers for pollinators!
The adult multivitamin delivers a high-quality combination of nutrients for health and energy. It provides 10 essential vitamins and minerals (including potent levels of vitamins B12 and D3) along with iron and omega 3 fatty acids.
All the ingredients are sustainably-sourced (the vitamin D3 is from algae within a controlled environment) and the omega acids are from sustainably-grown hemp. The iodine is from kelp from a controlled environment in Nova Scotia, Canada.
You can subscribe online for regular deliveries, just recycle the packaging after use.
Terraseed Multivitamin for kids
The multivitamin for kids has been formulated by doctors and scientists. In a cherry-orange flavour, it contains 18 essential nutrients to support growth and development, including high doses of omega 3 fatty acids and vitamins B12 and D3. The gummies are ideal for older children, and are low in sugar.
