Vitamin C - Many animals can actually synthesise their own Vitamin C - we, on the other hand, have to fit it into our diet. Vitamin C helps our body repair itself by healing wounds and forming scar tissue. We use Vitamin C in Iron Up not only because it’s proven to decrease fatigue, but because it helps your body absorb iron better. In one study, taking 100mg of Vitamin C with a meal increased iron absorption by 67%!

Cordyceps Sinesis is a herbal ingredient that’s been used in traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine for years and is considered an adaptogen, i.e. it’s thought to help the body adapt to stress. It’s most commonly found in the Himalayan mountains. Research shows that taking mushroom supplements may regulate blood glucose by increasing the circulation of insulin and reducing glucose back to normal. A 17th century Jesuit missionary notes that Guarana gave members of an Amazon tribe ‘so much energy, that when hunting, they could go from one day to the next without feeling hungry’. Now that’s a pretty good reference, eh? The seeds of its fruit are the same size as a coffee bean but contain more caffeine than a coffee bean! The word guaraná derives from the Sateré-Maué word warana, meaning ‘fruit like the eyes of the people’ or ‘eyes of the gods’. This ingredient has been used medically for years by past and present tribes; as a pain reliever, cardiovascular drug, preventative for arteriosclerosis, a stimulant, and tonic to treat diarrhoea.

Guarana - A 17th century Jesuit missionary notes that Guarana gave members of an Amazon tribe ‘so much energy, that when hunting, they could go from one day to the next without feeling hungry’. Now that’s a pretty good reference, eh? The seeds of its fruit are the same size as a coffee bean but contain more caffeine than a coffee bean! The word guaraná derives from the Sateré-Maué word warana, meaning ‘fruit like the eyes of the people’ or ‘eyes of the gods’. This ingredient has been used medically for years by past and present tribes; as a pain reliever, cardiovascular drug, preventative for arteriosclerosis, a stimulant, and tonic to treat diarrhoea,