Unless otherwise advised by a healthcare professional, you won’t need these four supplements in your summer arsenal.
Vitamin D
Why you might skip it: Since your body produces vitamin D in response to sunlight exposure, government advice is to take a daily supplement during autumn and winter. This means that as long as naturally exposed to around 20-30 minutes of sunlight daily you may not need it.
Caffeine-based energy supplements
Why you might skip it: Caffeine is widely used as a pre-workout energy booster that has been proven to increase endurance and stamina, but since caffeine is a diuretic, it can raise the risk of dehydration, so switch to electrolytes instead.
Zinc
Why you might skip it: Zinc is best known for its immunity-boosting benefits, but if you’re already striving to take extra vitamin C, adding extra zinc in supplement form may be unnecessary.
Vitamin B6
Why you might skip it: The B-vitamins are an important family of nutrients, and vitamin B6, one of the eight water soluble B-vitamins that helps to support the nervous system, brain health and immunity has been shown to increase sensitivity to UV rays, so unless you have a strong reason to take it you might want to save vitamin B6 for autumn and winter.