From collagen to energy sachets – we test holiday essentials that’ll help you feel healthy
HOLIDAYS are the perfect time to relax – but sometimes we over-do it.
If you burn the candle at both ends, overindulging with lots of rich food and booze, you could find that you return home feeling considerably less healthy than when you took off.
Jane Atkinson has tried a few holiday essentials that come in handy travel sizes designed to help you stay in flip-flop condition . . .
COLLAGEN
IF you take collagen for healthy skin at home then you don’t want to stop when you’re away, as the benefits will slowly disappear.
Thank Collagen is a new supplement product on the market.
It’s 10g of hydrolysed fish collagen, 10mg hyaluronic acid and 100 per cent of your reference intake for biotin, thiamine, niacin, vitamins C and D all in one sachet.
Each is just 37 calories. I trialled it for a month before I went away and my skin was noticeably less wrinkly.
I love the fact this collagen product has hyaluronic acid in it, which is great for keeping your skin hydrated.
Plus the powder dissolves really easily and tastes great with a mixed berry flavour.
£38.00 for a month’s supply of 20 sachets from thankcollagen.co.uk.
HYDRATION
I LOOKED forward to plonking one of these Phizz mango-flavoured tablets into water each morning on holiday.
Each one contains electrolytes – salts and minerals found in the blood that are essential for keeping your body hydrated.
After a night of drinking in the heat these are amazing to take to replace the electrolytes lost from sweating or drinking alcohol.
Just one per cent dehydration can lead to fatigue and headaches.
Not only do these fizzy supplements pack electrolytes, they also contain vitamins B12, B6, B2, E, A and a large dose of C plus magnesium and zinc.
Phizz comes in other flavours but I recommend giving the mango a shot – a sweet, tropical hit at just eight calories per tablet.
£7.99 per tube of 20 tablets. For further information, see phizz.co.
ENERGY
TO kick off your day with a boost, Mojo coffee from London Nootropics is a brilliant way to start.
It is an “adaptogenic coffee” so contains adaptogens which are herbs, roots and plants that help us deal with stress, anxiety and fatigue.
This fine barista-style coffee comes in tiny sachets which are perfect for holidays and contains cordyceps mushroom and Siberian ginseng for vitality and immunity.
So if you go on a break and instantly get a cold when you relax, this may be worth a shot.
It smells divine and tastes like a really good quality coffee – and not a hint of mushrooms!
A great and simple way to start the day off on the right foot.
£15 for 12 sachets from londonnootropics.com.