Understand every nutrient you run on
Thirteen vitamins and the minerals that matter, one at a time: what each does, how much you need, where to find it and what happens when it runs short. Every chapter ends in a one-minute nutshell.
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Your body rebuilds itself every single day. Give it better materials.
Skin, bone, blood and brain are being remade right now — from what you eat, how you move and how you sleep. Vitamins and Minerals for a Youthful Body is the friendly, evidence-based guide to the tiny nutrients that do the rebuilding, and how to get them from an ordinary plate.
- 13 vitamins, every key mineral
- Food first, no fads
- On your phone in under a minute
Eat a rainbowThirty plants a weekProtein at every mealFish twice a weekVitamin D through the winterHerbs before saltMove every dayStrength twice a weekFood first, alwaysBe supplement-savvy
The big idea
Small things.Enormous jobs.
Every heartbeat, every thought, every step you take depends on nutrients measured in milligrams and micrograms — amounts so small you could lose them on the tip of a teaspoon. Get them right and your body has everything it needs to repair, renew and keep you strong. Get them wrong and the repairs quietly wait.
“You are, quite literally, being remade from what you eat, how you move, how you sleep and how you live. That is both a responsibility and a tremendous opportunity.”— William Pennstone, Afterword
13vitamins, each explained in plain English
17chapters across five beautifully clear parts
325pages of food-first, evidence-based guidance
10habits to carry for the rest of your life
Fifty seconds
The whole idea, in one breath.
A silent explainer that loops continuously: what vitamins and minerals are, why the body needs them in milligrams and micrograms, and what the book covers. Use the slider to move through it.
What changes when you read it
Walk away knowing exactly what your body needs.
Eat for it — from an ordinary plate
Where each nutrient actually lives in everyday food, how to keep it there when you cook, and how to eat brilliantly on frozen, tinned and seasonal food without spending more.
Stop wasting money in the vitamin aisle
Which supplements are genuinely worth it, which are not, and the safe upper limits nobody prints in large type. Plus the marketing words — “detox”, “immune boosting” — to walk straight past.
Learn the signals your body sends
A plain-English guide to the persistent tiredness, brittle nails and slow healing that can point to a shortfall — and a personal nutrient check-up to work through with your doctor.
Look after skin, strength and a bright mind
Skin, hair and nails. Muscles, bones and joints. Brain, mood, energy and sleep. What the evidence says helps, what it says doesn’t, and the daily habit that beats every bottle on the shelf.
Feel strong at every age
Research shows people in their eighties and nineties can still build muscle strength. It is never too late to start — and the book shows you exactly where to begin.
Myth busters
You’ve been told a lot of nonsense. Let’s clear it up.
The wellness industry is loud. This book is honest. Here are six things you may believe — gently, firmly put to bed inside.
A mega-dose of vitamin C at the first sniffle will stop a cold.
Busted
The evidence doesn’t support it — and most of the excess ends up down the toilet.
Vitamin C, the Collagen BuilderVitamin D is a miracle cure for everything.
Busted
Vital, and many of us need it in winter. But think “essential”, not “miraculous”.
Vitamin D, the Sunshine HormoneAntioxidant pills stop ageing.
Busted
Large trials say sadly not. Antioxidants work as a team, from a varied diet — not as a solo superhero in a pill.
Small Nutrients, Big JobsSpinach is packed with iron.
Busted
On paper, yes. In your body, relatively little gets absorbed. Enjoy it for its folate and vitamin K instead.
From Plate to CellChromium melts away fat and stops sugar cravings.
Busted
If only. The effects are tiny at best. There is no mineral shortcut to weight loss.
Selenium, Iodine and the Trace TroupeEight glasses of water a day will banish wrinkles.
Busted
Once you’re hydrated, extra water won’t plump your skin. Sun protection does far more.
Glow from WithinWritten for every chapter of your life
Whoever you are, whatever your age.
Needs shift through the decades. The book shows you what to prioritise at each stage — for you, and for the people you cook for.
Teenagers growing fast
Pregnancy folic acid & more
Menopause bones & balance
Later life strength & B12
Vegans B12, iron, iodine
Athletes fuel & recovery
Inside the book
Five parts. One healthier you.
Part oneThe Tiny Titans
- Small Nutrients, Big Jobs
- From Plate to Cell
Part twoThe Vitamin Variety Show
- Vitamin A, the Renewal Specialist
- The B Vitamin Gang, Your Energy Engineers
- Vitamin C, the Collagen Builder
- Vitamin D, the Sunshine Hormone
- Vitamins E and K, the Bodyguard and the Traffic Controller
Part threeThe Mineral Kingdom
- Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorus, the Architects
- Iron, Zinc and Copper, the Metal Workers
- Selenium, Iodine and the Trace Troupe
- Sodium, Potassium and Friends, the Electric Balance
Part fourYouthful Living, Nutrient by Nutrient
- Glow from Within: Skin, Hair and Nails
- Strong at Every Age: Muscles, Bones and Joints
- A Bright Mind: Brain, Mood, Energy and Sleep
- Every Decade Has Its Needs: Life Stages and Special Diets
Part fivePutting It on Your Plate
- Food First: Building the Youthful Plate
- Supplements Without the Silliness
- Afterword: Your Youthful Future
Plus five appendices — reference intakes for adults, a food-source finder, signs that something may be missing, a seasonal produce calendar and your personal nutrient check-up — a glossary, sources and a full index.
The Youthful Body Checklist
If you remember nothing else, remember these ten.
- Eat a rainbow — five portions, as many colours as you can.
- Aim for thirty different plant foods a week.
- Include protein at every meal.
- Eat fish twice a week, or find good plant alternatives.
Six more habits — with the why and the how behind every one — are waiting in the book.
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