About Us

Good nutrition helps protect you. It is a vital part of good health, along with exercise and sleep. But with today’s busy and stressful lifestyles it’s not always easy to be in optimum health. Thankfully, in the area of nutrition, there is now support.

Patrick Holford Supplements.

All Patrick Holford supplements have been formulated by Patrick Holford - a pioneer and leading figure in nutrition since 1984 (see below).

EARLY HISTORY

The story of the Patrick Holford supplements started in South Africa in the 1990s. Patrick Holford was approached by a South African pioneer, Maria Ascenscao, who wanted him to design a range of supplements. Because he understood how nutrients worked together, he was able to create formulas that would make the building blocks of everything needed to help people get back to and maintain health.

In 2002Patrick Holford supplements were launched in the UK. There wasn’t anything like them- just RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance or as Patrick would say‘Ridiculous Dietary Arbritraries’) based multi-vitamins. Patrick pushed for the industry standard for supplements to be based on optimum nutrient levels, his own supplements being the flag bearer.

THE RANGES

At the core of the ranges is the hugely popular multi-vitamin, Optimum Nutrition Formula, part of the Essentials range. This set of supplements were designed to support the best possible general health and wellbeing, ideally taken on an ongoing basis.

Drawing on his vast knowledge and experience, Patrick formulated the other ranges (Mind, Metabolism, Body, Female) to help those who need extra support in an area of their health and wellbeing, for example mind health or digestive issues. Most of the supplements in these ranges were developed to be taken alongside the Essentials, until the extra support is no longer needed. Most contain at least three powerful nutrients which Patrick has identified as being more effective when working together in synergy.

QUALITY AND STANDARDS

The supplement market has grown exponentially in the past two decades with an extensive amount of choice, but Patrick’s formulations have remained consistent to their original values, fulfilling Patrick’s main tenet of optimum nutrition – without compromise. All are made in the UK in an ISO Class 8 Cleanroom and conform to the highest industry standards. Only the best ingredients are sourced, and most are suitable for vegetarians and vegans.