With new schedules and the first signs of fall around the corner, it’s the perfect time to refresh your wellness plan. Nourishing meals, quality sleep, regular movement, and stress support each play a key role in building physical and mental resilience needed for daily demands. Targeted supplements can also help fill nutritional gaps, supporting energy, focus, and overall well-being.
Core Supplements for Every Age
Our top supplement recommendations for helping kids, teens, and parents thrive this season:
Multivitamin [Options available in-store & online]
A well-rounded multivitamin helps cover nutritional bases that may be missing from even the best diets—supporting energy, immunity, and cognitive performance.
- Potential Benefits:
- Young Children: May support growth, immune function, and overall development.
- Teens/College Students: May support nutritional gaps, energy, and focus.
- Recommendation:
- Choose an age-appropriate multivitamin.
- For older children and teens, look for a comprehensive formula that includes B-vitamins, vitamin D, and iron.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil) [Options available in-store & online]
Omega-3s, particularly EPA and DHA, are crucial for brain health, cognitive function, and reducing inflammation.
- Potential Benefits:
- Young Children: May support brain development and vision.
- Teens/College Students: May support cognitive function, focus, and mood regulation.
- Recommendation:
- Look for high-quality fish oil supplements that are free from contaminants.
- For children, flavored liquid forms can be easier to consume. For older kids, capsules or gummies may be more convenient.
Vitamin D3 [Options available in-store & online]
Vitamin D is particularly crucial for proper absorption of the minerals, calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphate and zinc, and supporting overall immune function.
- Potential Benefits:
- Young Children: May support bone growth and immune system.
- Teens/College Students: May support mood, bone health, and immune system.
- Recommendation:
- Vitamin D3, the form your body naturally produces from sunlight, is the most effective at raising and maintaining healthy vitamin D levels—making it the ideal choice for supplementation.
- Ensure adequate sun exposure and consider supplementation, especially in the winter months.
- Vitamin D3 drops are suitable for young children, while capsules or tablets can be used for older kids and teens.
Probiotic [Options available in-store & online]
Probiotics support a healthy gut microbiome, which is essential for digestion, immune function, and overall health.
- Potential Benefits:
- Young Children: May support digestive comfort, reduce occasional tummy troubles, and strengthen immune defenses.
- Teens/College Students: May support immune response and aids in digestion, especially useful during stressful times.
- Recommendation:
- Choose probiotics with multiple strains and a high CFU count
- For young children, powdered forms that can be mixed with food or drinks are ideal
- For older children and teens, capsules or chewables work well
New Product Available In-Store
Attention by Liquid Health supplement for kids and teens is formulated to support cognitive function and promote healthy brain development in children.
Lifestyle & Home Habits for Back-to-School
Pharmacist Annie shares her favorite at-home practices with her own kids, helping create a steady rhythm that supports focus, growth, and overall well-being for all ages.
By combining foundational nutrition with intentional routines, you nurture a foundation for a school year filled with focus, resilience, and well-being—helping kids and parents thrive together.
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Targeted Support Supplements
If you are looking for supplements or vitamins to complement your health goals, we offer a large selection of over-the-counter items—vitamins, homeopathics, botanicals, nutraceuticals, chemical-free skin care products, and natural cosmetics. Our team is happy to help with recommendations or questions you have about nutritional supplements to support your health goals. We have put together some common targeted support supplements on our website.
Visit Shop Supplements to access the different categories of targeted support recommendations. Feel free to stop in or give one of our pharmacists a call at The Apothecary 320-251-0107. Note: Mail-order shipping cost varies by order.
