And the winners are...
The votes are in and we're excited to announce the winners of our 2022 Rude Health Magazine Awards. As always we'd like to thank all our readers and followers who took time to vote for their favourite health products. All of these products can be purchased in independent health stores across Ireland.
Best Gut Health Product
Platinum: ProVen Probiotics Adult Acidophilus & Bifidus – 25 Billion
"Pro-Ven Probiotics are proud to win the Rude Health platinum award for Best Gut Health 2022 developed by Dr Nigel Plummer. ProVen Probiotics Adult Acidophilus & Bifidus - 25 Billion is a high-strength friendly bacteria supplement for everyday use for adults aged 16 plus. It is supported by a unique body of UK-based clinical research. Each capsule contains 12.5 billion friendly bacteria along with key nutrients to provide additional support for digestion (calcium) and immunity (vitamins C and D), zinc and selenium."
- Cheryl John, Pro-Ven Probiotics Sales Account Manager
Gold: Biocare GI Complex
"We're so grateful to Rude Health for this award in the Best Gut Health Category. It means a lot to us. Biocare has always been focused on producing top quality supplements that really are effective. GI Complex is our best-selling gut product. Its success is due to really special ingredients, like L-glutamine and nucleotides to support the integrity of the gut wall. Also vitamins C, A and live bacteria for added support. Ideal for anyone who gets discomfort following certain foods. Thanks to Rude Health for recognising such a great product."
- Peter Harney Dip NT mNTOI, Business Development Manager, Natural Medicine Company
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Best for Pain / Inflammation
Platinum: Revive Active Joint Complex
"We are thrilled that Joint Complex has won this year's platinum award in the Best Pain/Inflammation category. Thank you to everyone who has voted and used our product. Joint Complex is a super supplement from the Revive Active range and is recommended for those living active lifestyles, people wanting joint support, athletes and sport enthusiasts. It is designed to help support cartilage, bones, connective tissues and muscle function, with an all-in-one solution containing 10 key ingredients including Peptan® Collagen Peptides, MSM, glucosamine and hyaluronic acid. Joint Complex is informed sport certified, meaning it has undergone rigorous checks and testing to ensure that it is not contaminated with banned substances."
- Triona McDonald, Brand Manager, Revive Active
Gold: ZinCuFlex
"We are delighted ZinCuFlex has been awarded Gold Best Pain/Inflammation Product. We regularly receive positive feedback about how quickly ZinCuFlex improves joint health. Ginger helps to maintain joint mobility and avoid morning stiffness, while curcumin helps to control inflammatory responses in the body, to protect joints and maintain joint flexibility. Thank you to everyone who has voted for ZinCuFlex. We're so happy that you love the product as much as we do!"
- Olive Curran, Director, PPC Galway Ltd.
Best Body/Personal Care
Platinum: Kinvara Skinvara 24hr Rosehip Face Serum
"We are so delighted that our 24hr Rosehip Serum has won the Platinum award in the Best Body/Personal Care category. Whether you are looking to keep normal skin in great condition or bring trickier skin back to life, this serum is going to transform your skincare routine into feelgood moments. Our serum is full of plant extracts, vitamins, antioxidants and calming ingredients. We are so proud of this product, in a little bottle, but making a big difference. The fact you are all loving it too means everything to us!"
- Dr Joanne Reilly, founder of Kinvara
Gold: Trilogy Botanical Body Wash
"We are delighted that Trilogy Botanical Body Wash is a winner in the Rude Health magazine Awards 2022! Perfect for your bath and shower, our Botanical Body Wash is ideal to add a bit of self-care luxury to your daily routine, so you can enjoy a spa infused experience without having to leave your home. The Trilogy Ireland team would like to say a huge thanks to all of our customers and Rude Health readers who took the time to vote. We're so happy that voters love our Botanical Body Wash just as much as we do!"
- Nicola Swan from Trilogy Ireland
Best Women's Product
Platinum: Terranova Living Multivitamin Woman
"We want to express our sincere thanks to the readers of Rude Health magazine for voting for Terranova Living Multivitamin Woman in the Best Women's Product category of the awards. Of course, we're also immensely grateful to the independent health food shops of Ireland and their wonderful customers for how much they have supported Terranova throughout the years!"
- Stephen Terrass, CEO & Founder, Terranova Nutrition
Gold: Optibac For Women
"We are absolutely delighted with this win and want to thank everyone so much for voting. For Women is a product we are incredibly proud of. It boasts the world's most researched friendly bacteria strains for women's vaginal health. And whilst taking friendly bacteria for the intimate flora is still relatively new (in fact, our research shows that 93% of women in the UK and Ireland don’t know about the vaginal microbiome), we are so pleased that Rude Health readers clearly 'get it'!"
- Soraya and Farah Janmohamed, co-founders, Optibac Probiotics
Best Kids Product
Platinum: Eskimo-3 Kids
"We are delighted Eskimo-3 Kids has won platinum in the Best Kids Product award as voted by the most important people - our customers. Because nutrition is so important in childhood, we take great care to make sure our children's products supply adequate omega-3 and vitamin D, two ingredients essential for healthy brain function, vision and immunity. Thank you to all the readers that took time out to vote Eskimo-3 Kids as their favourite kids product for a second year. We love it too!"
- Olive Curran, Director, PPC Galway Ltd.
Gold: Junior Revive
"We at Revive Active are delighted to have won gold in the Best Kids Product category for 2022 and thank you to all who have voted for us. Junior Revive contains 22 active ingredients and is formulated to support the heart, brain, bones and immune system. It is suitable for children aged from four to 12 years old, the formula is unflavoured and delivered in a convenient powdered sachet, making it easy for kids to take in water, juice, smoothie or even in their favourite yogurt. This eliminates the inconvenience and annoyance linked with children consuming vitamins and minerals in a capsule form."
- Triona McDonald, Brand Manager, Junior Revive
Best Immune Support
Platinum: Revive Active
"The team are absolutely delighted that our hero product Revive Active has won Platinum in the Best Immune Product for the third consecutive year. We'd like to thank the readers of Rude Health for your votes and support and we hope you continue to enjoy the benefits of our premium super supplements. Revive Active contains 26 active ingredients that are formulated to support the immune system as well as the heart and energy levels and it uniquely contains 150mg of CoQ10 and 3,000mg of l-arginine. It is delivered in a daily powdered sachet that can be mixed with water, juice or a smoothie and is suitable for a vegan and vegetarian diet and is gluten-free."
- Joanne Clancy, Senior Brand Manager, Revive Active
Gold: MINAMI MorEPA Platinum Elite +1,000IU Vitamin D3
"We are delighted to hear that Minami MorEPA Platinum Elite has won gold in the Best Immune Health category for 2022. We want to express our sincere thanks to the readers of Rude Health magazine for supporting our super premium omega-3 and voting for Minami Platinum in this year's awards! Minami Platinum is one of the market leading omega-3 products, with the inclusion of vitamin D; two essential ingredients for immunity, vision and healthy brain function. A big thank you to all the health food store staff who champion Minami Platinum as their omega-3 of choice."
- Jason Mc Garry, Business Manager UK & Ireland, Nestle Health Science
Best Food / Drink
Platinum: Terranova Life Drink
"All of us at Terranova are sincerely grateful to the readers of Rude Health Magazine for choosing Terranova Life Drink as platinum Best Food & Drink Product in the 2022 awards! And, as always, we deeply appreciate Ireland's independent health food shops and their wonderful customers for the support they give to Terranova every day!"
- Stephen Terrass, CEO & Founder, Terranova Nutrition
Gold: Steens Raw Manuka Honey UMF 10+ (MGO 263+)
"We are delighted that Steens Raw Manuka Honey has won gold in the Rude Health Best Food & Drink product 2022. The Steens family have been lovingly harvesting the finest honey on the North Island of NZ for 40 years. We never heat our honey and only filter out the wax, ensuring that all the natural goodness is retained. Every jar carries a 'Track & Trace' code that details exactly where the bees fed and shows all the certificates of authenticity from testing in NZ. Steens is the gold standard of manuka honey. We are so proud that Steens is now available in another beautiful island nation!"
- Darren Robinson, Steens Honey
Best for Mental Health / Wellbeing
Platinum: Eskimo Brain 3.6.9
"We are delighted Eskimo Brain 369 has won platinum in the Best Mental Health and Wellbeing Product Award as voted by the most important people, our customers. As an Irish company, we take great pride in our brand and we love to spread the word about all its benefits. Eskimo Brain 369 combines omega-3 with EPA and DHA, omega-6 with GLA, omega-9 and vitamin D3, vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. Omega-3 is essential for brain function, cognitive health, heart health and vision. It contains omega-6 GLA for hormone regulation, which is important for women who suffer during PMS or menopause. Thank you to everyone who has voted for Eskimo Brain 369.”
- Olive Curran, Director, PPC Galway Ltd.
Gold: Source of Life Gold Liquid
"We're thrilled that Source of Life Gold has won gold in the best product for Mental Health and Wellbeing category. We all know that a quality multivitamin is the foundation for good health and Gold Liquid certainly packs a punch. It contains over 200 nutrients in a wholefood complex derived from over 100 different fruits, vegetables, algae and superfoods. Gold Liquid is the ideal choice for anyone who wishes to support their immunity, mental health and wellbeing and the feedback that we get from our customers is incredible."
- Rob Clark, National Sales Manager, NaturesPlus UK and Ireland
If you are a supplier and would like to find out about nominating your products for our next Awards, then contact [email protected] for details.