Lorraine Kelly
There’s a new supplement sheriff in town, and for anyone who cares about lifting weights, running laps, sleeping better or simply getting through life in one piece, these nutritional supplements are about to make a serious entrance. In fact, I can see the arrival of Evera Nutrition signalling one of the boldest shifts the UK health, fitness and sports community has seen in years.
Billed as a pioneering wellness innovation, Evera Nutrition is built around the idea of science synergies—a concept that sounds like something you’d hear whispered reverently at a health retreat, except this time the claims are backed by researchers, pharmacists and real evidence. Their mission? Support seven deeply connected pillars of wellness: joint health, gut health, sleep, mood and stress regulation, weight management, skin vitality and energy and mental focus.
Or, as the man at the helm puts it, turn the tangled mess of modern wellbeing into something you can actually manage.
“Evera Nutrition redefines what it means to support the body holistically. Each of the seven pillars of wellness influences the others in complex ways, creating a web of interdependence that defines how we feel and function, as well as how we age. Our formulations are designed to work with this complexity, not against it.”
That’s Mike Wakeman—researcher, pharmacist, and the brand’s chief architect—laying out the ethos. No magic bullets, no late-night-shopping-channel fixes. Just targeted, layered formulations that treat the body like the system it is.
Public health nutritionist Dr Emma Derbyshire echoes the urgency: “True wellness is a multifaceted concept encompassing physical, mental and emotional health. In the UK and around the world, many of these influential contributors aren’t being adequately addressed. As a result, there are numerous key health issues affecting the UK population.”
And she isn’t exaggerating. Obesity alone has become its own national emergency.
“The risks of living with obesity are huge and are associated with various health conditions including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, joint problems and certain cancers,” Derbyshire adds. More than 1.2 million hospital admissions now involve obesity as a contributing factor.
GP and TV doctor Dr Hilary Jones pushes the point further, warning that excess weight—especially visceral fat around the abdomen—doesn’t just sit there quietly. It drives type 2 diabetes, hypertension, stroke and certain cancers, and puts pressure on already-struggling joints.
He also flags the mental fallout: maintaining a healthy, stable weight can lift self-esteem and mood, while yo-yo dieting does the opposite, disrupting metabolism and hormone balance and dragging people back into the same cycle.
But the dominoes don’t fall one at a time. Excess weight disrupts sleep. Poor sleep triggers inflammation. Inflammation messes with mood. Mood impacts appetite. Appetite worsens weight gain. And around it goes. The UK is stuck in a wellness spin cycle—and Evera’s range is designed to interrupt it.
FOCUS & ENERGY – For the Fog That Won’t Lift
The Focus & Energy formula arrives with the swagger of a golfer stepping onto the first tee. Adaptogens, nootropics and botanicals combine to sharpen concentration and build resilience to stress.
Dr Derbyshire highlights the cognitive perks: “Ingredients such as Bacopa Monnieri, Panax Ginseng, Choline, Ashwagandha and Acetyl Carnitine can enhance synaptic plasticity, decrease neuro-inflammation and stimulate neurogenesis, all of which contribute to cognitive flexibility.”
Adaptogens like Rhodiola and Ashwagandha help shore up resilience. Nootropics such as Green Tea, caffeine and taurine support mitochondrial function—the cell’s powerhouses, not a trendy workout studio in Shoreditch.
And this isn’t just about squeezing more hours out of the workday. GP Dr Nisa Aslam points out that fatigue and brain fog don’t appear out of nowhere; they often stem from a mess of stress, lack of sleep, hormonal shifts and nutrient gaps. A quarter of UK adults, she notes, say money worries alone are damaging their sleep, which then flattens daytime energy and focus. A formulation that tackles energy, stress handling and micronutrient status all at once is, frankly, overdue.
INNER BEAUTY – Because Ageing Doesn’t Have to Be a Contact Sport
Skin ageing isn’t just about fine lines; it’s biology losing its edge. Evera’s Inner Beauty formula blends collagen peptides, hyaluronic acid, antioxidants and a squad of nutrients that target hydration, elasticity and firmness.
The science goes deeper. The formula aims to combat the rise of ‘senescent’ cells—those infamous ‘zombie cells’ that linger in skin tissue, releasing inflammatory molecules like they’re trying to start a bonfire.
Mike Wakeman explains: “This is the low-grade, chronic inflammation linked to accelerated collagen breakdown, loss of elasticity and visible skin ageing.”
Senolytics ranging from vitamins B and C to astaxanthin and resveratrol take aim at these cells, while antioxidants help defend against free radical damage.
Dr Nisa Aslam, a GP with a particular interest in skin health, spells out what’s at stake. Skin is the body’s biggest organ and frontline barrier, regulating temperature and playing a vital immune role. As we age, collagen production drops, elasticity and hydration decline and the skin starts to show it: more wrinkles, sagging, dullness. On top of the slow creep of time, UV light, pollution, smoking and high-sugar diets heap on oxidative stress, damaging collagen and elastin and accelerating visible ageing.
She points to collagen, hyaluronic acid, astaxanthin and green tea polyphenols as stand-out ingredients. Collagen supports firmness and structure, hyaluronic acid is a “hydration hero”, and green tea and astaxanthin help protect against oxidative stress and UV-related damage while improving skin moisture and elasticity. Targeting glycation, oxidative stress and those so-called ‘zombie cells’ from the inside out, as Inner Beauty is designed to do, tackles skin ageing at the root rather than just the mirror.
CALM MIND – When Brain Fog Meets the Sunday Scaries
Stress and mood feed each other like bad golf swings: once it starts going wrong, everything goes wrong. Calm Mind brings together vitamins, minerals and botanicals shown to regulate neurotransmitters and support emotional stability.
Dr Derbyshire spells it out: “The nutrients, botanicals and herbs in NEW Evera Nutrition Calm Mind supplement are all involved in supporting metabolism and regulation of key neurotransmitters in the brain.”
Saffron and Rhodiola may help improve depression. Green Tea and magnesium support stress resilience. Ashwagandha teams with B vitamins to help improve mood—especially in women.
On the clinical side, Dr Hilary Jones notes that chronic, ongoing stress isn’t just “feeling a bit wound up”; it can disrupt immune function, digestion, sleep and mood, and push blood pressure, heart disease risk and depression in the wrong direction. Elevated stress hormones also tend to drive abdominal fat and inflammation, layering problem on problem.
Dr Nisa Aslam sees the fallout daily. “Stress can show itself in many forms,” she explains—from headaches and chest tightness to stomach issues, dizziness, poor concentration, forgetfulness and constantly feeling overwhelmed. That’s why she calls a positive mood and effective stress management “central to both mental and physical wellbeing.”
Her take on fatigue and focus is blunt: poor-quality sleep, chronic stress, hormones out of kilter and nutrient deficiencies can all feed into brain fog and low energy. The Calm Mind formula’s focus on neurotransmitter regulation, stress-buffering botanicals and micronutrient repletion is deliberately built to sit right in that intersection.
DEEP SLEEP – For the Nights Your Brain Refuses to Clock Out
Evera’s Deep Sleep formula focuses on restoring proper sleep architecture—not just knocking you out. Natural ingredients such as L-Theanine, Chamomile and Passionflower boost GABA, the brain’s calming neurotransmitter.
Mike Wakeman notes: “Vitamin D, Tart Cherry, Saffron and magnesium are involved in the production of the sleep hormone, melatonin.”
Better sleep = better hormones, better mood, better immunity. Anyone who’s lived through a week of 3 am clock-watching already knows that.
Dr Nisa Aslam doesn’t sugar-coat the reality either: sleep is “an active, regenerative process” that underpins physical repair, cognitive function and emotional stability. When sleep is poor or cut short, everything starts to unravel—immune defences weaken, appetite and blood sugar regulation go off-track, and the risks of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, anxiety and depression creep up.
Despite that, almost one in five people in the UK aren’t getting enough sleep. Dr Aslam warns that nutrient gaps in things like magnesium, folate and vitamin D can worsen sleep quality and are linked to issues like restless legs syndrome, while stress and anxiety keep the mind wired when it should be winding down.
A long-term-friendly sleep formula that supports GABA, melatonin production and stress moderation, without wrecking sleep architecture, fills a gap many people are currently trying (and failing) to fill with late-night scrolling and over-the-counter quick fixes.
JOINT ACTIVE – Movement Without the Winces
Joint discomfort has a way of ageing you faster than any candlelit mirror. Joint Active blends Vitamin C, Boswellia, Glucosamine and Curcumin to support mobility and fight inflammation.
Dr Derbyshire describes the synergy: “Boswellic acids, found in Boswellia, and Curcuminoids which are in Turmeric, may work synergistically to reduce pain, decrease inflammation and potentially slow cartilage degradation; the combination has been shown to be more effective than Curcumin alone.”
Joint health isn’t just about “feeling a bit creaky”. As Dr Hilary Jones points out, healthy, mobile joints and flexible muscles are fundamental to daily functioning and long-term independence. Every extra pound of body weight multiplies the load on the knees; over time this accelerates cartilage wear, raises osteoarthritis risk and makes movement—and therefore weight management—harder. Joint pain can also be a quiet mental health wrecking ball, ruining sleep, limiting activity and knocking confidence.
By combining collagen-supporting nutrients with anti-inflammatory botanicals and ingredients that modulate pain pathways, Joint Active is designed to do more than blunt the odd ache; it aims to protect structure, ease movement and keep people able to do the sort of everyday activity that actually supports long-term health.
GUT BIOTIC – Your Microbiome’s New Best Friend
Gut health has gone from fringe science to mainstream necessity. Gut Biotic delivers prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics in one coordinated formula. Bacillus subtilis supports digestion, Immuse targets immune function at a cellular level, and flavonoid complex Microbiomex helps reduce chronic inflammation.
Wakeman adds: “NEW Evera Nutrition Gut Biotic supplement contains calcium too; this plays a crucial role in supporting the digestive enzyme function.”
Dr Hilary Jones underlines just how central the gut is: microbial balance in the intestine directly affects immunity, inflammation and susceptibility to illness. A diverse, well-fed microbiome helps metabolise nutrients, produce certain vitamins and defend against pathogens, while an unhealthy gut can show up as digestive issues, fatigue and even skin problems.
Then there’s the gut-brain axis to contend with. The microbiome talks to the brain via a bidirectional signalling network, influencing neurotransmitter production and, in turn, mood and mental balance. Put simply, if your gut is underperforming, your immunity, energy and emotional resilience usually are too. A formula that layers prebiotics, targeted probiotics, postbiotics and micronutrients addressing both digestion and immune function is built with that bigger picture in mind.
GO LEAN PLUS – A Smarter Alternative to Weight-Loss Jabs
The weight-loss injection era has left half the country queasy and the other half waiting for shortages to end. Evera’s Go Lean Plus offers a gentler, research-backed alternative focused on appetite control, metabolic health and satiety—minus the nausea and diarrhoea that plague GLP-1 drug users.
Mike Wakeman explains: “The formulation contains ingredients that have an influence on the satiety hormones GLP/GiP such as Glucomannan, Resveratrol, Hibiscus, Green Tea, Berberine, Curcumin, Cinnamon And Mulberry.”
Resveratrol alone has been shown to reduce BMI and waist circumference. Catechins in green tea deliver further weight-management support when paired with healthy diet and movement.
Dr Derbyshire is clear that while GLP-1 drugs can deliver headline-grabbing weight loss, they’re not a free pass. Side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation and rarer risks like pancreatitis and gall bladder issues make them anything but benign. On top of that, when people come off the jabs without addressing sleep, emotional eating, muscle mass, gut health and activity levels, weight regain is more likely than not.
Natural agents like green tea catechins, curcumin, resveratrol, glucomannan and hibiscus, she notes, have evidence behind them for supporting metabolic health, appetite control and glycaemic balance—provided they’re paired with actual lifestyle change. Go Lean Plus is basically a nod to that reality: a tool for long-term weight management that doesn’t pretend you can outrun a chaotic lifestyle with a single prescription.
WOMEN’S BALANCE – Tailored Support Through Hormonal Change
Perimenopause, menopause and the years beyond come with turbulence that deserves more than vague advice and lavender pillows. Women’s Balance combines antioxidants, micronutrients and phytoestrogens such as Maca, Soy isoflavones and Red Clover to help restore calm, energy and hormonal equilibrium.
Soy isoflavones are linked with improvements in hot flashes, while calcium and vitamin D offer bone health support. CoQ10 may help reduce fatigue symptoms—something anyone navigating hormonal shifts will welcome.
Dr Nisa Aslam is keen to stress that while menopause is a completely normal life stage, the dramatic drop in oestrogen and progesterone can slam mood, sleep, energy, bone health and cardiovascular risk all at once. Left unchecked, hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog, low mood and anxiety can seriously derail quality of life.
She notes that phytoestrogens from ingredients such as soy isoflavones, red clover and sage, alongside adaptogens like Maca and Shatavari, can help smooth some of those hormonal jolts. Layer in robust doses of vitamins A, B2, C, D, E, K, plus minerals such as calcium, magnesium, selenium, iodine, zinc and manganese, and you’re not just firefighting symptoms; you’re shoring up long-term bone, metabolic and cognitive health too.
THE FINAL WORD
Mike Wakeman sums up the whole philosophy: “True wellness involves working to address every pillar, from sleep to stress, as they all interlink with each other. At Evera Nutrition, we have a supplement that supports every pillar and each contains extensive formulations of ingredients that work synergistically to support your health. Science backs up everything we do and we’re proud that every ingredient is ethically and sustainably sourced. Evera Nutrition supplements really are the easiest addition you can make to your life.”
Evera’s arrival marks a rare thing in the modern wellness market: nutrition supplements built around the body’s natural interconnectedness rather than one-note fixes.
Dr Nisa Aslam is blunt about the stakes: the UK’s health issues are “complex and interconnected”. Weight management, mental wellbeing, sleep, mobility and gut health all lean on each other, and when one goes off, it tends to pull the rest down with it. Chronic stress, poor sleep, excess weight and nutrient imbalances don’t stay in their lane—they bleed into energy levels, focus, immunity and even skin.
Dr Hilary Jones, meanwhile, brings it back to the basics that actually shift the needle: maintain a stable, healthy weight, protect your joints so you can keep moving, look after your gut, and don’t treat sleep as optional. His advice is old-school on purpose: move every day, eat a colourful, mostly unprocessed diet, prioritise seven to nine hours of sleep, and learn to manage stress with tools you can actually stick to—walking, time in nature, breathing exercises, honest conversations.
Evera doesn’t replace any of that. It backs it up.
It’s bold, it’s science-led, and it’s built to help the UK step out of its wellness rut—one pillar at a time.
