Vitamin Information
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Vitamins, Take them or Die.
There are 13 essential vitamins. They are:
1. Vitamin A -retinoids.
2. Vitamin B1 - Thiamine
3. Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin
4. Vitamin B3 - Nyacin
5. Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic Acid
6. Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine
7. Vitamin B7 - Biotin
8. Vitamin B9 - Folic Acid
9. Vitamin B12 - Cyanobalamin
10. Vitamin C - Ascorbic Acid
11. Vitamin D - Ergocalciferol
12. Vitamin E - Tocopheral and Tocotrienal
13. Vitamin K
There are numerous other beneficial supplements available on the market today which aren't technically VITAMINS, but they do have many healing and supportive qualities. However, the 13 essentails are necessary for the body to function properly. an inadequate amount of the essential could lead to immune system weakness, disease, or even death if not treated.
Besides the essentials, omega 3 supplements and omega 3 vitamins is a great place to start on supplemental nutrition.
Links on Vitamins
- Primal Nutrition
Great multivitamin seller. - Vitamins
The wikipedia page on vitamins - Vitamin Information
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A Bit About Multivitamins
Most multivitamins on the markets contain the essentials listed above. Usually they contain 100% of the daily value or RDA (recomended daily allowance). However, 100% of the daily value is usually measured as the minimum a person must take in order to avoid diffenciency in any given essential. Most dieticians actually recomend taking much more Vitamin C, Vitamin E, B1, B3, and B5 than 100% (sometimes a clinician may even recommend 10,000% of the B1 allowance).
Also, it is important to find out the processing method of the vitamins. Make sure the source of the nutrients in a multivitamin isn't China, and cold processed vitamins are always better than heat processed vitamins (i.e. vitamins that come as a powder in capsules are better than hard pills).
Finally, some common non-essential supplements to look for in a common multivitamin are: Lycopene, Quercetin, Boron, Milk Thistle, Reveratrol, and L-Carnatine.
News on Vitamins
- Vitamins Can Be SEXY! - The City Wire
Vitamins Can Be SEXY! The City Wire We are going to make vitamins SEXY! While some people look to aphrodisiacs such as oysters or Spanish fly to intensify their sexual desire, we want to assure you that becoming sufficient in your essential vitamins will be all you need to bring some ... - 17 hours ago
- The A-C of vitamins - FemaleFirst.co.uk
PR Web The A-C of vitamins FemaleFirst.co.uk Most of us can get enough vitamins from a healthy balanced diet – but some of us need a little extra help. Dr Sarah Jarvis is on hand to help us with her expert knowledge, helping us to understand the different vitamins we need, why and where to get ... Have a Question About Vitamins? Ask Your PharmacistMarketWatch (press release) What Vitamin Overdose Can Do To You?BoldSky all 8 news articles » - 2 days ago
- US Vitamin Manufacturer Matsun Nutrition Makes Liquid Vitamins for Taiwan and ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
US Vitamin Manufacturer Matsun Nutrition Makes Liquid Vitamins for Taiwan and ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Matsun Nutrition, a liquid vitamin contract manufacturer has been innundated with requests for liquid glucosamine products to be produced in their cGMP certified facility. Matsun Nutrition, a liquid vitamin contract manufacturer has been inundated with ... and more » - 30 hours ago
- Store's mission: Better health through vitamins - Alton Telegraph
Store's mission: Better health through vitamins Alton Telegraph Jeffries, a body builder and personal trainer, said the store is a wholesale and discount workout supplement store with weight proteins, vitamins, protein drinks and more. Recently, Hamann and Jeffries have approached fitness clubs about their products ... - 23 hours ago
- Life Extension Vitamins Coupon Sale Announced at DR Vitamin Solutions - PR Web (press release)
Life Extension Vitamins Coupon Sale Announced at DR Vitamin Solutions PR Web (press release) DR Vitamin Solutions has announced that it will be expanding the line of Life Extension Vitamins that can be purchased online from http://www.drvitaminsolutions.com . The Life Extension Foundation has introduced several new formulas that are on the ... - 44 hours ago
- US Vitamin Manufacturer Matsun Nutrition Makes Liquid Vitamins for Taiwan and ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
US Vitamin Manufacturer Matsun Nutrition Makes Liquid Vitamins for Taiwan and ... DigitalJournal.com (press release) Matsun Nutrition, a liquid vitamin contract manufacturer has been inundated with requests for liquid glucosamine products to be produced in their cGMP certified facility in southern California. Matsun specializes in manufacturing custom formulated ... and more » - 30 hours ago
- Langley needs to take vitamins - Langley AdvanceNews
Langley needs to take vitamins Langley AdvanceNews While Langley grows, we need to force the vitamins of good planning down its throat, so it will be a strong, healthy city when it's all grown up. What was good enough in the 1980s isn't close to good enough now. We need to do a hundred things at once. and more » - 2 days ago
- 'Portlandia' episode 6: A guy, a girl, a cat and a kidnapping - OregonLive.com
OregonLive.com 'Portlandia' episode 6: A guy, a girl, a cat and a kidnapping OregonLive.com I don't know what kind of vitamins and minerals the "Portlandia" creative team was ingesting while filming Season 2. Some blend of sustainably grown, hand-harvested, organic something, no doubt. Whatever they were doing, it worked. and more » - 9 hours ago
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George 2 years ago
The author correctly points out that certain key vitamins and nutritional supplements are essential for the proper functioning of the human body. Especially considering that today most people don’t eat a healthy balanced diet that provides their body with these essential nutrients.
In addition to the authors points there are a few more points to consider when selecting vitamins:
First, since vitamins and nutritional supplements are not regulated as heavily as drugs are, some of the quality can be inferior. Beware of “cheap vitamins” most of these are made in China under no controls and quality is NOT assured. In fact consider yourself lucky if they don’t make you sick. Additionally, some hard tablets pass through your system the same way they went in, hence your body gets no nutritional benefit. Additionally, many of these tablets are large and difficult to swallow hence the term “horse pills”. Liquid vitamins on the other hand are easier to swallow but many of the vitamins have a tendency to degrade more quickly than tablets or pills.
One interesting product that works around both of these deficiencies is sold by Sun and Earth Vitamins. They are EZ Melt tablets that dissolve in your mouth thereby ensuring availability to the body but also are more intrinsically stable than liquid vitamins, which are more prone to oxidative degradation. Best of all they are made in USA. under strict quality standards.