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
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- Essential Vitamins For Hair - The Bakersfield Voice
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- Food products inspired by movies - Fox News
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- Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. to Present at the Jefferies 2012 Global ... - EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. to Present at the Jefferies 2012 Global ... EON: Enhanced Online News (press release) A live webcast will be available at the following link and available for a period of 90 days. http://www.schiffnutrition.com/press_webcasts.asp Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. is a leading nutritional supplement company offering vitamins, ... and more » - 18 hours ago
- Vitamins and Minerals: Nourishing the Ocean Within (Part 1) - Huffington Post
Vitamins and Minerals: Nourishing the Ocean Within (Part 1) Huffington Post Commercials on television push the same message -- "take your vitamins" -- but doctors are less urgent. A balanced diet of fresh, nutritious foods is still the ideal way to get the vitamins and minerals that your body needs. A catchphrase form medical ... - 7 days ago
- 10 Healthy Foods You Should Eat Daily - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release) 10 Healthy Foods You Should Eat Daily PR Web (press release) This leafy green has gigantic levels of vitamins A and K and contains vitamins C, B1, B2, B3 and B6. But it doesn't end there. Spinach is a great source of manganese and iron and can provide anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant powers, as well as promote ... and more » - 17 hours ago
- Ways 2 Save: How to Get Vitamins at 52% Off - WGRZ-TV
WGRZ-TV Ways 2 Save: How to Get Vitamins at 52% Off WGRZ-TV BUFFALO, NY - I receive MANY deal requests for vitamins, and over the past few months, I've been collecting your brand choices for today's Ways 2 Save. I'm not sure if it's due to all the great publicity online, nutritionist recommendations or signs ... and more » - 3 days ago
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George 3 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.