Vitamins and Minerals


	VITAMINS AND MINERALS


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Why Our Body Needs Vitamins and Minerals

You can not stroll down a health products aisle in the grocery market without noticing the huge selection of vitamins and minerals available.

The reason this occurs is that the vitamin companies are continuously trying to market their brand as different as and better than their competitors. As a result, you will see a wide option of dosages and combinations of vitamins and minerals. Before you purchase any supplementation, it is a good idea to determine the kinds of supplements out there and why they keep you healthy.

Vitamins are substances that contain carbon and are critical in controlling cellular function and biochemical means where energy is released from food. Further, many research is supporting the notion that vitamins also act as antioxidants protecting our cellular tissues from damage caused by free radicals. As antioxidants, vitamins can assist in the prevention of many degenerative disorders and may also slow down the aging process. There are only a few vitamins that the body can produce on its own, Vitamins D and K, and so vitamin supplementation is required in order to get adequate amounts. Thirteen known vitamins are critical to our function, and they are classified as either fat or water soluble. The fat soluble vitamins are A, D, K, and E, and the water soluble are Vitamins B and C. The difference between the two is important as the body is able to store fat soluble vitamins for extensive periods, whereas the water soluble vitamins only stay in the system for short periods and need to be replenished often.

Minerals on the other hand are already available in the body in small amounts. When they are all added together, they only make up 4% of our total body weight. However, even when they are present in small amounts they are extremely critical in a wide variety of bodily processes. This can be anything from simple bone formation to cardiovascular maintenance. Several minerals are also associated with the prevention of many diseases such as osteoporosis and cancer prevention.

Both vitamins and minerals regardless of their forms or classifications need to be replenished in the body daily. This can be done either through food sources, or with vitamins and mineral supplementation.

Can't Find What You're Looking for About Vitamins and Minerals?

::Potassium Vitamins
It is rare to require potassium vitamins.

::Organic Vitamins
Organic vitamins are the most natural and most widely accepted by our body.

::Essential Vitamins
The essential vitamins are the ones that fuel the car (our body), without them, the car does not function.

::Vitamins and Minerals
Thirteen known vitamins are critical to our function.

::Water Soluble Vitamins
Water soluble vitamins are first absorbed by the intestinal tracts which promptly passes them directly to the blood.

::Health Vitamins
Many health vitamins have numerous effects that are well supported by research.

::Vitamin D
The benefits of Vitamin D are multiple.

::Vitamin K Deficiency
Vitamin K is a critical element for body functions.

::Olay Vitamins
Olay vitamins can create affects on a woman's overall skin look, beauty, and general health

::Vitamin Water
Vitamin water is a hot market trend these days.

::Iron Vitamins
Iron provides fuel for each cell in our body.

::Magnesium Vitamins
Magnesium is known to be a natural muscle relaxant.

::Liver Vitamins
The chronic conditions of hepatitis are considered to be the most dangerous.

::Whole Food Vitamins
Synthetic, Organic or Whole food vitamins. Is there really a difference?

::Eye Vitamins
Eye Disease Case Control Study showed that beta-carotene and other carotenoids decreased the development of macular degeneration.

::Vitamin E Oil
Obtain your RDA of Vitamin E through the use of Vitamin E oil.

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