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Improve Your Health With Multivitamins Article
Improve Your Health with Multivitamins
from: Al Alexander Multivitamin supplements are an excellent source of the daily
recommended allowance of vitamins that you can't get from a good
diet alone. Food is no longer as nutritious as it once was.
There are fewer farms, and more crops are being grown on less
land. Have you heard of any new farms being opened lately? Or an
area being cleared to make room for a farm? Probably not. That
is why a daily multivitamin is so important. Just take a pill
and you have your daily needs in one easy swallow. Multivitamins
are the most convenient way to get vitamins into your body that
would otherwise be left out. In this article you will learn what
multivitamins do for the body and what the consequences of a
vitamin deficiency are. After reading this you will understand
why it is crucial to supplement your diet with a multivitamin.
Vitamins are food substances that aid your body's essential
biochemical reactions. There are thirteen known vitamins that
are classified as either fat soluble or water soluble. Fat
soluble vitamins can be stored in the body for months and come
in the forms A, D, E, and K. Your body is able to store enough
water soluble vitamins to last only a few weeks. The nine water
soluble vitamins are C, B1, B2, B6, niacin, folic acid, biotin,
and pantothenic acid.
If you eat a healthy diet with plenty of whole foods and the
correct balance of proteins, fats, and carbs, you may be fine.
However, if your diet is lacking you should consider investing
in a basic multivitamin. The problems that can result from a
vitamin deficiency could fill a book. Some of the most basic
signs of a deficiency are a greater tendency to feel stressed or
sick. Cigarette smoke also depletes vitamin C, calcium,
magnesium, vitamin D, vitamin E, and selenium, so if you smoke,
make sure that your multivitamin contains these ingredients.
Bodybuilders need vitamins to build muscle and burn fat
efficiently. Even though 99.9% of the world's population is not
bodybuilders, they should still take a multivitamin. Women of
child-bearing age, people over age 60, pregnant or
breast-feeding women, strict vegetarians, people on weight loss
diets, and anyone not eating a balanced diet will all benefit
greatly from them. But keep in mind that even if you take a
multivitamin, you still need to eat a healthy diet. Foods such
as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains provide fiber and many
other antioxidants not found in any type of pill.
Look for 100% of the daily value for vitamins D, B1, B2, B3, B6,
B12, folic acid, and at least 20 micrograms of vitamin K. A
multivitamin should not cost more than a few cents a day. You
don't need anything fancy to reap the benefits of daily
multivitamin intake. And remember: taking more than 100% of the
daily value is not good for you either. In fact, it is harmful
because large doses of copper can interfere with your absorption
of zinc and vice versa. Large doses of vitamin A and zinc are
also worse for you than not taking one at all. I hope that you
now understand the basics of multivitamins and will make an
educated decision the next time you shop for vitamins. GA-003
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