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[B640]Between Vitamins And Minerals

by Teahupoo, Tea

A-It depends on where you are coming from and what culture. Again if you get variety in your diet there is probably no need for vitamin and mineral supplement.

Most people get enough variety in their diet so they don't need a supplement but there are exceptions to that rule. If you are pregnant or lactating or if there is some other need for vitamins and minerals then it is probably a good idea. You kind of need to go off your doctors recommendations.

Q- Would age be a factor?

A-Yes, there are quite a few areas where you may need a supplement. You know supplements can be expensive. Some may be dangerous. It depends on the kind of vitamins and minerals you are talking about.
You know they break down into water soluble and fat-soluble and there are the vitamins they call oil soluble. There are four of them, vitamins A, D, E, and K. Typically there is more concern with the oil soluble vitamins because they are not excreted from your body, unlike the water soluble vitamins like B and C, the excess will get flushed but with the oil soluble vitamins the excess is retained in your body.

That can get to be a problem if you are for some strange reason taking excessive amounts of let's say vitamin D for example. I think the recommendation is 400 international units. Well there have been people that have taken many multiples of that like 25,000 international units of that and there are health consequences for doing that.

It comes down to someone not having a balanced background and information to fall back on and they just do it because they are naïve. You know it may start out as a doubling of the recommended daily allowance and they think, "well I'm not seeing any results so I will triple it." Some of the vitamin companies that manufacture these are no help because they will introduce products in the marketplace and where one capsule will deliver a mega dose of the product it can be confusing to people. You know if one is safe to take then why are they marketing those products in that amount in the first place?

It just gets to be like a power struggle even with the manufacturers of those products. People will think that if a little bit in a tablet is good then more will be better and we go back to that philosophy well how much can we get for our dollar then we start to think in terms of mega dose amounts.

I don't understand that whole thought process. There are very well documented cases of overdoses and the consequences of taking too much of one vitamin and minerals in the medical journals. It isn't a mystery it is out there and you just have to be careful. Most supplements if you will look on the labels will tell you how much to take.

You probably hear lots of info about the need to get sufficient amounts of vitamins in your daily diet, and to take a vitamin supplement if you aren't getting those essential vitamins.

This is one of the most important vitamins for infants, and for example, babies with a B12 deficiency may simply fail to develop normally.
There are a lot of farmers starting to produce organic food in current years but it will still take a generation to be able to get any minerals and vitamins back into the soil.

There are many fallacies about vitamin supplements, with many people believing that all supplements are beneficial to health, and that you simply can't get too many vitamins.

While it's true that vitamin supplements can promote good health, but this is through taking them responsibly and as directed rather than assuming that the more you take the better.

Taking quality vitamin nutritional supplements should be about better health and energy, freedom from sickness, improved sexual vigor and slowing the aging process.

Case and point,Vitamin C supplements and calcium supplements will help reduce your chances of osteoporosis and provide you with the adequate amount of vitamin C.

Depending on the type of diet and the foods you eat, you may require a multi-vitamin supplement or specific supplements of Vitamin A, B, C, D, E or K. Nutritional supplements can never take the place of food and should not be used as a crutch to supplement a poor diet.

Those who may need higher levels of vitamin supplements include pregnant and lactating women, people who drink alcohol in amounts over those recommended as safe, drug users and the elderly.

You probably hear lots of info about the need to get sufficient amounts of vitamins in your daily diet, and to take a vitamin supplement if you aren't getting those essential vitamins.

I suppose that some of us might be in good enough health not to need additional vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements, but you might want to think about adding at least a daily vitamin supplement to your diet.

Although the need for vitamins and minerals is widely recognized, most people won't bother to take supplements that would ensure adequate vitamin intake.

There are a lot of farmers starting to produce organic food in current years but it will still take a generation to be able to get any minerals and vitamins back into the soil.

You must only take vitamins to help supplement a well rounded diet and do not go too far, so take vitamin supplements in moderation.

On the whole, if you have a normal well balanced diet this should provide your body with the vitamins it needs, but if your diet is not fully balanced then you may need to supplement the vitamins you receive in your diet.

This is one of the most important vitamins for infants, and for example, babies with a B12 deficiency may simply fail to develop normally.

Before you grab up the latest, cutest, most expensive or cheapest vitamins you can find, take a minute to assess what it is that you expect to accomplish. But what if you comprehend that you really aren't getting the vitamins you need?

Taking quality vitamin nutritional supplements should be about better health and energy, freedom from sickness, improved sexual vigor and slowing the aging process.

There are many fallacies about vitamin supplements, with many people believing that all supplements are beneficial to health, and that you simply can't get too many vitamins.

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Teahupoo has sinced written about articles on various topics from Vegetarian Diet, Supplements and Build Muscle. Gregg Hall is a business consultant and author for many online and offline businesses and lives in Navarre Florida with his 16 year old son. For a unique