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Get your vitamins
By Jeff Lakie
Civilizations throughout the ages have known that certain foods have qualities
that can help to create health for people. And depriving people of certain foods
would mean allowing them to succumb to disease. For example, in the age of
the sail, scurvy was kept away with lemons and limes.
It has only been in the past hundred years that people have come to
understand that food contains nutrients and those nutrients are necessary for
life. Some of those nutrients, but not all have been labeled as "vitamins." Part
of the word, "vita" is the same root as "vital" which means life.
There are 13 vitamins, but there have not always been. Vitamin A, C, D, E, and
K plus the 8 B vitamins make up the roster of vitamins today. Other nutrients,
formerly considered to be vitamins, have been reclassified by scientists as
they develop an understanding of the things that make our body work.
While the best way to get these vitamins is through our diets, sometimes it is
not always possible. Eating a balanced diet is difficult these days, because our
lives are very busy. An alternative is to use vitamin supplements to help us get
all the vitamins we need to survive in healthy, disease-free bodies.
The human body can exist for quite some time without vitamins, but it does
need all of them in order to properly function free of disease. If you're
concerned that your diet is not helping you maintain an intake of all of these
vitamins, you should consider finding a multi-vitamin supplement to help you.
Taking a regular dosage will help ensure that you are getting enough vitamins
and your body will get rid of any of the vitamins you don't need any more of.
If you do have vitamins in your house, keep them stored in a cool, dry place
and keep them away from children. Even though vitamins are necessary for
life, children need to be careful not to have too many; especially vitamins that
contain iron.
Eating a balanced diet should be an important part of a healthy lifestyle plan. If
your life cannot always include a balanced diet, you may want to consider
getting a vitamin supplement to make sure you are getting everything your
body needs.
About the Author
Jeff Lakie is the founder of Vitamin Resources a website providing information on Vitamins
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