Vitamins Are The Spice Of Life

Many people have busy schedules and do not have the time to eat
properly. Their diet does not contain the right ingredients to
provide vitamins and nutrients that the body needs to function.
To fill this need, there are vitamins available for people to
take to supplement the lack of vitamins in their diet.

These vitamins are supplied in pill form, liquid elixirs,
liquid vitamin supplements, and powder form. Some of these
vitamins are sold in a multi-vitamin tablet form and contain
all of the necessary supplements that a body will need to
function properly. These multi-vitamins are sold by many
manufacturers and in many doses, but the most popular dosage is
500 mg tablets.

There are commercial advertisements that ponder whether you
have enough milk in your diet. Vitamin D is found in milk
products and is said to help prevent people from getting
diseases like multiple sclerosis. Calcium vitamins are sold in
two varieties, calcium citrate and calcium carbonate. For
calcium carbonate to be effective it must be taken with meals.
These vitamins can be taken at any time of the day.

Many people wonder what the benefits are in taking vitamins and
herbal supplements. They think their diet is sufficient in
vitamins and nutrients and can not justify spending more money
on something that they have plenty of in their bodies. The fact
is that our bodies do not get enough vitamins, even if we eat a
well-balanced diet.

People take vitamins because they help prevent many diseases
and help slow the effects of aging too. Some vitamins are not
manufactured properly and may lose their potency if they are
exposed to heat and light. Vitamins that are found in meat,
vegetables and other food groups loose their effectiveness when
exposed to heat when they are cooked on a stove.

Vitamins are virtually useless to drug abusers because vitamins
can not be absorbed into the body properly. Cigarette smoking
affects the way a body absorbs vitamins into the body. Many
junk foods contain no nutritional value at all. Fast food
restaurants serve food that is high in fat content and low in
vitamins. Without the proper amount of vitamins in their diet,
children do not grow to their full potential.

Some vitamins will affect how the body absorbs iron into the
body. Milk is one of the food sources that hinder iron
absorption. If people plan to take iron pills, then they will
have to take them when milk is not being ingested. A two to
three hour wait is sufficient between dosages.

People rely heavily on the US RDA requirements that are placed
on many food packages to determine whether their dietary intake
is sufficient to have a healthy life. People do not understand
that US RDA requirements might be well below what your body
actually needs to live and function properly. The scale that
is listed on the food product packets and boxes might be for
just one day of nourishment, not a yearly consumption level, or
might not consider the total nourishment level different age
groups might need to live a healthy life.

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