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Multivitamins is Your All-in-One Answer to Good Health
By Clifford H Woods
A lot of people already know that taking vitamins and minerals is important for the improvement of one’s health. Everybody also knows that the most natural way to get these multivitamins is through vegetables, fruits, meat and other food that are rich in these supplements.
However, there are some individuals who think that they can get all the needed health supplements just by eating foods that are healthy. They think that as long as they eat healthy, they do not need to buy and take food supplements anymore. Little did they know that even if they eat healthy in sufficient quantity all day long, the amount of minerals and vitamins that they get are still not enough.
Years before when farming plants did not involve too much chemicals and when cooking these food did not contain too many artificial products, there were indeed a lot of healthy supplements that you can acquire in these food. Today, the practices for harvesting, producing, processing and cooking food has become less healthy and nutrient dense. For instance, did you know that it would take several cups of today’s harvested spinach just to get an equal amount of nutrients that you can harvest in one cup of spinach years ago?
Today, there are numerous vitamins in tablets, capsules and liquid form that have been developed to pair with your balanced diet. These were developed to provide individuals all the required nutrients to protect them from illnesses and to strengthen their immune system. By taking your daily dose of multivitamins, you will be able to protect yourself from developing heart diseases, cancer and osteoporosis.
As you all know, there are lists of different nutrients that are known to be good for one’s health. Although taking them may not have too much side effects, lots of people are wondering what could be the difference between those kinds of supplements and multivitamins. Vitamins importance may be plenty, but there are actually greater advantages in taking multivitamins.
Multi-vitamins are capable of preventing diseases, providing you with the Recommended Daily Allowance of nutrients, capable of maintaining the efficiency of cells, supplies the other nutrients that food cannot give and activates the enzymes that are essential to cellular function. You might think that these are actually the same advantages that single tablet vitamins can give. So what could make multivitamins better than the latter?
One of the reasons is that the body cannot store some vitamins. The vitamins are categorized according to the capacity of the body to store them. For instance, vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble which means that the body will be capable of storing them.
On the other hand, vitamins B and C complex are water-soluble which means that they cannot be stored in sufficient amounts. So with this fact, they must be taken daily. If they are not taken on a daily basis and they are not included in your daily balanced diet, you might develop illnesses. Multivitamins are capable of supplementing both of these soluble vitamins.
Multivitamins are capable of providing the needed nutrients when some vitamins are not readily accessible. In this case, vitamin D would be the best example. Vitamin D is best acquired through sunlight and the epidermis can produce enough if it is exposed to sufficient sunlight. However, there are people who are living in places where sunlight is not always readily accessible. With this situation, it would be better to take multivitamins so as to not develop illnesses.
Summary: The main focus of this article is to reflect the roles that multivitamins play in developing and maintaining a good health. The article describes the types of vitamins and their specific roles in preventing diseases.
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Author: Clifford H Woods is the Executive Director of Vibrant Life.
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Calcium and Bone Health
By Clifford H Woods
Calcium is a mineral needed for strong teeth and bone health. It is also important in the growth of young adults and children. The absorption of calcium as well as vitamin D, and the creation of bone reach a peak around twenty years of age. It begins to decrease from the age of thirty when a process of draining begins.
Good intake of calcium and vitamin D increases bone mass in children and young adults, as well as decreases bone loss and improves bone health among people over 30.
Research has shown that calcium benefits by having slimming effect on the metabolism and could be important as an element of weight loss. This research has also shown that calcium prevents weight gain by promoting the type of fat that is burned instead of the type that is stored.
Experts advise 3 servings a day as well as decreasing calories in other areas of the diet that will accommodate this increase in daily intake. Milk has also shown added calcium benefits by its antioxidant-rich properties that can prevent some cancers, such as ovarian, colorectal and breast cancer.
However, studies have also shown that extreme doses of calcium might increase the risk of some cancers as well. This suggests that calcium supplementation is not a way to prevent cancer, but adequate intake of calcium through diet is recommended instead.
There is research suggesting that adequate intake of calcium benefits by reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease as well as hypertension. Although 99 percent of calcium goes to the health of teeth and bones, the remaining 1 percent shows the tendency to play a role in the functioning of muscles and nerve transmission.
Deficiency in calcium can cause problems with the heart as well as high blood pressure, but so can too much calcium; so, expert suggests that the source of calcium for health needs should come from calcium-rich food and not supplementation.
Vitamin D is vital in helping the body use calcium from the diet and research also indicates the benefits of vitamin D in fighting various other health difficulties. Low levels of vitamin D in blood have been linked with heightened risk of heart diseases and memory issues in older adults, with asthma and cancer in kids.
Research shows that vitamin D plays a part in the prevention and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as high blood pressure.
Natural sources of vitamin D and calcium for bone health also come from the sun, but spending much time in the sun currently is bad for the skin, so vitamin D and calcium benefits are both best received through several natural food sources such as some fish, egg yolks, fish liver oils, grain products and dairy that is fortified.
Experts believe that research is showing that both calcium and vitamin D are important in areas of health.
Clifford H Woods is the Executive Director of Vibrant Life.
We Provide Great Products, Excellent and Useful Information with Exceptional Customer Care Service.
