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The Importance Of Vitamins To Your BodyBy Charlene J. Nuble  Vitamins
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The body needs a minimum amount of vitamins and minerals each day to
remain healthy and function properly. A balanced diet normally
supplies sufficient vitamins. However, serious disorders can still
develop if the diet does not meet your body's needs. Symptoms of a
deficiency in vitamins and minerals usually appear when the lack is
already in a relatively advanced level. For instance, people who do
not have enough of the vitamins A, B1 and B2 suffer from recurring
tiredness, mental or emotional disturbances, loss of appetite and
chapped lips, among others.

The common causes of these vitamin deficiencies include poor eating
habits, alcoholism, emotional stress, the improper absorption of
vitamins and minerals (usually due to liver or intestinal disorders),
the intake of medicines that interfere with the ingestion of vitamins
and lack of exposure to sunlight. If you constantly feel sluggish and
suffer from chronic health-related inconveniences, you might be short
of the vitamins your body needs to function properly. Doctors will
usually prescribe supplements that address the lack of vitamins and
minerals in the body. However, also keep in mind not to overdo it, as
an excess of vitamins can also be harmful. Do you still need to take
vitamins even if you maintain a healthy diet? The answer is yes.

Proper food consumption should be accompanied by the right vitamins
and minerals. Vitamins serve as buffers in the event that your diet
does not meet your daily requirements fully. Surely you can't
calculate how much vitamins and minerals your body takes in with every
meal you consume. And while most people take vitamins to avoid common
deficiency-related diseases, not all products available cater to what
your body requires. There are those that still lack what you need.

The key components you must look for in a supplement are the vitamins
B6, B12, D, E and folic acid. Aside from being dietary supplements,
these so-called B vitamins have been known to help combat certain
types of cancer and heart ailments. While there remains no hard-lined
link between cancer and a daily intake of B vitamins, studies that
suggest their preventive powers have helped raise the importance of
daily doses of vitamins and minerals into our system.

Standard RDA-level vitamins can easily be bought over the counter at a
reasonable price. Yes, the old belief that a proper diet is enough to
keep you going has become a myth. It is time to invest in our health.
Whether we admit it or not, we need vitamins. Sure, it does lead to
added costs; but when we really think about it, vitamins are probably
the cheapest type of insurance readily available in the market right
now. Who are we to say no?

Source: http://www.healthguidance.org/authors/11/Charlene-J.-Nuble
Charlene J. Nuble
Charlene J. Nuble 2005. For up to date links and information about
Vitamins, please go to: http://vitamins.besthealthlink.net or for
updated links and information on all health related topics, go to:
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