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What Are Vitamins And Why You Need Them

What Are Vitamins And Why You Need Them

What Are Vitamins And Why You Need Them We must obtain vitamins from natural foods, or dietary supplements in order to sustain life. When I mention the word vitamin, most people think pill. Thinking pill brings to mind confusing images of medicine and drugs. Though vita- mins can and certainly often do the work of both medicine and drugs, they are neither. Quite simply, vitamins are organic substances necessaryfor life. Vitamins are essential to the normal functioning of our bodies and, save for a few exceptions, cannot be manufactured or synthesized internally. Necessary for our growth, vitality, and general well-being,...

Dietary Supplements – Do We Need Them?

Dietary Supplements – Do We Need Them?

Dietary Supplements – Do We Need Them? No dietary supplement can provide that, but with the assiduous use of vitamins and minerals, we can often achieve optimum health for our age group and certainly ease the symptoms of diseases we may suffer from. Dietary supplements can be divided into two main types; nutritional, (vitamins and minerals and amino acids) and botanical (herbal types). But is it really necessary for someone who is young and healthy to take dietary supplements? You may consider that your diet is healthy enough, but vegetables and dairy food can only be as good as the...