Your body is fueled by the food you eat and previously the food you ate was the only way to get vitamins and minerals. Now however most people take at least one type of supplement to try and get more vitamins and minerals into their daily diets. All of us have become more health conscious and understand the importance of having certain vitamins daily.
While most people reach for a tablet when it comes to daily supplement, you can just as easily find your daily dose of vitamins in liquid form. In fact there are several benefits to using liquid vitamins and minerals instead of the more conventional capsule form.
While liquid mineral supplements are sometimes not as nice tasting as chewable tablets and other capsules that barely have any taste, they are easier for some people to consume. Young children often have difficulty swallowing tablets and capsules. In some cases it might be dangerous to give young children vitamins and supplements in tablet form.
Yet young children often need vitamins to help build up their immune systems. To overcome this problem liquid vitamins and minerals can be a feasible solution. Older adults who find it difficult to swallow tablets might also find it easier to consumer liquid vitamins and minerals. Seniors also need to ensure that they build up immunity to diseases in their daily life.
When you swallow a vitamin supplement in tablet form your body needs to break it down in your digestive system before you can experience any benefits. With liquid minerals and vitamins there is no need for this to happen as liquid vitamins and minerals are absorbed into the blood stream right away.
Some people believe that liquid vitamins and minerals are not as effective as capsule and tablets as they claim that the digestive acids of the body supposedly destroy the vitamins and minerals. This is not true at all; in fact your body will absorb the liquid vitamins and minerals more easily than if you took them any other way.
Liquid vitamins and minerals also have a concentrated dose that is three times higher than capsule form supplements. Too often supplements do not provide the amount of vitamins and minerals that are needed to fight off disease or prevent the aging process. It’s obvious that if you want the full benefits of the supplements that you take you should be consuming liquid vitamins and minerals.
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Vitamins and Minerals: Why You Need Them
You hear it all the time: “This will give you all the vitamins and minerals your child will ever need!” But do you really need all these vitamins and minerals to keep yourself going? The short answer: yes.
Every living thing on this planet needs vitamins and minerals to survive. A vitamin is defied as an organic compound, required as nutrient that has to be obtained from diet.
Vitamins are divided into two types: fat-soluble and water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins that are stored in the fat tissues of your body and in your liver after they are ingested. They hang around until you need them – anywhere from a few days to 6 months. Vitamins A, D, E and K are examples.
Water-soluble vitamins don’t stick around that long. When you eat foods that contain them, they tend to get used up very fast because instead of being stored somewhere, they travel through your bloodstream. If not used, they leave your body as waste. Vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, folic acid and B12 are examples.
But why do you need a certain vitamin or mineral? Well, Vitamin A is the key to vision health. It helps you see color, grow properly, and aids in keeping your skin healthy. Milk, liver, orange fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe and carrots, and dark leafy greens like spinach all contain vitamin A.
The Vitamin B group is important in metabolic activity – making energy. It also aids in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout your body. Whole grains (wheat and oats), fish and other types of seafood, poultry and meat, eggs, and dairy products are all rich in B vitamins.
Vitamin C is important to your body tissues like gums and muscles, and can be found in fruits and vegetables. Vitamin D, found in milk, is vital to your bones and teeth. Vitamin E maintains body tissue and can be found in whole grains, nuts and seeds. Vitamin K helps make sure your blood clots, and can be found in vegetables and dairy products.
When you think about minerals, you’re probably thinking rocks, right? Well, when you’re thinking about what your body needs, bits of rock won’t help much. But dietary minerals will. The list of minerals to go along with vitamins is pretty long, but you need them all.
Potassium can be found in tomatoes, legumes and bananas. Chloride is needed for production of hydrochloric acid, and is found in table salt. Sodium can be found in table salt, milk and spinach. Calcium is needed for muscle, heart healthy, building bones and supporting blood cells, and can be found leafy green vegetables, nuts and seeds. Magnesium can be found in nuts, soy beans and cocoa; manganese helps in enzyme functions. Copper, iodine, and selenium are also necessary. And iron, which is required for many proteins and enzymes, is found in red meat, eggs, dried fruits, whole grains and fish.
It may seem like a bit much when you look at all the vitamins and minerals your body runs on, but really, you eat most of those foods in your everyday life – and most of them are pretty tasty! Making sure that your body has the vitamins and minerals it needs to function is pretty simple when you think of what it all comes down to: making sure to eat good meals!
Every living thing on this planet needs vitamins and minerals to survive. A vitamin is defied as an organic compound, required as nutrient that has to be obtained from diet.
Vitamins are divided into two types: fat-soluble and water-soluble. Fat-soluble vitamins are vitamins that are stored in the fat tissues of your body and in your liver after they are ingested. They hang around until you need them – anywhere from a few days to 6 months. Vitamins A, D, E and K are examples.
Water-soluble vitamins don’t stick around that long. When you eat foods that contain them, they tend to get used up very fast because instead of being stored somewhere, they travel through your bloodstream. If not used, they leave your body as waste. Vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, folic acid and B12 are examples.
But why do you need a certain vitamin or mineral? Well, Vitamin A is the key to vision health. It helps you see color, grow properly, and aids in keeping your skin healthy. Milk, liver, orange fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe and carrots, and dark leafy greens like spinach all contain vitamin A.
The Vitamin B group is important in metabolic activity – making energy. It also aids in making red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout your body. Whole grains (wheat and oats), fish and other types of seafood, poultry and meat, eggs, and dairy products are all rich in B vitamins.
Vitamin C is important to your body tissues like gums and muscles, and can be found in fruits and vegetables. Vitamin D, found in milk, is vital to your bones and teeth. Vitamin E maintains body tissue and can be found in whole grains, nuts and seeds. Vitamin K helps make sure your blood clots, and can be found in vegetables and dairy products.
When you think about minerals, you’re probably thinking rocks, right? Well, when you’re thinking about what your body needs, bits of rock won’t help much. But dietary minerals will. The list of minerals to go along with vitamins is pretty long, but you need them all.
Potassium can be found in tomatoes, legumes and bananas. Chloride is needed for production of hydrochloric acid, and is found in table salt. Sodium can be found in table salt, milk and spinach. Calcium is needed for muscle, heart healthy, building bones and supporting blood cells, and can be found leafy green vegetables, nuts and seeds. Magnesium can be found in nuts, soy beans and cocoa; manganese helps in enzyme functions. Copper, iodine, and selenium are also necessary. And iron, which is required for many proteins and enzymes, is found in red meat, eggs, dried fruits, whole grains and fish.
It may seem like a bit much when you look at all the vitamins and minerals your body runs on, but really, you eat most of those foods in your everyday life – and most of them are pretty tasty! Making sure that your body has the vitamins and minerals it needs to function is pretty simple when you think of what it all comes down to: making sure to eat good meals!
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