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Could you benefit from taking a daily multivitamin?
Most likely, the answer is yes.
If you are not eating a well balanced diet (and most of us aren't), then taking a daily multivitamin can help increase your immune system, decrease fatigue, and promote overall better health. There is no need to pay a lot of money for multivitamins - Centrum and One-a-Day from your local pharmacy are just fine. And, because absorption of vitamins takes place in the intestines, it's important to buy vitamins with enteric coating. Since a vitamin is only as effective as it's absorption...The enteric coating allows the vitamin to get past the stomach where it can be absorbed most effectively.
Here are some of the benefits of vitamins...
- Vitamin A or Retinol: Eye disorders, acne, skin disorders, infections, healing of wounds
- Vitamin B1 or Thiamine: Beriberi, heart diseases, indigestion, body metabolism, blood circulation, brain development
- Vitamin B2 or Riboflavin: Cataract, skin disorders, body metabolism, immunity, nervous system, anemia
- Vitamin B3 or Niacin: Weakness, digestion, nervous system, skin disorders, migraine, heart disorders, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, diarrhea
- Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid: Stress, arthritis, infections, skin disorders, greying of hair, high cholesterol
- Vitamin B6 or Pyridoxamine: Diabetes, piles, convulsions, excessive menstrual bleeding, stress, insomnia, morning sickness, travel sickness
- Vitamin B7 or Biotin: Skin disorders, body metabolism, hair care
- Vitamin B9 or Folic Acid: Anemia, digestion, sprue, pregnancy, brain growth, skin disorders, gout, red blood cell formation
- Vitamin B12 or Cyanocobalamin: Anemia, smoking, pregnancy, liver disorders, kidney disorders, mouth ulcers
- Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid: Eye disorders, cancer, scurvy, common cold, infections, diabetes, stress, high blood cholesterol, heart diseases, cancer, high blood pressure, kidney disorders, internal bleeding, piles, corneal ulcers, inflammations, lead poisoning, immunity
- Vitamin D: Rickets, arthritis, tooth decay, bone repair, immunity, blood pressure, diabetes
- Vitamin E or Tocopherol: Anti-aging, skin care, heart diseases, blood circulation, sterility, brain function, menopause, painful menstrual cycles, eye disorders
- Vitamin K: Internal bleeding, blood clotting, biliary obstruction, osteoporosis, excessive menstrual flow, menstrual pain
To avoid an upset stomach, take a multivitamin with food. And, don't take a multivitamin before bed, because it could make it difficult for you to fall asleep.
Also See:
Why You Should Take A Multi-Vitamin
Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
at Catherine-Morgan, Capessa Health, Women4Hope
