Before you buy Vitamins Part 1!
100% Hardcore Truth
By Chris Walker Fitness Professional
Vitamin A, E, D….Manganese….What does everything mean?
Have you ever traveled to a health food or drug store picked up a bottle of multivitamins examined the supplement content and said “what”? What do all these things do? Failing to find any answer after we scrutinize the package we’ll resort to the prettiest packaging, most popularly marketed name or trusted name and most importantly price, we’ll buy the cheapest supplement we could find hopefully it’s on sale. Not a very intelligent method of selecting supplements. Ok, to make this simple we’ll cover the two separately. I’ve tried to create a list that is most commonly seen on vitamin and mineral supplement packages.
Vitamins
Vitamin A– Helps support healthy eyes and skin, bone development, and immune system
Vitamin D – Helps support healthy bones and teeth and calcium absorption
Vitamin E – Helps support heart and cellular health
Vitamin C – Helps support immune system, cell membranes, connective tissue, and capillary strength
Vitamin K – Helps support bone development and blood cogulation
Folic Acid – Helps support cardiovascular and prenatal health
Thiamin (B1) – Helps support energy production and nerve function
Riboflavin (B2) – Helps support energy production and nerve function
Niacin – Helps support energy production healthy skin and nerve function
Vitamin B6 – Helps support energy production, hormones and red blood cells
Vitamin B12 – Helps support healthy function of cells and nervous system
Biotin – Helps support energy production and healthy hair and nails
Pantothenic acid – Helps support energy production, hormones, cellular metabolism
Minerals
Calcium – Helps support strong bones, nerves, tissues, muscle contraction
Phosphorous – Helps support healthy bones and teeth, energy production and healthy cells
Iodine – Helps support healthy thyroid function
Potassium – Helps support Blood pressure, energy production, regulates heartbeat and fluid balance
Iron – Helps support blood and muscle function
Magnesium – Helps support strong bones and muscle function, a cofactor in energy metabolism, regulates heartbeat
Copper – Helps support cardiovascular and nervous systems
Zinc – Helps support immune system, joints and tissues
Maganese – Helps support muscle and nerve activity and energy production
Selenium – Helps support cells and intracellular structures, the body’s antioxidant defense system, immune system, healthy heart
Chromium – Helps support glucose levels and carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism
Molybdenum – Helps support metabolism and cell function, body’s use of iron stores
Vanadium – Helps support glucose and enzyme activity, glucose levels
Boron – Helps support healthy bones
Nickel – No essential function identified in humans
Silicon – No essential function identified in humans
Tin – No essential function identified in humans
Chloride – Helps support nerve and muscle function digestion
Other Nutrients
MSM – Helps support building of skin and cartilage
Alpha lipoic acid – Helps support healthy cells, energy production; enhances antioxidant function of vitamins C and E
Brassica Concentrate – Helps support enzyme activity
Citrus Bioflavonoid Concentrate – Helps support immune system, connective tissue and capillary strength, heart health
Quercetin – Helps support immune system, connective tissue and capillary strength, heart health
Lutein Concentrate – Helps support healthy eyes
Spirulina – Helps support healthy skin and blood cells
Lycopene – Helps support cardiovascular health and prostate health
We'll expand a bit more and discover if vitamin supplements are even necessary in part 2!
Chris Walker is the founder of chriswalkerfitnessmaniac.com located in Kitchener, Ontario. Chris is a certified fitness trainer, (CFT) and actively works with medical doctors and health care professionals in helping their patients to reduce bodyfat restore musculoskeletal strength and gain control over their blood sugar readings, good and bad blood fats and blood pressure readings, among other critical fitness issues. Chris is a member of International Sports Sciences Association, (ISSA) and Canfitpro Organization. Chris has made TV appearances on Global Television and is a published author. Chris produces a book that he gives to all readers titled, "New Body", everything you need to transform your body.
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Before you buy Vitamins Part 1!
