Before you buy Vitamins Part 1!

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

Chat in a bit!

Tomorrow you'll have part 2! We'll expand a bit more and discover if vitamin supplements are even necessary!

Make it a great day!

Chris Walker, CFT, Coach

http://www.chriswalkersfitness.com/