VITAMINS
VITAMINS HELP THE BODY WORK PROPERLY. FAT-SOLUBLE VITAMINS ARE A,D,E,K. THEY DISSLOVE IN FAT AND CAN BE STORED IN BODY. WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS ARE C,B COMPLEX LIKE B6,B12. THEY NEED TO DISSOLVE IN WATER BEFORE YOUR BODY CAN ABSORB THEM. WHEN YOU PEE ALL WATER-SOLUBLE VITAMINS COME OUT, THATS WHY WE NEED IT EVERYDAY.
VITAMIN A: PREVENTS EYE PROBLEMS, HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS, KEEPS SKIN HEALTHY. MILK, EGGS, ORANGE, VEGGIES, FRUIT, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN A.
VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID): COLLAGEN A TISSUE THAT HELPS TO HOLD CELLS TOGETHER. HEALTHY BONES, TEETH, GUMS, BLOOD VESSELS. HELPS BODY ABSORB IRON AND CALCIUM, AIDS WOUNDS HEALING, AND BRAIN FUNCTION. TOMATOE, JUICES, BROCCLI, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN C.
VITAMIN D: STRNGHTENS BONES BECAUSE IT HELPS BODY ABSORB BONE-BUILDING CALCIUM. SUNLIGHT, EGGS, MILK, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN D.
VITAMIN E: AN ANTIXIODANT AND HELPS PROTECT CELLS FROM DAMAGE. HEALTH OF RED BLOOD CELLS. NUTS, GREEN VEGGIES, WHOLE GRAINS, ETC CONTAIN VITAMIN E.
VITAMIN B12: HELPS MAKE RED BLOOD CELLS, IMPORTANT FOR NERVE CELL FUNCTION, FISH, RED MEAT, MILK, CHEESE, EGGS, CEREALS, ETC CONTAIN VITAMIN B12.
VITAMIN B6: IMPORTANT FOR NORMAL BRAIN AND NERVE FUNCTION. HELPS BODY BREAK DOWN PROTEINS AND MAKES RED BLOOD CELLS. POTATOES, BANANAS, BEANS, RED MEAT, FISH, EGGS, NUTS, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN B6.
VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN): HELPS THE BODY CONVERT CARBS INTO ENERGY. HELP HEART MUSCLES AND NERVOUS SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. BREAD, PASTA, CEREAL, MEAT, BEANS, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN B1.
VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN): HELP TURN FOOD INTO ENERGY, MAINTAIN HEALTHY SKIN, HELP NERVE FUNCTION. RED MEAT, FISH, COLD CEREAL, PEANUTS, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN B3.
VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN): HELPS TURN CARBS INTO ENERGY AND PRODUCING RED BLOOD CELLS. IMPORTANT FOR VISION. MEAT, EGGS, GREEN VEGGIES, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN B2.
VITAMIN B9 (FOLATE/FOLIC ACID/FOLACIN): HELPS BODY MAKE RED BLOOD CELLS. NEEDED TO MAKE DNA. LIVER, BREAD, RICE, GREEN VEGGIES, ORANGE JUICE, ETC, CONTAIN VITAMIN B9.
MINERALS
MINERALS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO OUR ORGANS, BLOOD, TISSUE, AND CELLS. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT KIND OF MINERALS: MACRO MINERALS(NEED LARGE AMOUNTS) AND TRACE MINERALS (NEED SMALL AMOUNTS). HERE ARE SOME COMMON MINERALS.
CALCIUM(CA): THEY BUILD STRONG BONES AND TEETH. MILK, CHEESE, GREEN VEGGIES, ETC CONTAIN CALCIUM.
IRON(FE): WE NEED IRON TO TRANSPORT OXYGEN(O2) FROM THE LUNGS INTO THE REST OF BODY. IRON PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN HEMOGLOBIN(PART OF RED BLOOD CELLS THAT CARRY O2 THROUGH BODY). EGGS, BEANS, WHOLE GRAINS, GREEN VEGGIES, ETC, CONTAIN IRON.
POTASSIUM(K): RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND MUSCLES HEALTHY AND WORK PROPERLY. BODY TISSUES AND BLOOD CONTAIN WATER. POTASSIUM ENSURES THAT WATER CONTENT IS JUST RIGHT. BANANAS, BROCCOLI, POTATOES, ETC, CONTAIN POTASSIUM.
ZINC(ZN): IS IN CHARGE KEEPING IMMUNE SYSTEM IN THE BEST SHAPE. ALSO AIDS IN CELL GROWTH, HELPING IN HEALING WOUNDS-CUTS. BEEF, PORK, ETC, CONTAIN ZINC.
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Daily Intake For Vitamins & Minerals: Provided By The Natural Path.com
http://www.the-natural-path.com/vitamin-requirement.html
ALSO
http://www.vitamin-insight.com/basics/daily-intake-chart.aspx
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HISTORY
- In 1920 Herbert Mcneil Evans & Katherine Bishop discovered vitamin E
- Elmer V. McCollum & M. Davis discovered vitamin A
- Elmer V. McCollum discovered vitamin B
- James Lind discovered vitamin C
- Edward Mellanby discovered vitamin D
