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I take vit. C, E and Zinc....
Please explain why do you take that particular vitamin?
how important are vitamins?
Please explain why do you take that particular vitamin?
how important are vitamins?
Do we really need vitamins? What do you take?
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I think vitamins are very important.....however I only take calcium, glucosamine & chondroiten.....that's it....
I think I get all my vitamins from food....
I think I get all my vitamins from food....
Vitamins are, by definition, compounds necessary in trace amounts for the normal functioning of the human body. Are they important? They are vital. We need vitamins in order to see the world around us, to grow, to make bones and connective tissue, to fight infections and cancer, to heal wounds, to stop from bleeding to death, and to keep our teeth from falling out.
We are not self-sufficient. We depend on a steady supply from outside sources for these vital compounds. Vitamins cannot be manufactured in sufficient amounts by the body, and must be taken in from the environment. They occur naturally in many foods (vitamin D is manufactured by the body in response to sunlight exposure -- 15 minutes a week is all that is needed)
Vitamins also assist in the formation of hormones, blood cells, nervous-system chemicals, and genetic material. The various vitamins are not chemically related, and most differ in their physiological actions. They generally act as catalysts, combining with proteins to create metabolically active enzymes that in turn produce hundreds of important chemical reactions throughout the body. Without vitamins, many of these reactions would slow down or cease. The intricate ways in which vitamins act on the body, however, are still far from clear.
A good multi is a good basis
We are not self-sufficient. We depend on a steady supply from outside sources for these vital compounds. Vitamins cannot be manufactured in sufficient amounts by the body, and must be taken in from the environment. They occur naturally in many foods (vitamin D is manufactured by the body in response to sunlight exposure -- 15 minutes a week is all that is needed)
Vitamins also assist in the formation of hormones, blood cells, nervous-system chemicals, and genetic material. The various vitamins are not chemically related, and most differ in their physiological actions. They generally act as catalysts, combining with proteins to create metabolically active enzymes that in turn produce hundreds of important chemical reactions throughout the body. Without vitamins, many of these reactions would slow down or cease. The intricate ways in which vitamins act on the body, however, are still far from clear.
A good multi is a good basis
out_at_sea
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8 different pills??wtlftr said:
What do you take?
Here's something to think about...
How many years have humans been on earth? Before that, how many generations of missing links were there? Beats me, but a LOT.
The answer to your question is NO! You don't need vitamins in the form of supplements unless you do your grocery shopping at 7-11.
Surviving is one thing.. living is another. I take a handful of antioxidants every day in hopes that I won't get cancer or forget my name when I'm 80.
Andy
How many years have humans been on earth? Before that, how many generations of missing links were there? Beats me, but a LOT.
The answer to your question is NO! You don't need vitamins in the form of supplements unless you do your grocery shopping at 7-11.
Surviving is one thing.. living is another. I take a handful of antioxidants every day in hopes that I won't get cancer or forget my name when I'm 80.
Andy
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