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Vitamins & Minerals

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Description

Vitamins & minerals are two of the main types of nutrients that the body needs to survive and stay healthy. They are often called micronutrients because the body needs only tiny amounts of them. They can be divided into four categories: water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, macronutrients, and trace minerals. Vitamins help the body to grow and work the way it should. There are 13 vitamins which are (fat-soluble) vitamins A, D, E, K and (water-soluble) vitamin C and B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12, and folate). Minerals also help the body function. Some minerals, like Iodine, Fluoride, Iron, Manganese, Copper, Zinc, and Selenium are only required in very small quantities (which are trace minerals). Others, such as Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfur are required in larger amounts (which are macronutrients). Vitamins & minerals convert food into energy and repair cellular damage.

Health benefits

  • Vitamin A helps in treating eye disorders, and infections, as well as speeding up the healing process of wounds.(1)
  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) helps to prevent heart diseases, and indigestion while boosting the body’s metabolism, blood circulation, and brain development.(1)
  • Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) helps to treat cataracts.(1)
  • Vitamin B3 (Niacin) helps to reduce weakness, migraines, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diarrhea.(1)
  • Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) helps to relieve stress and treat arthritis.(1)
  • Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxamine) helps in the treatment of diabetes, piles, morning sickness and insomnia.(1)
  • Vitamin B7 (Biotin) helps to treat skin disorders.(1)
  • Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) helps to treat anemia.(1)
  • Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) helps to reduce the symptoms and side effects of liver disorders, kidney disorders, and mouth ulcers.(1)
  • Vitamin C boosts the immune system.(1)
  • Vitamin D helps to treats rickets, arthritis and tooth decay.(1)
  • Vitamin E (Tocopherol) gives relief from symptoms of menopause, painful menstrual cycles.(1)
  • Vitamin K is a very essential vitamin which prevents internal bleeding, biliary obstruction and osteoporosis.(1)

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vitamins

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