Category Archives: Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamin D and HIV
Despite everything we know about vitamin D, anyone can bet that nothing will surprise us about this vitamin?
I certainly do not. Reviewing some of the latest published studies on vitamin D one caught my attention appeared in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in October 2009. The study was conducted in Tanzania, a country particularly affected [...]
Vitamin B1 Helps Your Body to Refuse Disease
Why Does My Body Vitamin B1?
The B family of vitamins is a big one! Vitamin B1, also known as thiamin, helps your body to refuse disease and diseases of the nervous system. But this is just the beginning.
Vitamin B1 was discovered in the search for a cure for beriberi. It is a key element [...]
Vitamin B2 Helps the Body Make Energy
Why Does My Body Vitamin B2?
So many B vitamins folic acid, B6, B12 … And our bodies need all of them! Vitamin B2 was discovered by accident in the early part of 20th century when dietitians seeking an enzyme that promoted the growth of the food. What they found instead was a yellow substance that [...]
Vitamin B6 is Found in Three Substances
Why Does My Body Vitamin B6?
Are there many different vitamins and minerals put on a list that label multivitamin – but you know what each one does to your body? Vitamin B6 is found in three substances: pyridoxine, pyridoxamine, and pyridoxal.
So what makes this vitamin for your body?
Prevent heart disease – without pyridoxine, the compounds [...]
Sources of Vitamine K
Vitamin K is made by some foods and plants mainly fish meal, but this contribution is not essential in humans because it is normally produced by intestinal bacteria (except in the newborn, which the bowel is sterile at birth).
Vitamin K1 is found mainly in leafy green vegetables like broccoli, spinach, parsley, cabbage. Generally, most leaves [...]
Supplement Food System, includes: Lecithin, Vitamin C and Vitamin B6
SUPPLEMENT FOOD SYSTEM, INCLUDES: LECITHIN, VITAMIN C AND VITAMIN B6
Lecithin powder consists of choline and inositol. His roles in the body are, among others:
-Support for physical fitness and brain organization,
-shortening the regeneration period after exercise,
-improving memory and learning ability,
-regulatory functions of the nervous system
-helps lower cholesterol levels,
-prevention of arteriosclerosis.
Vitalmax offers pure soy lecithin, without additions [...]
Water, Vitamins, & Minerals in it
Water is the only essential beverage. It is contained in food but must also be provided by beverages. It represents 60 to 70% of body mass. It is a significant source of minerals and transports various substances in the body. There are several water whose mineral composition varies.
Soft drinks (sodas, lemonades, fruit juices, chocolate drinks) [...]
Vitamin D, E, K, & P as Well as Their Role
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is found in fish, in mushrooms and milk, it allows calcium to strengthen bones. A deficiency in vitamin D can cause rickets, it is necessary to ingest from childhood to avoid growth retardation. Too small a dose of vitamin D will therefore make the nails brittle and fragile and cause insomnia.
The vitamin [...]
Uses Vitamin B & C
Vitamin B
There are several B vitamins The main ones are: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B10 and B12. These vitamins have different numbers but the B share. In sum, we can find them in the same food and they all act on the body.
They contribute to healthy muscles and skin, immunization of our [...]
Vitamin A is Anti-Oxidant
We all know that an adequate intake of vitamins is necessary for each individual. Our agency will then work with vitamins in foods. Each type of vitamin has a specific role to play. What are their functions and what foods contain them?
What are the effects of various vitamins on our bodies? We all know that [...]