Vitamins for good health

Vitamins and Good Health

When taken in correct amounts and regularly, vitamins are responsible for good health and vitality, energy, growth, and longevity. They are found in small concentrations in foods. With a few exceptions, they cannot be manufactured or synthesized by organisms and their absence or improper absorption results in specific deficiency diseases.

Each of the essential vitamins has a specific function in the body. However, individually, none of them can work efficiently. They are effective only when they work with one another and in combination with carbohydrates, fats and proteins that are provided by a nutritious diet. They fight infections, maintain the body’s natural immune system and help in tissue and bone formation.

Vitamins differ from each other in physiological function, in chemical structure, and in distribution in food. They are broadly divided into two categories: fat soluble and water-soluble. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are all soluble in fat and fat solvents and are known as fat soluble. They are not easily lost by ordinary cooking methods and they can be stored in the body to some extent, mostly in the liver. Vitamin B complex and C are water-soluble. They dissolve easily in cooking water. A portion of these vitamins may actually be destroyed by heating. They cannot be stored in the body and hence, have to be taken daily in foods. Any extra quantity taken on anyone day is eliminated as waste.

Vitamins can be of immense help in treating disease and speeding recovery. They can be used in two ways: correcting deficiencies and treating diseases. Latest research indicates that many vitamins taken in large doses, far above the actual nutritional needs, can heal a wide range of common complaints and illnesses. Vitamin therapy has a distinct advantage over drug therapy: while drugs are always toxic and have many undesirable side-effects, vitamins, as a rule, are non-toxic and safe

Vitamin A- Retinol for healthy eyesight

Vitamin B1: Thiamine for calm nerves

Vitamin B2 Riboflavin for beauty

Vitamin B3 Niacin for skin problems

Vitamin B5 Panthothenic Acid for stress relief

Vitmain B6 Pyridoxine for versatility

Vitamin B8 for a strong immune system

Vitamin B9 Folic Acid for Anaemia

Vitamin B12 Cyanocobalamin for stimulating growth of red blood cells

Vitamin Choline for a healthy liver

Vitamin Inositol for healthy hair

Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid for antibiotics