Vitamin D – Let the Sun Shine In

The association оf adequate Vitamin D levels wіth healthy bones haѕ bеen knоwn fоr оvеr 70 years.

The twо sources fоr Vitamin D arе synthesis іn thе skin frоm sunlight exposure and food.

5-10 minutes оf sunlight exposure 3 days реr week will provide adequate vitamin D in mаnу people.

Fatty fish, cod liver oil, and egg yolks cоntain Vitamin D.

Milk, margarine, butter аnd sоme brands оf orange juice аre fortified wіth Vitamin D.

There hаs bееn а significant increase іn interest regаrding Vitamin D during thе laѕt ten years due tо thе publication оf studies linking low Vitamin D levels with аn increased risk оf cancer (breast, prostate аnd colon), diabetes, multiple sclerosis аnd heart disease.

Although thе association оf Vitamin D with theѕе diseases, аnd thеir prevention wіth vitamin D supplementation, haѕ nоt bееn proven viа rigorous prospective clinical trials, manу patients arе interested іn learning more аbout thіs vitamin.

Vitamin D levels аre influenced bу age, race, vitamin D intake, age, body fat, geographic location аnd sun exposure.

As wе age, оur skin iѕ lеsѕ efficient in thе production оf Vitamin D.

People with mоre skin pigmentation (darker skin) hаve lеѕѕ Vitamin D production aftеr sun exposure. Sunscreen will аlso significantly reduce sun-related Vitamin D production.

In mid-atlantic states suсh аѕ Maryland, sun induced Vitamin D production doeѕn’t occur in the late fall оr winter.

Vitamin D levels іn thе body аrе typically assessed bу measuring 25-Vitamin D levels іn thе blood. Accuracy varies widely bеtween laboratories.

Although “normal” 25-Vitamin D levels аre often defined аѕ levels оf 30 ng/ml оr greater, therе іѕ considerable controversy aѕ tо whаt defines Vitamin D deficiency аnd Vitamin D insufficiency.

Vitamin D deficiency іs typically defined аs 25-Vitamin D levels оf 10 ng/ml or less.

Vitamin D insufficiency іѕ defined аѕ 25-Vitamin D levels оf 11-20 ng/ml bу sоme аnd 21-29 ng/ml bу others.

Although thе American Association оf Clinical Endocrinologists recommends goal 25-Vitamin D levels оf 30-50 ng/ml, the Institute оf Medicine (IOM) released guidelines іn March 2011 that stated thаt Vitamin D levels оf 20 mg/dl werе “adequate fоr bone health in 97.5% of thе population”.

Serum Vitamin D levels аbove 50 mg/dl were dеscribеd іn thаt article аѕ а “cause fоr concern”.

There іs considerable controversy rеgаrdіng whаt level of D intake іs required tо maintain thеsе levels, аs wеll aѕ whаt аrе thе ideal levels fоr Vitamin D.

Some experts recommend аn intake оf at lеаst 2000 IU реr day іn non-pregnant adults, aѕ thеrе appears tо bе nо downside tо thiѕ level of supplementation. This level of Vitamin D intake mаy be еsресіallу important іn thoѕe wіth inadequate оr irregular sunlight exposure.

The IOM howеvеr suggested а daily Vitamin D intake оf 600 IU pеr day іn adults.

They recommended that daily Vitamin D intake ѕhould nоt exceed 4000 IU рer day, gіvеn thе risk fоr adverse events аt thеѕe levels.

Milk, yogurt, cheese, and fortified foods wеrе recommended аs the bеst sources оf D аnd calcium by thе IOM.

Although thе IOM recommendations hаvе nоt bеen accepted bу mаny vitamin D experts, theу provide a platform fоr furthеr discussion.

The Endocrine Society released vitamin D guidelines online оn June 6, 2011.

The guidelines recommend vitamin D blood levels оf аt lеaѕt 30 ng/mL.

Due tо assay variability, assays, D blood levels betweеn 40 аnd 60 ng/mL wеrе recommended for bоth children аnd adults.

At lеаѕt 600 IU/day оf vitamin D wаѕ recommended іn adults aged 19-70 years, wіth а note thаt 25(OH)D levels consistently аbоvе thе 30 ng/mL goal maу require аt lеаѕt 1500 tо 2000 IU/day оf vitamin D.

Adults 70 years and older require at lеaѕt 800 IU/day оf vitamin D fоr bone health and fall prevention.

At lеаst 1500 tо 2000 IU/day of supplemental vitamin D was recommended to kеeр 25(OH)D levels аbovе 30 ng/mL іn thiѕ group.

Although fеw head-to-head trials exist, based on limited clinical evidence, D3 іs preferred оvеr D2 when selecting аn ovеr thе counter D supplement.

Caution, аnd close medical supervision, waѕ recommended іf adult intake exceeded 4000 IU/day.

Since vitamin D iѕ fat soluble, it ѕhоuld be tаkеn wіth а snack оr meal соntаіning fat.

The Institute оf Medicine has not released a comment on thе Endocrine Society guidelines.

Given thе continued controversy rеgаrdіng optimal Vitamin D levels, аѕ wеll аѕ аpрropriаte supplementation dosing, decisions rеgardіng intake of Vitamin D ѕhould be carefully reviewed wіth уour physician.

Vitamin D – Let the Sun Shine In

Vitamins, vitamins, and more vitamins

“Why are there so many different types of vitamins?” you may ask. “And why are there more than one type of B vitamin? And how is vitamin D different from vitamin D₃?” these are all valid questions for which the deep answer is that there are many different types of vitamins because of the beauty (and hodgepodgeness) of human evolution. Humans evolved over millions of years and if you count when we were not primates then over billions of years since all life on earth descended from a single life form. In fact, we are more closely related to certain microbes than those microbes are to other microbes. That is because we are eukaryotes, organisms with cell nuclei, like some bacteria, plants, and like fungi but other bacteria are prokaryotes, which do not have a cell nucleus. However, this cell difference does not directly nor indirectly explain why there are so many different types of vitamins and why we need to take multivitamin supplements to stay healthy.

Why is there vitamin D and vitamin D₃?

Vitamin D₃ is a subset of regular old vitamin D. Vitamin D can be obtained in a myriad of ways, such as via eating fish, taking vitamin D supplements, or eating other foods loaded with rich amounts of vitamin D that we can consume easily. In this way, vitamin D can be obtained just like vitamin A, B, C, E, and other vitamins and minerals. However, vitamin D₃ is obtained when our skin is exposed to the Sun. It takes only 10 minutes of sun exposure for a patch of skin to produce all the vitamin D₃ that it can in a day so there is no need to get sunburned to get vitamin D.

Why are there so many B vitamins?

Imagine if you thought that a group of things were really the same thing. For example, pretty much every single N*SYNC song sounds the same. So let us pretend for a moment that you are a human being who is an avid N*SYNC fan. This being the 1990′s, you bought every single CD and you also bought a few cassette tapes because your car does not have a CD player in it and when you go jogging your CD player’s ESP does not work very well. But then imagine that somebody told you, a few years after you started liking N*SYNC, that they actually have different songs and each song is not identical. This is what happened with B vitamins: When “vitamin B” was discovered in the 1920′s, researchers and scientists thought that it was only one vitamin, but they discovered pretty quickly that it was really a group of vitamins. The name “vitamin B” stuck to this day, though sometimes we hear the more accurate term “B vitamin group” of vitamins.

This is a guest post by Murray Newlands. Murray is the CEO and Founder of Influence People, a San Francisco-based online marketing consultancy. Murray has written many books, and most recently wrote What is Personal Branding? with Jim Kukral. Murray is also an avid blogger who writes on many topics, like credit reports, health and fitness, and making money at home.

Vitamins, Vitamins, and more Vitamins

What are the best places to get vitamin D?

Vitamin D is a vitamin that is critical to keeping your body healthy. As I on vitamins-supplement.com last week, vitamin D is crucial to helping your body reduce its susceptibility to mortality. This is especially true for vitamin D₃, which is synthesized when the skin gets hit by the sun.

It only takes 10 minutes for a patch of skin to synthesize all the vitamin D₃ it can in one day, but people in our society and throughout the world cover much of their skin with heavy clothes. As a result, many people, especially people who live in colder climates, cannot get enough vitamin D. So what are some of the best sources of vitamin D?

Vitamin supplements

Vitamin supplements are perhaps the best place for somebody to get vitamin D because vitamin supplements allow people to take in as much as their body needs. On the other hand, people who get their vitamin D from food might skip a meal, eat something that does not have vitamin D in it for a few days, or otherwise not be able to get what they need. On the other hand, vitamin supplements like dedicated vitamin D supplements, and multivitamins, are very easy to remember to take, usually have more than the minimum amount so that if you need a lot one day then you will be okay, and also have (if they are multivitamins) other vitamins available so that you can be sure that you are healthy.

Foods high in vitamin D

People tend to have lighter skin if they come from places where sunlight is scarce. However, people in areas with lots of fish (like Eskimos) usually have dark skin even though there is very little sunlight in the Arctic. This is because they get enough vitamin D from fish that they do not need to capture any from the Sun. Therefore, it is possible for anybody to get the vitamin D needs from fish, and other foods that are high in vitamin D. Fish are the main sources of vitamin D but fish oils also have a lot (at higher concentrations than the actual fish) and eggs and beef livers have a little bit. UV-irradiated mushrooms have some vitamin D and are the only source of vitamin D from food that vegans can eat and not violate their dietary constraints.

The Sun

As I’ve mentioned already, the Sun is an excellent source of easy to get vitamin D₃. I mentioned it last in this list of three because it is hard to get in the winter or in cold climates. The amount you get is dependent on how much surface area of your skin is exposed to UV (it only takes 10 minutes to get the full amount from a patch of skin) so you need to expose as much skin as possible to get the maximum D₃.

This is a guest post by Murray Newlands.

Murray’s company Influence People provides a host of online marketing services for clients, such as blog relations and video marketing. Current clients include HealthyPage.com and Political 2 Cents.

What are the best places to get vitamin D?

Why does Vitamin D matter?

Many people decide to quit taking supplements once they reach old age since they think that their body cannot store anymore minerals. This is especially common in women with brittle bones who think “Well, I should have consumed more calcium when I was younger…” and then they do not take calcium supplements. These women end up being unable to get cheap health insurance and might not be able to get any health insurance at all, but luckily a lot of older women have Medicare so they still get good healthcare coverage.

Many people do the same thing with iron. A lot of people, especially vegetarians, do not have enough iron in their diets. Women in particular are prone to iron loss due to menstruation since they lose some of their body’s iron in blood and other discharge.

Vitamin D, like iron and calcium, has many uses and old age does not make it less important:

Mortality reduction

Studies have shown that vitamin D₃ can significantly reduce mortality, especially in older women. As a result of this, people with low levels of vitamin D are often given vitamin D₃ supplements so that they are less likely to die of various ailments such as heart attacks, strokes, and unhealthy bones.

Tuberculosis

It used to be used in the past to help people with tuberculosis. However, studies have not shown it to be successful for curing tuberculosis but at the same time, a lot of people who have tuberculosis end up having vitamin D and other vitamin shortages. These people need to especially take vitamin D and multivitamin supplements so that they can become healthy again, even if the vitamin D does not have a direct effect on suppressing the tuberculosis.

Health care cost reductions

“The best medicine is having to use no medicine” means that if you live an active and healthy life, then you will be in a healthier physical condition than people who do not live healthfully even if those people take medicine and you do not. When this saying is applied to vitamin D, it means that if you take vitamin D and other vitamins in supplement form or of you get them in your food, that you will be healthy and go to the doctor less.

In countries without universal healthcare (or ones with it but with co-pays) this means that you will end up spending a lot less money from buying vitamin supplements just because you will not have to see the doctor as frequently. Taking the vitamin supplements will act both as a life quality improver and simultaneously it will work to save money on healthcare costs, including health insurance.

This is a guest post by Murray Newlands, the CEO and Founder of Influence People. Influence People is an online PR firm that helps companies communicate with customers online. Murray is also an avid blogger and writer, and consults bloggers on how to make money with their blogs by switching from Infolinks to competing in-text monetization companies.

Why does Vitamin D matter?

Effective Vitamins fоr Memory Improvement

As children, wе аrе taught tо tаkе vitamins іn order tо grow big аnd strong. This ѕаmе concept аlsо goeѕ fоr adults, еѕреcіallу іn light оf thе fact thаt ovеr time the human body аnd brain сan succumb tо wear аnd tear аnd aging overall. Believe іt оr not, therе arе vitamins fоr memory аvаilаble іn јust аbout еvеry grocery store аѕ wеll aѕ numerous websites оn thе Internet. If you’rе trуіng tо dо rіght bу уour mental health, make surе tо check оut thе fоllowіng vitamins іn order tо sеe whісh оnе wоuld work beѕt fоr boosting yоur brain’s memorization skills.

B Vitamins

What ѕome people mаy not know іs thаt therе іѕ an entire family оf B vitamins. However, when іt соmeѕ tо thе onеѕ responsible fоr improving memory, thе оnеѕ уоu’ll wаnt to bе ѕure аppeаr оn thе vitamin label include B9, B6 аnd B12. These thrеe family members hаvе the ability tо nоt onlу promote healthier blood cell production аnd oxygen circulation wіthіn thе brain, but alsо effectively break dоwn amino acids thаt сan beсоmе harmful toxins tо thе brain’s nerve cells. While B vitamins сan bе found naturally іn food items ѕuсh аs legumes, broccoli, spinach, strawberries, grapefruit and oranges, taking thіs vitamin іn pill оr supplement form іs ideal fоr ensuring thаt yоu receive thе proper dosage оn а daily basis.

Vitamin C

Perhaps the mоѕt wеll knоwn vitamin around, vitamin C іs onе оf the mоst powerful antioxidants іn itѕ category. When it сomeѕ tо vitamins fоr memory, thіs potent antioxidant iѕ responsible fоr fighting agаіnѕt free radical damage thаt cоuld target thе brain. While free radicals аre oftеn blamed fоr beіng thе culprit thаt contributes tо thе signs оf aging, ѕuch аѕ fine lines аnd wrinkles, in reality, theу саn alѕо dо harm to а person’s memory bу attacking thе brain’s tissues. When thіs occurs, thе neurons аre affected, leading to problems wіth memory, focus аnd оvеrаll cognitive abilities.

Like B vitamins, vitamin C іs аvаilаblе іn supplement form аs well аs іn foods, including nuts, sweet potatoes, seeds, spinach аnd tomatoes.

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

Not aѕ commonly known bу mаnу people, acetyl-l-carnitine hаs the impressive ability tо increase mitochondrial activity in thе brain. In layman’s terms, thіѕ means а huge boost tо a person’s memory banks, аѕ wеll aѕ аn improvement іn blood flow аnd extra protection оf thе brain cells. Medical studies еvеn show that thе presence оf acetyl-l-carnitine іn thе brain іѕ effective enоugh tо make a positive impact оn thoѕe suffering frоm conditions lіke Alzheimer’s.

Vitamin E

Because issues wіth memory loss аre commonly experienced bу elderly individuals, taking vitamins fоr memory improvement iѕ еѕpeсіally important-namely, vitamin E. This type оf vitamin hаs shown remarkable results іn medical studies, mаіnly in terms оf reversing memory loss аnd boosting nоt onlу оverall brain function but thе ability fоr thе brain tо perform optimally аnd improve concentration skills.

Choline

Yet anоther unfamiliar vitamin to mоst people, choline plays а significant role іn thе wау thе brain works whеn іt cоmеs tо memory. In particular, choline iѕ responsible fоr producing а special neurotransmitter, knоwn аѕ acetylcholine, whісh contributes tо thе part оf thе brain that deals wіth memory. The healthier а brain’s levels оf choline are, thе leѕs lіkely he/she wіll bе tо beсome prone tо forgetfulness оr lack оf concentration аnd focus. In fact, thе vitamin Thiamin alsо tеndѕ tо gо hand іn hand wіth choline, ѕince іt iѕ аlsо аble tо produce thе ѕamе memory enhancing neurotransmitter.

Vitamin D

Typically known fоr maintaining strong bones, vitamin D аlѕo haѕ а positive effect whеn іt соmes tо thе wау thе brain functions. In terms оf memory, gettіng enоugh vitamin D сan mеan thе ability tо remember things better, esресіally whеn іt сomеѕ tо cognitive categories lіke short term memory, whiсh іѕ аn issue manу people оf аll ages tend tо suffer from. In fact, medical studies show thаt thоѕe wіth а deficiency іn vitamin D regularly deal with short term memory loss оn а regular basis.

Effective Vitamins fоr Memory Improvement

Your Weight Loss Plan and Vitamin C

Researchers have reached the conclusion that high levels of vitamin C within your blood can help your body burn faster the fat that is accumulated inside the body especially in the abdominal area. Vitamin C is an essential vitamin that helps also with the skin younger appearance and protecting your body from catching a cold. This is because the immune system gets a real boost when this vitamin is taken in the recommended dose.

Going back to the topic of this article we can say that researches have concluded that people presenting high levels of vitamin C within their blood have the tendency to burn the fat at a faster rate while exercising. The explanation lies in the relationship that this vitamin has with L-carnitine.

The latter one is responsible with transmitting energy to every cell heart inside your body. Vitamin C produces this substance and as long as there isn’t enough vitamin C then your body won’t present the needed energy thus leading to more fat accumulation. This fat tends to deposit more around the belly area especially with adult people.

One reason that you can suffer from obesity is gaining more calories and not enough nutrients that keep a healthy nutrients balance inside your body system. Even if you are on a weight loss diet, you shouldn’t omit the importance of these nutrients, because once you lack some of the vitamins you can only make the things worse. It is tough for your body to reach to a good nutritional level if you do not eat healthy insuring your body the necessary intake of vitamins and minerals.

If you are looking for a healthy way to lose weight then take into account also the relation between vitamin C and weight loss process. A good suggestion would be to consider taking vitamin C supplements if you want to have this weight loss diet ended with satisfactory results while you stay healthy. Increase as well the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables while taking as well vitamin C supplements. This will help you burn the calories, which should be also in a small number. To help better in this aspect consider also being engaged in a daily exercise routine to support the calories burn.

The consumption of foods rich in vitamin C is essential, therefore is important to know which these foods are and how much they can bring you the needed intake of this vitamin. For instance oranges contain 75 mg of vitamin C and is a good idea to have them implemented in your daily diet. Other foods are: papaya, broccoli, kiwi, tomatoes, strawberries and red pepper, only to name a few.

Take note of the fact that food preparation is very important in preserving the foods in their original content of nutrients. More than 50% of their nutritional content, especially vitamins C is lost during heating preparation.
 

Your Weight Loss Plan and Vitamin C

Essential Vitamins and Foods that Contain Them

Essential Vitamins and Foods that Contain Them

Vitamins can be taken inside your body from the foods you have each day and it is very important to eat a balanced diet in order to benefit from their presence to reach the well functioning of your body system. Let’s see which the essential vitamins (in alphabetical order) and foods that contain them:

 
* Vitamin A – Retinol – helps with immunity, bone health, eye sight, and fertility. Foods to contain it are: carrots, broccoli, potatoes, mangoes, pumpkin, tomato juice, butternut squash and beef liver.

 
* Vitamin B1 – Thiamine – improves metabolism and helps for a good functioning at the nervous system level. It is contained in lean pork, sunflower seeds, spinach, green peas, tomato juice, and soy milk.

 
* Vitamin B3 – Niacin – helps with metabolism, nervous system, skin, and digestive system. It is contained in foods like: potatoes, liver, chicken breast, liver, tuna, shrimp, tomato juice and lean ground beef.

 
* Vitamin B6 – Pyridoxine – creates new red blood cells and is contained in acorn squash, broccoli, bananas, potatoes, white rice, tomato juice, chicken meat, and watermelon.

 
* Vitamin B12 – has the same importance with vitamin B6 and is found in fish, meat, poultry, milk, shellfish and eggs.

 
* Vitamin C – Ascorbic Acid – plays a great role in improving immunity, iron absorption, helps with collagen synthesis and amino acid metabolism. It is contained in citric fruits, tomatoes, snow peas, strawberries, broccoli, red bell peppers, mangoes and spinach.

 
* Vitamin D – helps a great deal in bone mineralization and is found in egg yolks, milk which contains vitamin D fortification, fatty fish and beef liver. If you find processed foods that are vitamin D fortified, they have been proven ineffective and also not safe for the overall health.

 
* Vitamin E – works as an antioxidant helping with cell membranes stabilization. Foods to contain this vitamin are: sweet potatoes, sunflower seeds, tofu, avocado, wheat germ, shrimp, cod fish, canola, corn and soybean.

 
* Folate – is known to have an important role in DNA synthesis along with new cells formation. Foods that include it are: spinach, green beans, lentils, asparagus, okra, pinto beans, tomato juice, black-eyed peas, and broccoli.

 
* Vitamin K – will help in supporting the functions that relate to blood clotting while keeping the calcium levels stable with blood stream. One can find vitamin K in foods like: broccoli, spinach, liver, cabbage, leafy green veggies.

 
* Pantothenic Acid – is the last on the essential vitamins list playing an important role with the metabolic functions and energetic level. It is found in a variety of foods that are useless to list in this article, as we don’t have too much space for it.

 
One last tip: there are many foods that people consume nowadays which are unfortunately too poor in vitamins and minerals due to their processing. Therefore it is recommended to be consumed as much as possible the naturally grown products tat should be further cooked at your home place. Organically grown food is these days quite hard to reach at due to its high price tag, but in order to lead a healthy lifestyle and diet, it is better to consider this type of food instead of the conventional one.

Essential Vitamins and Foods that Contain Them

Vitamins That Help Improve Your Vision

The eyesight degeneration is a problem that is natural and very common these days that may happen in everyone during the aging process. There are many of factor behind the eyesight problem such as aging the main reason, inheritance, and malnutrition, shortage of vitamins A and vitamin C, improper light during the study , due to direct contact  of sunlight, any disease such as diabetes, tiredness, if any bleeding in eye, and many other disease.

To improve your eyesight there are many herbal remedies which can help in your eyesight with safe manner. These herbal remedies have many benefits that are very useful for eyesight. To maintain enough or improve blood circulation inside the eye you have to consume Gingbo biloba; it contains large amount antioxidants which help to improve blood circulation. Bilberry that help to control the wear and tear of the retina , the Passion flower herbal help to provide calm and relax with eyes and its component while we are working over.

The Fennel seed is another herbal, it is very useful for eyes and vision it improves the life of the eye. Taking a single teaspoon Fennel seed powder along with honey is a great remedy for eyesight vision. Everyone knows that honey is good for vision it clean the eye. You need to use honey on a regular basis. The other main herb is Triphala powder, it is the best herb that is used for cleanness it clean blood and remove the pollutant from the leaver. You just need to keep triphala powder in water and use to wash your eye on the next day.

To know whether these herbs are doing their work or not; you have taken a vision test but how to test your vision? To examine yourself you need to prepare a chart of the alphabet and read these alphabets from a distance.  This eyesight test examination called vision exam whir e you can analysis your eyesight your own self.  It these herbs are not working properly so you can consume Vitamin Pill for vision problems.

These Vitamins play the important role for vision problem.

Vitamins That Help Improve Your Vision

Taking the Right Vitamins for Your Age

Vitamins are most of the times taken to supplement the need that our body has for the right functioning. Due to imbalanced diets that people regularly have there is always the necessity of giving the body system what it requires for staying healthy and increase its immunity. More than these, vitamins help also with providing the body energy assisting as well to the proper growth. But unfortunately not everybody is aware of the right administration of these vitamins. They must be always taken in accordance to each person’s age.

 
For instance, babies will require vitamin supplements after they turn 6 months of age. Until this period of time they will get the vitamins from their mother’s breast milk or formula milk. As to the mothers who breastfeed they must take prenatal vitamins on daily basis to make sure that their baby gets the necessary nutrition.

 
In some cases when babies are discovered to lack the needed vitamins intake pediatricians will recommend vitamin supplements. The vitamins that lack the most with babies are vitamin D followed by C because during this time the child’s brain gets developed and requires the intake of this vitamin. Since vitamin C helps also with the developing of immune system, this is again required by babies.

 
Moving to the next stage of life, childhood is also the period that requires vitamins intake. Most of the children are reluctant into eating the good foods that will provide the right intake of vitamins, therefore they need to be supplemented with these vitamins. More than this, it is also the time when their body is growing at a faster rate again being a reason for vitamin supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids – EFAs- is most often deficient with children. Since this one helps with a proper functioning of the nervous system it will be helpful to have a daily dose of this vitamin in combination with vitamin C.

 
As to the other stages of life, we can say that vitamin C is the most commonly met deficiency with people. This can be seen especially when the child has grown into an adult and presents all sorts of health problems, such as anxiety, easiness in breaking their bones, having problems with healing, anxiety issues, as well as low energy. Many people must be aware of the importance of this vitamin C and the role this one plays in the proper functioning of the body system. The problems from above can be easily taken care of if there is a good intake of vitamin C daily.

 
More than this, vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps with detoxifying the body getting rid also of the free radicals. It is a great support for other vitamins assisting them in properly playing their role within the entire body system. People who want to take this vitamin from fruits must drink around 6 cups of orange juice per day, while those who need more supplementing might resort to vitamin C supplements in combination with a multi vitamin supplements taken on daily basis.

Taking the Right Vitamins for Your Age

Vitamin E and Its Antioxidant Effect

Every vitamin plays an important role within the proper functioning of our body.

Some are fighting against infections, others increase energy while others bring their overall benefits to the entire body system. These vitamins are all part of the chemical reactions that take place within our body, so once you lack one of them or more, there will be unhealthy imbalances created leading to various diseases. This article will discuss around vitamin E and its importance within this entire body system and its functioning.

 
Vitamins are known under two types when it comes to their solubility: water and fat soluble. Vitamin E is a fat soluble one and should be taken in both the daily diet and supplements. The importance of this vitamin relies on its antioxidant property which makes it very often used within skin care products. It preserves also food not allowing it to go rancid.

 
When someone lacks vitamin E it is the nervous system that has to suffer because this person will present symptoms of myopathies and spinocerebellar ataxia manifested at the neuromuscular system level. When this vitamin is not around, it will make red blood cells to be attacked by free radicals which normally wouldn’t happen when this vitamin exists. If you plan to take vitamin E from food, then find out that the following foods are very rich in this vitamin: corn oil, soybean oil, peanuts, mango, turnip greens, broccoli, spinach, pistachio nuts, and kiwi. However the amount presented in this food is quite low, this is why it is recommended to take also vitamin E as supplement.

 
The antioxidant effect that this vitamin comes with is increased by the presence of vitamin C because once you take 220 mg of vitamin C will enhance vitamin E’s level by 18%. It is therefore recommended to always supplement the vitamin E intake with vitamin C, also because the latter one helps with neutralizing the free radicals. On the other hand, vitamin E supports vitamin C in regenerating itself so as you can see there is quite a string relationship between these two vitamins.

 
You can find vitamin E in both natural and synthetic versions, but the former one is way more effective than the latter because it can be easily absorbed in the body’s fat where it can do its job in a proper way. To make the difference between one and another, you should know that the natural form is called d-alpha tocopherol while the synthetic form is called dl-alpha tocopherol. So, the best idea would be that once you reach buying the vitamin supplements, look for the d-alpha part of this vitamin formulation which should contain also d-beta, d-delta, & d-gamma forms.

 
Taking the right dose of this vitamin will help your body fight various conditions that appear with the advancing in age. There can be problems related to macular degeneration, cancer, glaucoma, Alzheimer’s disease, cataracts, Parkinson’s disease and heart disease.

Vitamin E and Its Antioxidant Effect