Good Reasons To Take Multivitamins

By Doug Keeney


Daily required nutrient balances are necessary for proper body function. For the most part, a carefully maintained diet has the potential to provide for those needs. When that is not enough, multivitamins can help.

In a perfect situation, an individual's diet would provide all the minerals and vitamins required by their system. Consuming carefully managed servings of whole grains, good proteins, vegetables and fruits would be all that was necessary to meet those needs. However, realistically, only a low percentage of people actually have the luxury of eating this well managed.

There are other factors that can actually work against even the healthiest of diets. Situations such as personal stress and pollutants in the air can block or deplete the absorption of some nutrients. One would need to carefully monitor their social and physical environments as carefully as their food intake in order to have everything perfect.

Certain vitamin deficiencies can have negative results. Though diseases such as rickets, pellagra and scurvy are very rare in the Western world, the lack of certain nutrients can still cause other struggles such as heart problems, vision issues and even cancer. A lack of B-12 has been known to effect the nervous system and result in several neurological malfunctions.

Taking a boost each day could help ensure a body receive their necessary nutrients. A physician's approval is best when considering a supplemental regime because they may cause issue with certain prescribed medications. Parents should always keep in mind that their children will have different needs and require specific vitamins.

For the most part, multivitamins are a great way to replace nutrients that are missing from diet or that are depleted because of personal stress or environmental influences. A doctor should be consulted to make sure that taking supplements will not create an over abundance of anything because too much is as bad as too little. Available in several forms, liquid and softgels are easier to absorb than capsules or the harder packed tablets.




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