Please provide an interesting fact about vitamins and supplements.

Nuts: Nuts are full of vitamins & minerals as well as good fats.

A: A gummy or chewable daily multivitamin absorbs better into your system.

Glucosamine: Glucosamine is well-tolerated with few side effects.

Green: Green leafy veggies may help prevent macular degeneration.

Keep: Keep a diary of when you take your supplements, it helps you stick to a routine.

Omega-3: Omega-3 fatty acids may help with macular degeneration.

There: There is no magic pill! eat a healthy diet, get plenty of sleep, and get regular exercise.

Vitamin: Vitamin c while popularly known as an anti-oxidant can have pro-oxidant effects at high dosages.

Your: Your body produces the most vitamin d when your midesection is exposed to the sun.

Adding: Adding chopped fruit to your refrigerated water is an easy and a great substitute for soft drinks.

Lutein: Fact: lutein is unproven for maintaining vision or stopping macular degeneration.

Most: Most people do not need or benefit from taking vitamins. Save your money!

The: The energy drinks do not give energy - they just have caffeine and you risk crashing sooner.

Mega: Mega dose vitamin c does not pass harmlessly through your system. It may deplete vital minerals.

When: It's a myth that: when you see the term 'natural, ' it means that a product is healthful and safe.

A: It's a myth that: a product is safe when there is no cautionary information on the product label.

Many: Many supplements have not been proven to work or have very little evidence that they work.

Many: Many supplements are a waste of money. Mediterranean diet may be all you need.

Many: Many dietary supplements are not be fda regulated. Some of the ingredients may be harmful to you.

An: An apple is estimated to have 40 to 100 thousand phytonutrients!

Vitamin: Vitamin d - fish sources - salmon, halibut, herring, oysters, sardines, mackerel & tuna.

Vitamin: Vitamin d – vegetable sources: mushrooms& potatoes.

Vitamin: Vitamin d sources in legumes- tofu & soy milk products.

Vitamin: Vitamin d sources in dairy: cow’s and goat’s milk, eggs & cheese.

Vit: Vit c – vegetables: peppers, kale, cress, mustard greens, brussels sprouts broccoli & cauliflower.

Vitamin: Vitamin c – fruits: kiwis, guavas, strawberries, papayas, oranges & tangerines.

Vitamin: Vitamin c – herbs: parsley, thyme, basil, chili pepper, coriander, cloves saffron & rosemary.

Vit: Vit a- veggies: sweet potatoes, carrots, turnip greens, kale, mustard greens, spinach & collards.

Vitamin: Vitamin a - fruits: cantaloupe, dried apricots, papaya, mangoes & peaches.

Vitamin: Vitamin a – dried herbs: parsley, basil, marjoram & oregano.

Vitamin: Vitamin a -from seasonings: chili powder, red and cayenne pepper & paprika.

Vitamin: Vitamin a foods: cod liver oil, pate, milk & oatmeal.

Vitamin: Vitamin b1- nut & seed: sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pine nuts, pistachios & macadamia nuts.

Vit: Vit b1 – herbs/ spices: poppy seeds, coriander, sage, paprika, mustard seed, rosemary & thyme.

Vitamin: Vitamin b1 (thiamin) – meat/ fish sources: pork, tuna & pompano.

Vitamin: Vitamin b2 (riboflavin) – fish/ meat sources: liver, mackerel, trout and atlantic salmon.

Vitamin: Vitamin b2 – herb & spice sources: chili pepper & powder, paprika, spearmint, parsley & coriander.

Vitamin: Vitamin b2 –foods- sesame seeds, almonds, edamame, wheat bran, cheese & sun dried tomatoes.

Vitamin: Vitamin b 2 – cheese sources: brie, roquefort, camembert, lingburger, caraway, blue & swiss cheese.

By: By eating fruits & vegetables of many colors you will take in a wide range of enzymes & vitamins.

Yeast: Yeast extract spread is a excellent source of b vitamins.

Did: Did you know that low Niacin (vitamin b3) levels can cause depressed mood, anxiety & fatigue?

Did: Did you know that sundried tomatoes are a good source of niacin (vitamin b3)?

People: People with Crohn's disease can be at risk for low vitamin a levels.

You: You can take too much vitamin a with symptoms like yellow skin, nausea, vomiting & loss of appetite.

If: If you do not eat red meat, or are a vegetarian, cooking meals in an iron skillet gives 100% iron!

Consider: Consider purified omega and coq10 to help with anti-aging.

You: You never need to take these if you eat fresh, whole food. Save $ eat right, tastes better too!

Fruit: Fruit vitamin e sources: guava, kiwi, nectarines, mangos, papayas, peaches, pomegranates & avocados.

Vitamin: Vitamin e is a protective antioxidant.

Adult: Adult males need 70 to 80 micrograms of vitamin k per day.

Adult: Adult females need 60 to 65 micrograms of vitamin k per day.

Vit: Vit k berry sources: blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, mulberries & loganberries.

Vit: Vit k fruit sources: mangos, pomegranates, plums, pears, chinese pears, grapes, avocados & kiwi.

Vitamin: Vitamin k veggie sources: cauliflower, alfalfa sprouts, leeks & chinese broccoli.

Animal: Animal sources of vitamin k: eggs, soy milk, cheddar cheese, beef, lamb, duck and turkey bacon.

Thiamine: Thiamine (vitamin b1) is essential for energy production in the body.

Women: Women who are not lactating need 1.1 mg of vitamin b2 (riboflavin) per day.

Pregnant: Pregnant or lactating women need 1.5mg of vitamin b2 (riboflavin) per day.

Pregnant: Pregnant women require a higher intake of vitamin b2 (riboflavin).

Children: Children need .6 to .9mg of vitamin b2 (riboflavin) per day.

Niacin: Niacin (vitamin b3) is important for digestion.

Children: Children require 2 to 4 mg of vitamin b5 (pantothenic acid) per day.

Children: Children required 0.6 to 1.3 mg of vitamin b6 (pryidoxine) per day.

Adults: Adults require 1.3 to 1.7 mg of vitamin b6 (pryidoxine) per day.

Vitamin: Vitamin b6 (pryidoxine) plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy immune system.

Vitamin: Vitamin b6 (pryidoxine) deficiency can cause dizziness, confusion, irritability and seizures.

Children: Children need 150 to 300 mcg of vitamin B9 (folate / folic acid) per day.

Adults: Adults need 400 mcg of vitamin B9 (folate / folic acid) per day.

Severe: Severe zinc deficiency may stunt growth.

Fruit: Fruit sources of zinc: dates, pomegranate, raspberries, avocado & blackberries.

Vegetarians: Vegetarians need to supply themselves with 50% more zinc than their meat eating peers.

Fish: Fish sources of zinc: herring, sardines & catfish.

Dairy: Dairy sources of zinc include cheddar cheese & yogurt.

Poultry: Poultry sources of zinc: turkey breast or leg, chicken breast, duck & ground chicken or turkey.

Meat: Meat sources of zinc: beef, hamburger, veal, lamb, pork & sausage, jerky & hot dogs made from beef.

Nut: Nut/seed sources of zinc: sunflower & pumpkin seeds, pine nuts & cashews.

Veggie: Veggie sources of zinc: swiss chard, okra, lima beans, peas, brussels sprouts, bamboo shoots & corn.

Nut: Nut sources of selenium: cashews, brazil nuts & coconuts.

Veggie: Veggie sources of selenium: peas, parsnips, brussel sprouts, lima beans, asparagus & mushrooms.

Fruit: Fruit sources of selenium: bananas, guava, watermelon, pomegranate, mangos & lychees.

Legume: Legume sources of selenium: black eyed peas, lima beans, pinto beans, soy beans & garbanzo beans.

Fish: Fish sources of selenium: cod, salmon, sardines, tuna, herring, perch & anchovies.

Meat: Meat sources of selenium: beef, lamb, veal, turkey breast & bacon, chicken breast & dark meat & pork.

Selenium: Selenium is an antioxidant that protects the body.

Fruit: Fruit sources of potassium: banana, avocado, kiwi, guava, grapefruit, cherry, dates & black currant.

Nut: Nut/seed sources of potassium: almonds, pumpkin & sunflower seeds, pistachios & chestnuts.

Veggie: Veggie sources of potassium: lima beans, butternut squash, bamboo shoots, parsnips & bok choy.

Legume: Legume source of potassium: soy beans, edamame, kidney beans, lima beans & pinto beans.

Fish: Fish sources of potassium: salmon, tuna, sardines, herring, perch, catfish and pollock.

Dairy: Dairy sources of potassium: yogurt, cow’s milk and goat’s milk.

Children: Children need between 500 to 1, 250 mg of phosphorus per day. .

Fruit: Fruit sources of phosphorus: pomegranates, dates, guava, kiwi, avocado, lychees & black currants.

Veggie: Veggie sources of phosphorus: artichokes, brussel sprouts, parsnips, peas, lima beans, taro & corn.

Nut: Nut / seed sources of phosphorus: cashews, pine nuts, sunflower & pumpkin seeds and brazil nuts.

Legume: Legume sources of phosphorus: fava beans, adzuki beans, black beans, pigeon beans & winged beans.

Fish: Fish sources of phosphorus: salmon, sardines, tuna, herring, perch & pollock.

Dairy: Dairy sources of phosphorus: goat cheese and milk, cheddar cheese and yogurt.

Phosphorus: Phosphorus is essential for the development of bones and teeth.

Phosphorus: Phosphorus is required for the formation of nerve cells.

Manganese: Manganese is involved in thyroid hormone enzymatic reactions.

Manganese: Manganese requirements for adults is 2 to 5 mg per day.

Manganese: Manganese requirements for children aged 7 to 10 is 2 -3mg per day.

First: First synthetic supplement , vitamin c, manufactured in 1933.

Eating: Eating fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans whole grains, seeds, wild fish better than any multivitamin.

Vitamins: Vitamins and supplements do not require approval from the FDA and are not tested for toxicities.

Look: Look for fruits and vegetables that are vivid in color. They tend to have more nutrients.

Copper: Copper is essential for absorption of iron and building red blood cells.

Tomatoes: Tomatoes contain vitamins a, b1, b2, b6, c, e, k, niacin, folate (folic acid) & pantothenic acid.

Silymarin: Silymarin comes from milk thistle & contains flavonoids which protect the liver.

Resveratrol: Resveratrol has never been shown in a valid human study to have meaningful health benefits.

Turmeric: Turmeric is poorly absorbed without piperine, a black pepper extract.

Broccoli: Broccoli is a rich source of vitamin c.

Snake: Snake oil originally came from chinese water snakes, rich in omega-3s, and helped inflammation.

Food: Food beats multivitamins every time for synergistic effect of nutrients included.

The: The biggest myth about fruits and veggies is that they don't have enough nutrients in them

Fruits: Fruits and vegetables can't grow normally without sufficient vitamins and minerals.

Best: Best source of supplements: eating real foods, not foods & food waste processed into powder & pills.

Dietary: Dietary supplements and mega-vitamins are not necessarily safe and may contain toxic heavy metals.

Best: Best places food: ranches, farms & the periphery of large grocery stores, stay away from the middle.

Taking: Taking iron with food increases tolerability but taking it on an empty stomach increases absorption.

Take: Take your iron with vitamin c or orange juice—it helps your body absorb the iron better.

Vitamins: Myth: vitamins and other dietary supplements are approved and monitored by the fda. They are not.

Leafy: Leafy vegetables may be as good or better than vitamins for vision.

Most: Most animals (except for humans and guinea pigs) synthesize their own vitamin c.

Common: Common forms of vit d available in food need sunshine or healthy kidneys to convert the vitamin d.

Amongst: Amongst vertebrate species only homo sapiens and a tree shrew do not make vitamin c.

If: If you do not have access to fresh fish, take omega 3-6-9 fish oils as a supplement.

The: The essential minerals selenium, molybdenum and iodine are made only in supernovas.

I: Myth: need mega doses. The truth is most individuals eating a healthy diet need no supplements.

Pycnogenol: Pycnogenol is a potent anti-oxidant, well studied, and safe. From french pine bark-many benefits!

Tart: Tart cherry juice is gaining scientific evidence for numerous health benefits. Juice of concentrate!

Polyphenols: Polyphenols are extreme antioxidants. In pycnogenol, green tea extract, grape seed extract, etc.

Drugs: Drugs like Prilosec inhibit b12, iron, magnesium, Folic Acid & zinc absorption. Supplements needed!

Eating: Eating yogurt with active cultures is all the probiotic you need!

The: The greatest antioxidant source in american diets is coffee!

4: 4 grams of flax seed oil or fish oil will improve your lipid profile, and give you other benefits!

No: No studies show anti-oxidants are anti-aging! but all animal studies & epidemiologic studies suggest.

Vitamin: Vitamin d is really not a vitamin. It is a hormone, with many actions other than calcium absorption!

No: No single tab multivitamin has 100% of the mdr for biotin. Most have only 10-15% of the mdr.

Zinc: Zinc 50mg per day, is the most important supplement for both male testosterone & immune integrity!

Vitamin: Vitamin c is naturally highest in the adrenal glands, and stress can deplete these stores.

Vitamin: Vitamin c is important in managing blood sugar levels. 1000mg/day can help lower FBS & cholesterol.

Vitamin: Vitamin c can lower c-reactive protein, a biomarker of inflammation linked to heart disease & more.

Vit.: Vit. C is needed for growth & repair of all body tissues. 500mg/day can help post-workout fatigue!

Foods: Foods with more vitamin c than an orange: papaya, red bell pepper, broccoli, strawberries, & kale!

2: 2 more foods with more vitamin c than an orange: kiwi fruit and cauliflower!

Ubiquinol,: Ubiquinol, a form of co-q10, is better absorbed than ubiquinone in generic co-q10! higher levels!

In: In the absence of a vitamin deficiency, taking extra vitamins offers no benefits.

Extra: Extra vitamin c does not reduce cold symptoms.

Curcumin,: Curcumin, from tumeric, is a splendid anti-oxidant with many potential health benefits!

Vit: Vit. C does not prevent colds or cancers or heart disease. The amount in ordinary diet is enough.

Beta-carotene: Beta-carotene doesn't prevent recurrent skin cancer or protect against overall cancer mortality.

Vitamins: Vitamins c and e do not protect against total cancer incidence or mortality.

Antioxidant: Antioxidant supplementation can actually increase cancer risk.

Non-alcoholic: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) is very common. Lower vitamin d is associated with it!

Vitamin: Vitamin levels can be checked by many standard and specialty labs to prevent long term deficiency.

The: The areds 1 & 2 studies showed that eye vitamins help to reduce your risk of losing vision from amd.

Vitamins: Vitamins a, d, and e are fat soluble vitamins.

Vitamin: Vitamin b-6 when given as a vitamin supplement is also called pyridoxine.

Vitamin: Vitamin b-1 is also called thiamine.

Vitamin: Vitamin b-7 also goes by the name biotin. Sometimes people get fancy and call it vitamin h.

Folic: Folic acid (folate (folic acid) or vitamin b-9) is important in preventing neural tube defects and anemia.

Vitamin: Vitamin c is also called Ascorbic Acid or ascorbate. It is water-soluble.

Vitamin: Vitamin B12 deficiency can result when a person's ability to absorb B12 in the GI system declines.

Under: Under normal circumstances men do not require iron supplementation. They do not lose it like women.

Vegetarians: Vegetarians in general can get a full supply of vitamins with the right food without consuming meat.

Vitamin: Vitamin b-3 is niacin. One of its important roles is in the metabolism of glucose, fat, & alcohol.

Anemia,: Anemia, peripheral neuropathy, & cognitive changes can indicate vitamin b-12 (cobalamin) deficiency.

Vitamin: Vitamin k is fat soluble vitamin important in blood coagulation/clotting.

Biotin: Biotin is necessary for cell growth, producing fatty acids, and metabolism of fats & amino acids.

Folic: Folic acid (folate (folic acid) or b-9) was once called vitamin m.

Vitamin: Vitamin pp is an old term for Niacin (b-3). The name is unrelated to a desire for urination.

With: With few exceptions, most vitamin toxicity is associated with fat soluble vitamins (i.e. A, d, e).

Vitamin: Vitamin a helps prevent eye (night blindness & keratomalacia) & skin (hyperkeratosis) disorders.

Vitamin: Vitamin a sources include pumpkin, squash, liver, and spinach.

Good: Good natural sources of vitamin d include fish, eggs, liver, and mushrooms.

Leafy: Leafy vegetables, pastas, and cereals are good sources of folic acid.

Dietary: Dietary minerals are needed to be present in a set range since deficiency and toxicity are possible.

Iron: Iron is needed for many bodily proteins. Hemoglobin is a classic example.

Multivitamins: Multivitamins and supplements double risk of hip fractures if over 6600 iu per day.

High: High doses of vitamin a cause birth defects and liver damage. Check labels. Avoid over 5000 iu per d.

Cod: Cod liver oil has too much vitamin a. Beware, especially if you take other sources of it. Food is ok.

Vitamins: Vitamins cannot be produced by our body alone in sufficient amounts and needed for proper function.

Scurvy: Scurvy is a disease that develops from a deficiency of vitamin c.

An: An essential Amino Acid cannot be synthesized by our bodies. Dietary intake is a major source.

People: People can take in all the essential Amino Acids from plant sources alone in their diets.

Try: Try to find isotonic forms of your vitamins to aid in their absorption into your body.

B12: B12 lowers homocysteine levels that are tied to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and dementia.

Fish: Fish oil adds nothing if you are on a statin. It increases risk for prostate cancer.

Vit: Vit c does not prevent colds. It does nothing if you have a cold. It does not prevent heart disease.

Vit: Vit c increases iron absorption . This is dangerous if you have hemochromatosis. If you have family.

Vitamin: Vitamin b-12 is an important nutrient that keeps the brain and nervous system functioning normally.

No: No randomized double blind study has ever shown that taking multivitamin extends life by even 1 day.

Multivitamins: Multivitamins will never match eating fruits, veggies, nuts, beans, seeds. And wild salmon.

Supplement: Supplement studies never prove causation. At best they show association or correlation.

Fruits: Fruits and veggies, contrary to misinformation, still have plenty of vitamins and minerals.

Since: Since plentiful in most foods of natural origin, eat wisely ; avoid most for ↑↑ health ; ↓ costs.