Vitamins A-Z

While it is important to get a wide variety of your vitamins and minerals through your diet it is very difficult to get 100% of your daily needs through whole foods alone.

There are so many different nutrients the body needs on a daily basis, and with your busy schedule there is so little time to make sure you're getting them. By simply taking a multi-vitamin a least once a day, you'll have the peace of mind that your body has what it needs.*

Taking a multi-vitamin on a daily basis may:

• Promote overall health and energy levels*
• Promote strong bone health*
• Enhance focus and concentration*
• Optimize immune system health *

Becoming deficient in just one of these essential vitamins/minerals can break down the metabolic pathway that produces optimum efficiency and will impair performance levels. Daily consumption of a high-potency multivitamin may help ensure the presence of these essential nutrients.

Fat soluble vitamins are those that can actually be stored as a reserve in the liver and fatty tissue, where the body can use the nutrients when it needs them. It is important not to take excessive amounts of fat soluble vitamins as the chances of toxicity are a greater than with the water soluble varieties. The fat soluble vitamins that may promote optimum health include vitamins A, D, E, and K, which have numerous functions in the body. Some of the main roles these vitamins play include:

• Promoting optimum eye sight*
• Optimizing the rate of cell division and reproduction*
• Promoting strong bones and teeth*

Your body will only use a certain amount of water soluble vitamins when it needs them and then flush the excess. So, it's very important to take these every day so your body has the proper nutrients it needs. The main water soluble vitamins include vitamin C, the B-Vitamins, Niacin, Folic acid, Pantothenic acid, and Biotin.These vitamins may help:

• Optimize formation of hormone levels*
• Promote a healthy metabolism and nervous system*
• Promote optimal vision*
• Promote healthy complexion and skin tone*

The B vitamins are a group of water soluble vitamins that are often over-looked and under-rated. The B vitamins were once thought to be a single vitamin, but are actually a complex of vitamins with various functions. The eight B vitamins include B1 - B2 - B3 - B5 - B6 - B7 - B9 - B12. B Vitamins may be beneficial to:

• Support the rate of metabolism*
• Promote healthy skin and muscle tone*
• Enhance immune and nervous system function*
• Promote cell growth and division*

Vitamins A, C, and E are all great vitamins when it comes to promoting a strong immune system and provide antioxidant support.* They all work together to ward off free radicals that you may come into contact with as well as optimize your immune power to help you stay healthy all year long.*

Those who are subjected to free radicals on a daily basis may benefit from using vitamins A, C and E. The processes that increase production of free radical are commonly referred to as oxidative stress. The antioxidants found in these crucial vitamins can help promote cellular protection against harmful toxins and elements that you are exposed to.*

Now that you know the benefits of taking vitamins, you'll want to be sure that you take them correctly. Always be sure to take the time to read over the package directions for best use. Many vitamins are best when taken first thing in the morning on an empty stomach since this will help them get absorbed faster into the blood stream.