About Vitamins : Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, forms coenzymes used in the metabolism of all reproducing cells, particularly in the bone marrow, where blood is produced. Other important functions are the formation of genetic material and the maintenance of the nervous system. The RDA for B12 is only 3 micrograms. If d......
About Vitamins : Vitamin K
Vitamin K must be present for the proper clotting of the blood. In cases of injury, vitamin K acts as a catalyst, helping to create the clotting factors in blood that prevent hemorrhages. There are a number of chemical forms of vitamin K. Kl occurs in leafy green vegetables, and K2 i......
About Vitamins : Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a scientific puzzle because it is “a vitamin in search of a disease.” It was discovered in 1922 in the course of experiments on fertility in rats. It was named tocopherol, from the Greek “to bear young.” The results of other animal experiments ha......
About Vitamins : Vitamin D
Vitamin D is needed for growth and for the forming of bones. It controls the amount and placement of calcium and phosphorus (bone-building minerals) throughout the body. The popular name for vitamin D is "the sunshine vitamin." When your body is exposed to the ultraviolet ra......
Vitamins for healthy children
Vitamins and minerals are key elements of the total nutritional requirements of children. The body needs them only in tiny amounts. Since the human body itself is unable to produce adequate amounts of many vitamins, they must be taken from the diet. Health with natural nutrition are th......
Vitamin C
Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is the most talked about vitamin. Many spectacular claims are made for this vitamin but none has so far been substantiated. Most animals produce their own vitamin C from chemicals within their bodies, but humans must rely on food sources. Because the body's abilit......
Vitamin B2
Riboflavin, vitamin B2, is a close relative of thiamin. It was discovered during experiments with thiamin. When food was heated, thiamin was destroyed but riboflavin was not. In the body, riboflavin is used to form a coenzyme that helps to release energy from carbohydrates and fats. This vi......
Vitamin B1
Thiamin, vitamin B1, functions in energy production, growth, appetite, digestion, and nerve activity. Nearly half the thiamin in your body is used by the muscles. Thiamin acts as a coenzyme in the energy cycle, enabling a working muscle to operate continuously. Because thiamin is directly relat......
Vitamin A
Vitamin A, also called retinol, is most significant to the health of our eyes. The retina, that part of the eye which reacts to light, changes when we see colors and light or dark. After each reaction the eye needs vitamin A to restore the retina so we can continue to see. An inadequate supply of vi......
Vitamins
Vitamins are essential nutrients and must be supplied through diet as they either are not made in the body or are made in insufficient quantity. Although they are essential to life and health, they neither build tissues nor supply energy to the body. A prolonged shortage of any of the vitamins c......
