There is a large variety of vitamins available which can help you to stay healthy. These vitamins as well as other very important minerals are also known as micronutrients. Your body requires a steady influx of these nutrients so that your cells are able to carry out all of the biochemical reactions that are required […]
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The Importance of Vitamins And Their Roles In Our Body
Vitamins are compounds found in certain food which are vital to our health and longevity. Our body needs them for growth, function, energy, tissue repair and waste removal. There are two categories of vitamins: water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins B and C, need to be included in our daily diet as […]
Vitamins – Facts You May Not Know About Fat Soluble Vitamins
Vitamins are vital in human nutrition but for the most part cannot be manufactured by your body. Therefore, you have to get vitamins from a healthy diet. Vitamins actually work as essential co-factors for properly regulating your body’s metabolic reactions and biochemical processes. When your diet is deficient in vitamins, many biological functions are disrupted, […]
Fat Soluble Vitamins & Water Soluble Vitamins – What Your Body Really Needs
Aside from the vitamins we take as food supplement, our bodies also produce vitamins that are needed to perform several functions. In general, vitamins are grouped into water-soluble and fat soluble vitamins. Vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluable while Vitamins B and C are soluble only in water. No matter whether a […]
Dog Food Comparison – The Essential Nutrients to Compare
Although there are some sites that claim to provide information or comparisons of different types of dog food, most are created and run by dog food companies and are just a marketing gimmick designed to put their particular brand in a good light in order to increase sales. If you are looking for dog food […]
Vitamins and Minerals, What You Need to Know Now
If you are like most people, I am sure you have heard…”Don’t forget to take your vitamins” or “eat your vegetables or salad…they are loaded with vitamins and minerals. But what exactly are vitamins and minerals? How do they benefit us? Are they something to be concerned with? Vitamins and minerals are substances that are […]
Fat Soluble Vitamins in Cats
Fat soluble vitamins in cats have been surrounded by a lot of myths and half truths, and in some circles are considered dangerous for cats. But in reality, they are extremely important for cats of all ages and they can not survive without them. But they are different than water soluble vitamins in that they […]
Vitamins – The Alphabet Essential to Your Health
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when looking at the vitamin section of a drugstore. There’s just so many options starting you in the face. But, if you want to be able to make the best decisions about your health, it’s important that you have an understanding of what each vitamin does for your body, and […]
An Overview of Fat Soluble Minerals and Vitamins
The next time you decide to go on a strictly fat free diet, you should know that you may end up having a deficiency of some of these very important vitamins and minerals. Fat soluble vitamins and minerals depend on fats for their absorption and also for their transportation around the body. Here are some […]