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Title: Vitamins and Supplements – Health or Hoax


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Vitamins and Supplements Health or Hoax
  • Presented By OTH Health
  • www.othhealth.com

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Do you think vitamin supplement are all that you
need to live a healthy and fit life?
  • Vitamins and supplements are today regarded as
    health insurance that can help boost your
    immunity, slow down the effects of aging and
    decrease your risk of chronic diseases.

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Why Do You Need Vitamins?
  • Essential to every aspect of our health, vitamins
    are present in low levels in our bodies. This is
    mainly because most of these cannot be made by
    our bodies and should therefore be obtained from
    a rich, nutritious diet.

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Key Functions Performed by Vitamins
  • Some of the essential functions performed by key
    health vitamins include
  • Vitamin A helps promote immune system functions
    and support growth
  • B Vitamins are crucial for energy production for
    performing normal body functions
  • Vitamin C serves as a great immunity booster and
    helps maintain connective tissue health
  • Vitamin D is largely known for promoting bone and
    dental health

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How Can You Develop Vitamin Deficiency
  • A balanced diet should be sufficient to provide
    all the essential vitamins, but nutritionists
    argue that modern lifestyle habits leave us
    depleted. For instance
  • Drinking coffee and black tea can decrease
    mineral absorption
  • Sugars and frizzy drinks contain no vitamins at
    all
  • Chronic stress triggers vitamin depletion

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Vitamin Supplements or Food Sources
  • An ideal diet would be the one that includes all
    essential 40 plus vitamins and minerals. Gaining
    all the vitamins from regular diet is a
    challenging task. This is especially true for
    vegetarians who shirk away from nutrient rich
    animal sources.
  • So, vitamin supplements make up a perfect remedy
    to make up for the vitamin shortfall. However, it
    should be remembered that no supplement can
    replace the benefits provided by natural food
    sources.

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Best Ways to Get Vitamins
  • Eating a healthy and well-balanced diet is a sure
    short way to gain most of the essential vitamins
    needed by your body. A balanced diet would
    include fresh vegetables and fruits, pulses,
    whole grains, meat, fish as well as eggs.
  • In case you are stresses, pregnant, lactating or
    too busy, consider taking vitamin and supplements
    to fulfill your bodys daily nutritional
    requirements.

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When You Need To Take Vitamin and Supplements
  • When you are pregnant or lactating you should
    take a multivitamin
  • When you are trying to conceive you should
    consider taking a multivitamin with folic acid
  • Supplementing your diet with Vitamin D is
    essential for maintaining bone and dental health
  • Children aged between 6 months to 5 years should
    be given Vitamin A, C and D supplements
  • People suffering from malnutrition should
    consider taking vitamin and supplements

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Importance of Getting Balanced Diet
  • Although, vitamin supplements are a great way to
    build in the much required nutrient gap, but it
    should be remembered that you can never replace
    supplements with the benefits delivered by the
    whole foods. So, this makes it even more
    essential for you to eat a nutrient rich and
    balanced diet every day.
  • Nutritionists all over the world recommend that
    you should make food your first priority as foods
    make a great way to gain a variety of nutrients
    in one go. Also, there are certain dietary
    factors that can only be found in foods and not
    in vitamins and supplements.

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Tips To Be A Smart Vitamin Supplement Shopper?
  • Although, the benefits of numerous vitamins and
    supplements have been documented, but there are
    many claims made by supplement manufacturers that
    still remain unproven.
  • Look out for false claims, such as
  • Can treat all health conditions
  • An instant cure for all health conditions
  • No side effects and completely safe

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Safety Tips While Shopping For Vitamins and
Supplements
  • Remember natural does not always mean safe
  • Never think that if a product may not help you it
    wont hurt you at least
  • While researching for supplements online, make
    sure you study the company website instead of
    doing random build in searches
  • Make sure you consult your health care provider
    before beginning any sort of supplementation
  • Never compromise on your safety

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Does Taking Vitamin Supplements Involve Any Risks?
  • There are many supplements available in the
    market that contains biologically active
    ingredients that can cause certain biological
    effects in the body. This makes such supplements
    unsafe in certain health conditions which can
    eventually complicate your health. So, it is
    important you take certain precautions, such as
  • While taking supplements with some other
    medications make sure you talk to your doctor
    first
  • Do not substitute vitamin supplements with
    prescription medications
  • Do not make abusive use of the supplements

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Explore Some More Interesting Facts About
Vitamins And Supplement
  • Get In Touch With Us
  • Delhi Office
  • 815-A, D-Mall,
  • Pitampura, New Delhi 110034
  • INDIA
  • Website http//www.othhealth.com/
  • E-mail info_at_othhealth.com
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