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Do Vitamins Really Work?

There is a risk of vitamin overdose and of vitamin deficiency, but what we know for sure is the human body needs vitamins. It is helpful to know what parts of the body actually benefits from which type of vitamins and why. What is often debated is whether it is better to meet our nutrition needs through diet or do vitamin supplements really work?

  1. The Immune System

    • The immune system requires vitamins to work continuously at the highest level it can, to protect you from illness. Vitamin B is used by the immune system to create antibodies against infection and illness as well as vitamin C to help fight off colds and influenza. There are many vitamins that are required and used by the bodies immune system, a few more of them are vitamin A, vitamin E and zinc.

    Vitamin 'D' for Depression

    • Many studies have shown that vitamin D has a very important role to play, towards the emotional and thought process results of the human brain. High numbers of individuals that have severe depression and possible suicidal tendencies have been said to lack or have low levels of vitamin D, within the body. Vitamin D is naturally produced by the human body when the body is directly exposed to the sun. Another source of vitamin D needs to be sought if you are not regularly exposed to sunlight. Be careful of overdosing on vitamin D as this can cause hardening of the arteriole walls, in rare cases.

    Vitamin A

    • Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin and can be stored inside body fat for months, until it is needed by the body. Our eyes are known to benefit from vitamin A, enabling them to adjust visual levels of light and keeping them moist. Vegetarian foods that contain vitamin A are fortified milk, chedder cheese and eggs.

    Folic Acid

    • Folic Acid is a very important vitamin for pregnant women as well as young female development during teenage years. This is because folic acid helps make healthy new cells in the body and can also suppress high hormonal changes and post natal depression as well as prevent possible future cases of Spina Bifida, when taken during early pregnancy. There are natural sources for folic acid through diet. Folic acid can be found in bananas, oranges, beans, leafy vegetables and cereals.

    Spirulina

    • Spirulina is non-chemically cultivated from a naturally formed blue green algae found all around the world. Spirulina contains many vitamins as well as proteins and other healthy components that not only benefit the body in many ways but also enable the vitamins and nutrients in spirulina to be absorbed by the human body with ease. Spirulina can be found in most health food stores.The algae is dried out and formed into a powder to produce one of the worlds most nutritional foods. The United Nations has used spirulina in studies with under nourished children and found that they became nourished within weeks when given spirulina.

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