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What Vitamins Are Good for Growth?

Since vitamins are not produced inside our bodies, we need to take them in through food or vitamin supplements. Most scientists agree that we need thirteen types of vitamins to nourish us and make possible the chemical reactions that form and grow our skin, bone and muscles. Vitamins also join forces with carbohydrates, fats and proteins to create chemical energy.

  1. Vitamin A---Retinol

    • Vitamin A aids in the correct growth of our largest organ, the skin, but it is also paramount for eyes as it prevents night blindness, allows you to see in color, and assists the rods and cones inside your eyes to sense light.

    B Vitamin Family

    • The B vitamins make red blood cells, work with enzymes to maintain energy metabolism, and are involved in DNA synthesis and renewal, the building blocks of helping us grow into who we are.

    Vitamin C---Ascorbic Acid

    • Your immune system keeps you from getting sick and when you're healthy, you can grow. Vitamin C is integral to that process, as well as helping to form collagen, which ensures healthy skin, nails and hair.

    Vitamin D

    • Mother said to "drink your milk" because milk contains vitamin D, the element used to grow straight bones and teeth.

    Vitamin E---Tocopherol

    • Vitamin E possesses a powerful antioxidant that duels with cell-destroying free radicals, ensures growth turnover and prevents the premature aging of cells.

    Vitamin K---Phylloquinone

    • Vitamin K aids in blood growth and serves as the king of blood clotting when we cut ourselves.

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