| Taking vitamins has long been considered
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| | So if you are interested on keeping your
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| as a prerequisite to good health. In
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| | health at its prime, then you can bank on
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| fact, health experts are in agreement,
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| | the natural vitamins that nature has to
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| that these organic molecules are needed
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| | offer. Here is a list of the food sources
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| to be taken by the human body in minute
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| | from which you can extract natural
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| quantities, to ensure proper health.
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| | vitamin supplements:
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| According to these experts, a person
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| | 1. Vitamin A
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| deprived of a particular vitamin would
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| | Vitamin A can be found from meat sources
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| eventually exhibit disease symptoms
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| | and dairy products like milk, cheese,
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| particular to the said vitamin.
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| | cream, liver, kidney, and cod liver. But
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| The importance of vitamins for good
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| | since all of these are high cholesterol
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| health is a fact well known to everybody.
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| | products, you may want to try getting
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| Even children at the primary school level
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| | vitamin A from its precursor,
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| are well aware of this because they are
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| | beta-carotene. Common sources of beta
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| being educated on the importance of
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| | carotene are raw carrots, sweet potatoes,
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| vitamins for their body. But while
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| | winter squash, cantaloupe, spinach,
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| everybody knows how important vitamins
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| | mango, broccoli and other red- or
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| are, not everybody knows where to get
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| | yellow-skinned fruits and vegetables.
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| them. In fact, many believe that the only
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| | 2. Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
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| source of vitamins is the medicine
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| | Common sources of thiamine are fortified
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| bottle.
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| | breads, cereals, pasta, whole grains,
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| Vitamins, however, are not limited to
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| | lean meats, fish, peas and dried beans.
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| those that are sold on drug stores as
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| | Some dairy products, fruits and
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| food supplements. In fact, vitamins do
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| | vegetables are also rich in vitamin B1.
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| exist naturally. To give more light on
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| | 3. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
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| this topic, it may be better if we give
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| | Dairy products like milk and yogurt are
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| you first a background on the basic types
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| | the primary sources of riboflavin. Other
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| of vitamins available today.
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| | sources are chicken meat, green and leafy
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| The Basic Types of Vitamins Available in
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| | vegetables, fruits and almonds.
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| the Market
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| | 4. Vitamin B3 (niacin)
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| There are three general types of vitamins
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| | Food products that are rich in niacin
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| being sold in the market today. These
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| | include dairy products, poultry, fish,
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| three types are the natural vitamins,
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| | lean meats, nuts and eggs. Some legumes
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| crystalline vitamins, and synthetic
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| | and cereals also contain traces of
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| vitamins.
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| | niacin.
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| - Natural Vitamins
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| | 5. Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
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| Natural vitamins are those vitamins that
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| | Vitamin B5 rich foods would include,
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| can readily be found in natural foods. If
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| | fish, dairy products, poultry, lean beef,
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| processed into a commercial food
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| | yeast and vegetables in the cabbage
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| supplement, the vitamin must have all of
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| | family. Also rich in vitamin B5 are white
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| its components intact, including its
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| | and sweet potatoes as well as peanuts and
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| enzymes, co-enzymes, minerals, mineral
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| | peas.
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| activators, and co-vitamin helpers.
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| | 6. Vitamin B6 (pyroxidine)
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| - Crystalline Vitamins
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| | Fruits like bananas, watermelons and
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| Crystalline vitamins are those vitamins
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| | tomatoes are known sources of vitamin B6.
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| that are extracted from natural food
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| | Other common sources are chicken,
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| sources but were already treated with
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| | broccoli, spinach, potatoes, white rice,
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| various high-powered chemicals, solvents,
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| | peanuts, oats and fortified cereals.
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| heat and distillations to separate the
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| | 7. Vitamin B12
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| specific vitamin from all other
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| | Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish and dairy
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| synergistic components attached to it. As
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| | products comprise the rich sources for
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| such, these vitamins have a very simple
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| | vitamin B12.
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| structure compared to the complex
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| | 8. Folate
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| structure of natural vitamins.
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| | Green and leafy vegetables are the
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| - Synthetic Vitamins
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| | largest source of folates, although this
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| Synthetic vitamins are those vitamins
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| | vitamin can also be found on tomato
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| that were chemically formed in
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| | juice, peas, wheat germ, oranges and
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| laboratories by scientists. While they
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| | mushrooms.
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| are not derived from any natural source,
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| | 9. Vitamin C
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| the structure of these vitamins would
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| | The most common sources of vitamin C are
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| usually resemble that of their
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| | the citrus fruits and their juices like
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| crystalline counterparts.
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| | strawberry, melon, cranberry, grapefruit
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| As you can see, vitamins are not limited
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| | and others. Most other fruits and
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| to those found on drug stores and
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| | vegetables also contain small amounts of
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| medicine bottles. In this article, we'll
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| | vitamin C.
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| concentrate on those vitamins that can be
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| | 10. Vitamin D
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| found on natural food sources-the natural
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| | The largest sources of vitamin D are
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| vitamin supplements.
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| | dairy products, poultry, and cereals.
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| Natural Vitamin Supplements
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| | Aside from these food sources, the body
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| According to studies, our body needs 13
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| | also synthesizes vitamin D when the skin
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| vitamins for proper bodily functions.
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| | is exposed to the heat of the sun.
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| These vitamins are composed of the
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| | 11. Vitamin E
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| vitamins A, C, D, E, K and the B
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| | Vitamin E is mostly derived from plant
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| vitamins. The B vitamins, on the other
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| | oils and products made from it, like
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| hand, are composed of thiamine,
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| | margarine and mayonnaise. Other sources
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| riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid,
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| | include peanuts, whole grains, wheat
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| biotin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and
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| | germ, corn, nuts, olives, spinach and
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| folate.
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| | other green and leafy vegetables.
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| Now, all these vitamins are available in
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| | 12. Vitamin K
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| drug stores in various concentrations.
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| | Leafy and green vegetables like cabbage
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| However, all of these 13 vitamins can
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| | and spinach are the primary source of
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| also be found on natural food sources. In
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| | Vitamin K. Other sources include
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| fact, a person having a variety of foods
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| | soybeans, cereals, fruits, beets,
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| in his diet must already be taking minute
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| | potatoes, dairy products, meat products
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| amounts of these vitamins everyday. And
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| | and poultry. Bacteria found in the
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| as have previously been said, only a
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| | stomach and in the intestines can also
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| minute amount of all these vitamins are
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| | synthesize vitamin K.
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| needed by the body to function properly.
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