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Vitamins A, B, C and D The Facts

The latest in our series of Revive Guides covers the subject of the facts behind some of the most popular vitamins A, B, C and D including top benefits. Visit https://www.revivehealth.care

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Vitamins A, B, C and D The Facts

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  1. Revive Guides Vitamins A,B,C & D The Facts

  2. What is Vitamin A? Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is a micronutrient which performs many different tasks within the body. Perhaps its primary role is in support of the immune system - it helps to safeguard against infection, and to preserve the integrity of the skin, as well as other points of entry for harmful microbes, like the nose. Vitamin A also helps to promote good eye health - particularly when it comes to vision in dim light. It does this by helping with the production of proteins that absorb light in the retina, as well as the structural proteins in other parts of the eye like the cornea. Top Benefits "' good eye health & vision "' a healthy immune system "' cell growth and division "' an antioxidant "' fights cell damage If you avoid animal products for ethical reasons, then don't despair. Unlike many other vitamins, the body can actually synthesise the vitamin A it needs itself with the help of a substance called beta-carotene. This is found in several varieties of fruit and vegetables, most famously carrots (hence the conventional wisdom that eating carrots helps you to see in the dark), but also spinach and sweet potatoes.

  3. Revive Health Care What is Vitamin B ? Vitamins are types of micronutrients required by the body in just very small quantities - measured in just milligrams. Most classes of vitamin contain a few different types, each of which helps with a different part of the body's functionality. But B vitamins are perhaps the most widely-varying of all. They are all are water-soluble, and help cells to process nutrients and thereby sustain themselves. Let's take a look at a few of the more common varieties in turn, and at what effect they have on the body. Thiamine (Vitamin 81) Thiamine plays an important role in helping to process carbohydrates. It collaborates with other B-vitamins to extract them from and translate them into forms of energy that the cells can use. It also helps to maintain the health of the nervous system, preserving the function of nerve cells. It also plays a role in producing DNA and RNA - the instructions which inform this cell-building work. You'll find thiamine in eggs, and in fresh and dried fruit. By far the most common source of dietary thiamine is grain, such as that contained in breakfast cereal. It's found most abundantly in unrefined grains, and less so in refined ones - though certain countries, like the US, have laws requiring millers to enrich their refined flour using thiamine to compensate for the loss.

  4. Riboflavin is a close cousin of thiamine. It too helps to maintain the nervous system, and to help with the processing of energy from the food we eat. It also helps to carry out repairs on the skin and eyes, and thereby guard against infectious disease. Unlike many other vitamins, the body is incapable of storing riboflavin for later use - and so it must be consumed daily. effect they have on the body. Niacin (Vitamin 83) Niacin is functionally very similar to riboflavin - it too helps us to metabolise carbohydrates in the foods we eat, and to maintain the healt of the skin and nerves. A deficiency of niacin can slow your metabolism down, causing you to feel the cold more. In extreme cases it can lead to pellagra, a disease which makes the skin extremely sensitive to sunlight. effect they have on the body. stay energised all day � healthy skin and hair � helps prevent memory loss Top Benefits Of Vitamin D? � helps prevent migraines ntothenic Acid (Vitamin BS) Pantothenic acid is a vitamin which, in conjunction with others, helps to process energy from food and deliver it to the cells in the body. It can be found in many types of food in small quantities - but by far the best source is meat. If you prefer vegetables, then you might consider introducing broccoli and avocado into your diet- as both contain high levels of this enormously useful vitamin. You'll also find it in whole grains - though the refining process often removes this vitamin, and so brown rice and bread is preferable to white. Pyridoxine (Vitamin 86) This is a vitamin which helps the body not only to extract energy from the food we eat, but to store the energy so that it can be used as required. It also helps the body to generate haemoglobin - the substance which allows for oxygen to be transported through the body in red blood cells. It's found in an enormous number of different foods, ranging from meat to eggs to nuts to potatoes to bread. If you're eating, then the chances are that you're eating Pyridoxine. Cobalamin (Vitamin Bl 2) Cobalamin is a substance which allows the body to build new red blood cells, and thereby transport oxygen to the areas of the body which require it. It's also concerned with getting energy from food, and with metabolising folic acid. Bl 2 is found abundantly in meat, salmon, milk, cheese and eggs - but not so abundantly in fruits and vegetables. Consequently, vegans might wish to supplement their intake, in order to avoid symptoms of deficiency, like anaemia.

  5. VITAMIN C : THE FACTS What is Vitamin C ? Vitamin C is a substance that is required in small quantities by the body. It’s used to create collagen, a sort of protein found in your skin, muscles, vital organs and blood vessels. Without vitamin C, the body is unable to create the collagen needed to repair these things, and they begin to break down. Vitamin C is essential in preserving the health of many diferent organs in the body, since every organ will over time degrade and need repairing. Unlike some other sorts of vitamin, the human body is unable to synthesise vitamin C. This means that you must consume it through diet. Fortunately, there are many diferent dietary sources. Top Benefts Our Vitamin C supplements are designed to release nutrients over an extended period of time which studies have shown can boost immune systems against infections, reduce tierdness and fatgue, increase iron absorption, assist the bodies repair processes (things like blood vessels, bones, teech, gums, skin, and cartilage) and contribute to a nomal energy yielding metabolism. anti-infammatory properties creates collagen for body repair preserves healthy skin contributes to the immune system helps with energy levels

  6. VITAMIN D : THE FACTS What is Vitamin D ? Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble vitamins which help your body to metabolise important minerals like calcium and phosphate. If you’re not getting enough vitamin D, you will be unable to absorb these nutrients – no matter how much milk you drink. This means that vitamin D is essential for the development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones. If you don’t get enough vitamin D, then you’ll be at greater risk of developing bone disorders If you expose your skin to sunlight during the summer months, then your body will generate and store all the vitamin D you need to last you through the winter. What sun is that I hear you ask? Top Benefts Not everywhere in the world has the same exposure to sunlight. But fortunately, people living in colder climates can make up for these discrepancies by taking supplements. There are a few demographics which are especially at risk of vitamin D defciency. These include pregnant women, small children, the elderly, and teenagers who may spend most of their time indoors. facilitates normal immune system supports brain & nervous system supports cardiovascular health regulates insulin levels maintains bones and teeth

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