In the 21st century, in one of the most developed nations in the world, we have a vitamin deficiency of epidemic proportions. How is this possible, you may ask. We are extremely well fed, many of us take multi-vitamins, we drink our milk and eat our vegetables (most of the time). Furthermore, the US government has recommended daily allowances for vitamins that many of us try to get every day. How could we possibly be deficient in a vitamin?How did we get so deficient? There are few dietary sourc
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If you are like me, you feel that you take reasonably good care of your health and diet. I take a handful of vitamins every day and eat what I consider a good balanced diet. I have very few medical problems, the most serious being, high blood pressure, which is well under control. So why did I end up in an ambulance heading to the hospital?It is hard to believe, but according to recent studies, more than 25 percent of the American population is Vitamin B12 deficient. The deficiency in itself can
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When it comes to vitamin A most of us know it is a powerful antioxidant. But what most individuals don't know is that those of us who work long hours on our computers, or work under lights for an extended amount of time require more vitamin A than those who do not.Vitamin A is our body's internal moisturizer. The tissues in our bodies need Vitamin A for normal repair of tissues, if damage occurs to the skin, such as a scratch, cut, or bruise it will benefit you if your diet is rich in this suppl
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There are dozens of benefits of vitamins. That's probably an understatement, too. If you think about it, there are 13 vitamins, which is just over one dozen. Each of those vitamins has their own series of benefits, so all together there must be hundreds of benefits of vitamins.From there, the sky is really the limit with the benefits of vitamins. One overlooked benefit is that you can increase your metabolism and lose weight by taking the proper vitamins. Several of the vitamins in the B complex
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Body building is a popular pastime with millions of people across the world. It is a sport that is now hugely popular amongst many men and women around the world. It is the sport of developing your muscle fibers through the combination of weight training, increased caloric intake, and rest. It is the technique of "building" the maximum strength and muscle tone in the body through weightlifting. Body building is concerned with shaping and defining the body's musculature, or muscle system. The spo
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