Vitamins do not share a common chemistry, but they do share certain characteristics. They are all nutrients that are necessary in small amounts for normal body functioning and good health. A well-balanced diet should provide most of the vitamins people need to stay healthy and prevent disease.
Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins are not sources of energy. Instead, vitamins are involved in the body's metabolism, cell production, tissue repair, and other vital processes.
Unlike carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, vitamins are not sources of energy. Instead, vitamins are involved in the body's metabolism, cell production, tissue repair, and other vital processes.
Vitamins are either Water Soluble or Fat Soluble
All B vitamins are water-soluble, meaning that the body does not store them. The concentration of water soluble vitamins is regulated by the kidneys. Any intake in excess of the body’s need is excreted in the urine. In short, they are not stored in our bodies. However, some water soluble vitamins and most minerals can also be toxic in large amounts.
All B vitamins help the body convert food (carbohydrates) into fuel (glucose), which is used to produce energy. These B vitamins, often referred to as B complex vitamins, also help the body metabolize fats and protein. B complex vitamins are needed for healthy skin, hair, eyes, and liver. They also help the nervous system function properly, and are needed for good brain function.
One reason why we need fat in our diet is that the fat-soluble vitamins are transported with fats in “lipoproteins” in our blood, or with specific transport proteins because they cannot dissolve in water (or blood). These vitamins operate in cells and their membranes. Because these vitamins can be stored in our body, excessively high intakes of them can be toxic (harmful).
All B vitamins help the body convert food (carbohydrates) into fuel (glucose), which is used to produce energy. These B vitamins, often referred to as B complex vitamins, also help the body metabolize fats and protein. B complex vitamins are needed for healthy skin, hair, eyes, and liver. They also help the nervous system function properly, and are needed for good brain function.
One reason why we need fat in our diet is that the fat-soluble vitamins are transported with fats in “lipoproteins” in our blood, or with specific transport proteins because they cannot dissolve in water (or blood). These vitamins operate in cells and their membranes. Because these vitamins can be stored in our body, excessively high intakes of them can be toxic (harmful).
I am convinced by the scientific research and by my real-life experience that the only way to get your vitamins is to “let thy food be your medicine.” I do not care what any vitamin company or scientist has to say about laboratory made products, they are just chemicals. The only way to restore your healing energies is from magnificent nutrients that you can obtain only from nature “the way nature intended it”.
When you take vitamin supplements, you are taking risks with mixing and matching isolate and synthetic compounds that fall in the chemical category. You CANNOT sustain life eating multi-vitamins and minerals as supplements.
Furthermore: because fat-soluble vitamins are stored in your body for long periods, toxic level can build up. This is most likely to happen if you take supplements. It’s very rare to get too much of a vitamin or get overdose just from organic food like AZtec Spirulina.
When you take vitamin supplements, you are taking risks with mixing and matching isolate and synthetic compounds that fall in the chemical category. You CANNOT sustain life eating multi-vitamins and minerals as supplements.
Furthermore: because fat-soluble vitamins are stored in your body for long periods, toxic level can build up. This is most likely to happen if you take supplements. It’s very rare to get too much of a vitamin or get overdose just from organic food like AZtec Spirulina.