Vitamins

Vitamins

These are chemical substances needed in small amounts. They are necessary to keep us healthy. They protect us from diseases.

• Vitamins A

• Vitamins B

• Vitamins C

• Vitamins D

Vitamins A: 

Vitamins A, also as called retinal. It helps your eyes adjust to light changes when you come in from outside and also helps keep your eyes, skin and mucous membranes moist. Vitamin A mostly comes from animal foods, but some plant-based foods supply beta-carotene, which your body then converts into Vitamin A.

Vitamins B: 

Vitamins B are very important to the proper functioning of the body. Vitamin B complex is made up of a collection of vitamins, the most important being vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9 and B12. Eating fruits that contain a variety of B vitamins will ensure that you will be getting the right amount of Vitamins B.

Vitamins C: 

Vitamins C is an important anti-oxidant, helps protect from cancers, heart disease, stress, it is part of the cellular chemistry that provides energy, it is essential for sperm production, and for making the collagen protein involved in the building and health of cartilage, joints, skin, and blood vessels. Vitamin C helps in maintaining a healthy immune system, it aids in neutralizing pollutants, is needed for antibody production, acts to increase the absorption of nutrients (including iron) in the gut, and thins the blood.

Vitamins D

Vitamins D also called as ‘sunshine vitamin’. Your body can make vitamin D from casual sun exposure of short duration .Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is stored in your body fat. Vitamin D is essential for promoting magnesium and calcium absorption in the body, as well as for regulating phosphorus and calcium levels in the blood.