Vitamins and Mineral Supplements
July 30, 2010 by admin
Filed under Daily Essentials, Latest Post
Those opposed to vitamin and mineral supplements are correct in saying, “If you eat a well-balanced meal you do not need extra vitamins,” except for the fact that people don’t, it is unlikely that they could.
They seem to be totally unaware of these three aspects of the problem and continue to sing the old theme song. They refuse to recognize:
- Alcoholic drinks deplete the vitamin B complex reserves in the body
- Smoking causes a vitamin C deficiency
- Sugar, barbiturates, sulfa drugs, antibiotics and even bleached foods interfere with the levels of vitamins A, C and some of the B complex.
The following is recommended as a good basic multi-vitamin formula for those who wish to be sure of an overall sufficiency of the most important vitamins:
| Vitamin A (units)
Vitamin D (units) Thiamine (B1) Riboflavin (B2) Nicotinamide Ca. Pantothenate Pyridoxine (B6) Vitamin (B12) Vitamin E |
10,000 to 25,000
500 to 1,000 10 mg. 10 mg. 100tol50 mg. 20 mg. 5 mg. 6 meg. 5 I. U. |
There are many vitamin preparations available and their formulas will vary in some respects. In general, the above combination should supply the average needs, and one a day at breakfast is recommended.















