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Vitamins and Minerals - Are They Safe? 9355
The body depends on vitamins and minerals to function; they are taken from diet and they represent major nutrients categories together with fatty acids, protein and sugars. Nutritional
supplements are another sources of vitamins and minerals, but they should only be used when diet is deficient. Thus, there are supplements that only include one essential mineral and a vitamin
that helps to its metabolism. Thus, magnesium comes in combination with vitamin B6 while calcium is always available with vitamin D.
A balanced diet is more than enough for you to take all the vitamins and minerals if your body mechanisms are working properly. Mention must be made that people who suffer from chronic disease or
those who have developed health problems due to mineral or vitamin deficiency which usually require supplementation. A good diet is no longer enough when disease is diagnosed, but it certainly
supports the treatment, and this is the case with osteoporosis. You will most certainly need a calcium supplement combined with vitamins D and C to assist to the absorption of the mineral.
A balanced combination of vitamins and minerals works fine for visual health. Combinations of antioxidants like vitamin C, E and A together with selenium and zinc will prevent glaucoma, cataract
and macular degeneration. They are also known to improve the condition of people who suffer from the dry eye syndrome. Do not use vitamin supplements without talking to your doctor first. Vitamin
and mineral deficiencies require special tests for diagnosis.
Anemia is often treated with a strong combination of vitamins and minerals besides a very healthy diet. Yet, you cannot self-diagnose for anemia. Here are a few situations where you could go
wrong with the use of vitamins and minerals without a doctor's advice.
There are health conditions that do not allow the administration of certain vitamins and supplements.
-Pregnant women should be careful with the vitamin A intake because it can cause baby malformations.
-Smokers also have problems with the administration of beta-carotene (vitamin A).
-Be careful with calcium supplements if you suffer from kidney stones.
-Vitamin K should not be administered in parallel with blood thinning medication.
-Iron can cause constipation.
The list of problems that may accompany the random use of vitamins and minerals is much longer than this. Yet, with the above mentions, we are trying to send an alarm message to all those who
self-treat and use vitamin supplements by the 'ear'.
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