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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - A (retinol)
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Alcohol depletes vitamin A. Excess alcohol intake can deplete your body of vitamin A Carotenoids make you orange. A high intake of carotenoids can turn your skin orange, bu ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - B-complex
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Alcoholism depletes B6. High levels of alcohol intake, especially if coupled with a poor diet, lead to B6(thiamin) deficiency and severe neiurological problems B-complex. ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Calcium
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Calcium is for bones. Get if from dairy (best), or from soy, salmon, sardines, spinach, turnips, cowpeas, white beans, and calcium-fortified foods Supplemental calcium for ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - D (calciferol)
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Vitamin D comes from sunshine. If you have no sunlight exposure, you must obtain your vitamin D from dietary sources Vitamin D is found in milk. This vitamin is added to ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Drug interactions
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Blood thinners and vitamin K don't mix. You should limit foods high in vitamin K to 1 serving per day, those moderately high to 3 servings/day Check with your pharmacist. ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - E (tocopherol)
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RDA for vitamin E. For adults, the maximum RDA for vitamin E is 19mg, or 28.5 IU. It is unsafe for adults to take more than 1000mg, (less for younger people) Sources of vi ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Essential info
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Key minerals. The 10 most important minerals are calcium, iodine, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, copper, manganese, chromium, selenium, and zinc Look at the label. Make sur ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Hypervitaminosis
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Beware too much A and E. These oil-soluble vitamins can make you sick if you take more than is recommended Niacin causes flushing. Taking large doses of niacin can lead t ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Iron
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Iron deficiency causes anemia. Excess blood loss can cause iron deficiency. Women who have heavy periods may need supplemental iron; Iron supplements are toxic. Overdosin ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - K (phytonadione)
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High K foods. Vitamin K is very high in green leafy vegetables, kale, boiled spinach, boiled or fresh turnips, collards, chard, parley, and mustard greens Moderate K foods. ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Who needs to supplement
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Everyone should take a multivitamin. Increasingly, experts conclude a multivitamin pill daily may help fend off heart attacks and various chronic diseases Over 50 needs B12 ...
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Vitamins & Supplements Tips - Zinc
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Sources of zinc. Zinc is found in red meat, poultry, beans, nuts, searfood, whole grains, fortified cereals, and milk Vegetarians need more zinc in their diet. Eating whole ...
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