Why not have enough vitamins?
In winter significantly reduced the intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, and those that fall on our table, do not contain sufficient nutrients. However, in the summer to get the required dose of vitamins only from fruits is not so easy. In order to Supplement the daily requirement of vitamins and trace elements, it is necessary to eat at least 1, 5-2 kg of fruit, berries and vegetables. How many of us can be proud of?
The deficiency, hypovitaminosis, geomicrobiology.
Strictly speaking, what we often called beriberi, in fact it is not. This deficiency is a severe pathological condition associated with an acute shortage of vitamins.
A century and a half ago, that beriberi was caused scurvy among sailors and often resulted in death. Today in the civilized world such an acute shortage of vitamins can be found very rarely. Most often, doctors are faced with hypovitaminosis - a state on the verge of a disease associated with insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals from food.
In addition to vitamins, the body can receive micronutrients. According to statistics, the Russian women are most lacking iron, iodine and selenium.
Signs of beriberi
Pale dull skin, prone to dryness and irritation. Lifeless, dry hair with a tendency to cross-section and the fallout
- Cracked corners of lips that do not apply any creams or lipsticks.
Bleeding when brushing teeth gums
- Frequent colds with a long and difficult recovery
The constant feeling of fatigue, apathy, irritation.
- Exacerbation of chronic diseases (recurrent herpes and fungal infections)
How to choose vitamins?
Multivitamin complexes do not accumulate in the body if taken in therapeutic doses. Do not be afraid of synthetic vitamins. Unlike substances of natural origin, they do not cause allergies and other adverse reactions.
Multivitamins latest generation is chemically pure compounds, harmoniously balanced between themselves and avoid the drawbacks inherent in the vegetable and animal drugs.
Now on sale you can find a large variety of different vitamins. For convenience, they are produced in the form of tablets, pills, candy, capsules, powders and even in liquid form.
According to experts, the most successful form release capsules. In this form of release is less likely that their mutual neutralization. Moving along the intestinal tract, the capsule gradually loses layer by layer, and vitamins one by one (not all at once) are absorbed inside.
Vitamins beauty
Speaking about the composition of drugs, it should be noted that when the spring hypovitaminosis the body especially needs vitamins a, C, D, E, and the entire group C. vitamin a will solve skin problems, will save you from frequent colds, D - will facilitate the absorption of calcium (improving the condition of the bones, hair and nails), E - give energy and neutralizes toxic substances, vitamins relieve fatigue, saturate the tissues with oxygen, improves protein metabolism in the cells, strengthen the nervous system. In addition to the vitamins in the composition of modern drugs must include various trace elements required for normal functioning of cells. Most often it is potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium.
Rules of reception of vitamins
The best time to take vitamins - Morning. The body is configured to daily activity, and it is useful extra "charging".
Most vitamins are absorbed with food. But don't take vitamins, milk, soda, and coffee - these drinks can interfere with normal digestion.
The vitamins in the form of capsules should be taken whole, without chewing.
Vitamins are vital for normal metabolism, cell renewal, and just for good health. And they need us not only at the end of winter, but also during severe stress with intense physical activity, climate change or usual diet. People who go on strict diets and smokers are at risk and should drink vitamins all year round.
Source:
Medina. Medical encyclopedia
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