Vitamins For Good Health

Vitamin K healing bruises

2007-02-07T14:09:00.000-08:00

Though bruises eventually go away on their own, you can take steps to reduce the pain and encourage faster fading.

First reduce blood flow to the area with ice and compression to minimize discoloration. Next, use heat to boost circulation and help clear away the pooled blood.

At the same time, as long as the skin isn't broken rub vitamin K cream into the bruise twice a day. This will prevent further bleeding.

Vitamin K is needed by the body to help with blood clotting. Vitamin K cream can be purchased from a drug store.

Vitamin B6 relieving morning sickness

2007-01-17T14:17:00.000-08:00

Morning sickness has the ability to take the joy out of any pregnancy. But you can do something about it.

In studies, women who took 25mg of vitamin B6 three times a day (a total of 75 mg per day) for three days reduced nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy.

As with other vitamins, if your'e pregnant, don't take vitamin B6 without your doctor's consent.

Yoghurt - a natural vitamin B supplement

2007-01-09T14:00:00.000-08:00

Yogurt is a living food that provides easily absorbed nutrients and beneficial bacteria for your intestinal health and immune system.

Yoghurt is high in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12 as well as calcium and potassium.

Eating yoghurt regularly aids digestion and gives natural protection from bacterial infection.

Vitamin E and what it does

2006-12-06T14:58:00.000-08:00

Vitamin E is one of the most essential of all the antioxidants. It is vital for the good health and proper functioning of the heart and circulatory system.

Vitamin E protects the actual membrane of every individual cell in the body including the fat-soluble tissues such as LDL (dangerous type of cholesterol). It is believed that only the damaged LDL cells have the ability to cause arterial and heart problems. By protecting the cholesterol cells , vitamin E also protects the heart and blood vessels.

Vitamin E benefits almost all inflammatory conditions but is most valuable in protecting the cardiovascular system. It is useful in the treatment of osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, infertility and menopause.

Vitamins - Water and fat soluble

2006-11-20T15:39:00.000-08:00

Our body's are a complex array of chemicals, enzymes, nutrients etc all working together to create the perfect funcitoning unit.

Vitamins, in conjunction with enzymes enable chemical reactions within the cells and tissues to proceed smoothly and without complications whilst also enabling other bodily functions to be performed effectively.

There are numerous vitamins, all with a separate role or function to perform. However all vitamins can be divided into 2 main categories - water soluble and fat soluble.

Water soluble vitamins

Water soluble vitamins include vitamin C and the B complex vitamins. They are absorbed in the small intestine and then carried to parts of the body where they are needed by the circulatory system. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body so must be replenished each day.

Fat soluble vitamins

The Fat soluble vitamins are the remaining vitamins - A, D, E and K. Once again they are absorbed by the small intestine, however they are carried around the body by the lymphatic system. These vitamins are stored in larger amounts in the body and can be drawn on as needed.

Its true - carrots (and vitamin A) are good for eyesight

2006-11-01T17:51:00.000-08:00

When you were growing up did you mother always tell you to eat your carrots so you wil be able to see in the dark?

There is truth in what she was saying.

Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is found in carrots and it generates the pigments that are necessary for the working of the retina in the eye. It promotes good vision, especially in dim light.

Of course vitamin A is also found in milk, cheese, cream, liver, kidney, and some fish oils as well as a range of vegetables including carrots.

I think our mothers were leading us on a bit. Lucky I like carrots.

The Value of Vitamins

2006-10-30T15:07:00.000-08:00

Vitamins are an essential part of good health.