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A Guide to Vitamins in Your Food

A GUIDE TO VITAMINS IN YOUR FOOD VITAMIN A BIOTIN BENEFITS: BENEFITS: KEEPS TISSUES AND SKIN HEALTHY CONVERTS FOOD INTO ENERGY PROMOTES BONE GROWTH HELPS MAKE AND BREAK DOWN SOME FATTY ACIDS ACTS AS AN ANTIOXIDANTS PROMOTES HEALTHY BONES LOWERS RISK OF: AND HAIR PROSTATE CANCER CATARACTS LUNG CANCER VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN) VITAMIN C BENEFITS: BENEFITS: CONVERTS FOOD INTO ENERGY ACTS AS AN ANTIOXIDANT PROMOTES HEALTHY: PROMOTES STRONG IMMUNE SYSTEM SKIN HAIR PROTECTS AGAINST CATARACTS MUSCLES BRAIN LOWERS RISK OF: MOUTH CANCER ESOPHAGEAL CANCER STOMACH CANCER BREAST CANCER HELPS MAKE COLLAGEN THAT: KNITS TOGETHER WOUNDS SUPPORTS BLOOD VESSEL WALLS VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN) CHOLINE BENEFITS: CONVERTS FOOD INTO ENERGY BENEFITS: PROMOTES HEALTHY: HELPS METABOLIZE AND TRANSPORT FATS SKIN HAIR BLOOD BRAIN HELPS MAKE AND RELEASE ACETYLCHOLINE, WHICH PROMOTES ACTIVITY IN THE NERVES AND BRAIN VITAMIN B3 (NIACIN) VITAMIN D BENEFITS: BENEFITS: CONVERTS FOOD INTO ENERGY HELPS MAINTAIN NORMAL BLOOD LEVELS OF CALCIUM AND PHOSPHOROUS TO STRENGTHEN BONES PROMOTES HEALTHY: SKIN BLOOD CELLS HELPS FORM TEETH AND BONES BRAIN NERVOUS SYSTEM VITAMIN B5 (PANTOTHENIC ACID) VITAMIN E BENEFITS: BENEFITS: CONVERTS FOOD INTO ENERGY ACTS AS AN ANTIOXIDANT HELPS CREATE: PROTECTS VITAMIN A AND CERTAIN LIPIDS FROM DAMAGE LIPIDS (FATS) NEUROTRANSMITTERS STEROID HORMONES HELPS PREVENT HEMOGLOBIN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE VITAMIN B6 FOLIC ACID BENEFITS: BENEFITS: LOWERS HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS VITAL FOR NEW CELL LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE CREATION LOWERS HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS HELPS MAKE RED BLOOD CELLS THAT INFLUENCE COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND IMMUNE FUNCTION WHEN TAKEN EARLY IN PREGNANCY HELPS PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS IN BRAIN AND SPINE LOWERS RISK OF: HEART DISEASE COLON CANCER VITAMIN B12 ПТАМIN K BENEFITS: BENEFITS: LOWERS HOMOCYSTEINE ACTIVATES PROTEINS AND LEVELS CALCIUM ESSENTIAL TO BLOOD CLOTTING LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE HELPS PREVENT HIP ASSISTS IN MAKING NEW CELLS FRACTURES BREAKS DOWN FATTY AND AMINO ACIDS PROTECTS NERVE CELLS AND ENCOURAGES NORMAL GROWTH HELPS MAKE RED BLOOD CELLS THAT INFLUENCE COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND IMMUNE FUNCTION BROUGHT TO YOU BY: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: HEALTH PERCH GHERGICH&Co. SOURCES HEALTH. HARVARD.EDU URMC.ROCHESTER.EDU

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Vitamins are a multi-billion dollar industry. Chances are, you take a vitamin. Whether it’s a prenatal, multivitamin, or a specific vitamin such as vitamin C, it’s important to know alternative wa... ys to get your vitamins each day. www.northwestpharmacy.com has created and infographic entitled “A Guide to Vitamins in Your Food”, giving you tips on what foods can supply some of the nutrients you need every day. From Vitamin A to Vitamin K, this chart gives you an illustrated guide with every food you should be stocking up on in order to get some natural vitamin intake. Need extra Vitamin C? Choose bell peppers, strawberries, and Brussel sprouts just to name a few. On the search for Vitamin K? Bean sprouts, broccoli, and eggs should be on your grocery list. Fish, cheese, milk, and eggs can help you boost your B12 levels. While taking a daily vitamin is helpful, knowing which foods to gravitate to boost your vitamin levels is important. Feel free to like, comment, and share this article from www.northwestpharmacy.com entitled “A Guide to Vitamins in Your Food”.

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Northwest Pharmacy

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