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VITAMIN
INFORMATION Vitamin A - Essential anti-oxidant nutrient; plays an important role in the healthy function of lungs and air passages. Helps maintain healthy eyes, skin, teeth, gums, and glands. Vitamin B Complex - The B-vitamins are interdependent on each other to achieve a wide variety of metabolic functions and maintain the nervous system. B-vitamins are water soluble and any excess cannot be stored by the body. B1 Thiamine - Essential for converting food into energy. Helps create energy from food by promoting the proper metabolism of carbohydrates in the body. B2 Riboflavin - Works with vitamin B1 to convert food into energy. Essential for growth and reproduction, promotes healthy hair, skin, and nails. Benefits vision and helps alleviate eye fatigue. B3 Niacin - Essential for the production of sex hormones, insulin, and cortisone. Also needed for healthy nervous and digestive systems and normal brain function. B5 Pantothenic Acid - Plays an essential role in growth, skin maintenance, and central nervous system development. Strengthens stress response. B6 Pyridoxine - Vital to the nervous system. Performs many essential roles in protein metabolism and the use of fats. Aids in the formation of red blood cells. B12 Cyanocobalamin - Benefits growth, metabolism, the nervous system and red blood cell formation. Helps in the building of nucleic acids for cells and in red blood cell formation. Also aids in the proper functioning of the nervous system. Folic Acid - Necessary for production of red blood cells and synthesis of DNA and RNA. Especially essential for pregnant women. C Ascorbic Acid - Essential anto-oxidant nutrient. Plays a primary role in the formation of collagen and in growth and repair of soft tissue, bones, and teeth. Helps in iron absorption. D - Essential for use of calcium and phosphorus. Necessary for healthy bones, teeth, and cartilage. E - Essential anti-oxidant nutrient. Helps maintain red blood cells. Can supply oxygen to the body to increase endurance. K - Vitamin K is necessary for the formation of a chemical required in blood clotting. |