Multivitamins are an extremely useful supplement that are often overlooked. Everywhere you look there are ads for creatine, protein, nitric oxide, pre-workouts, and fat burners, but you never see any for the most essential one, a multivitamin. Your body can not function without the basic vitamins and minerals you get from your diet. When you are training towards whatever your goal might be (weight loss, muscle gain, improving athletics), your body will be using everything your diet provides and still need more.
The human body requires a wide variety of basic (but essential) vitamins to handle the tasks it is faced with everyday. When any of these vitamins are missing or deficient, your body's maximum performance goes down quick. It is extremely likely that if you're working out everyday (even with a healthy diet), your body is lacking one of these vitamins and is not getting as many results from your hard work as it could be.
Vitamins You Need.
A: Vision, bone growth, immune system, healthy skin.
B complex: Nerve function, vision, healthy skin, digestive system.
C: Immune system, protects cells.
D: What your body needs to process (and use) Calcium.
E: Antioxidant.
K: Healthy teeth, bones, and cartilage.
Zinc: Healthy immune system.
Minerals You Need.
Boron: Processing calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous.
Calcium: Bone health and strength.
Chromium: Insulin production.
Copper: Connective tissue strength.
Iodine: Synthesis for thyroid hormone.
Iron: Carries oxygen within proteins.
Lutein: Healthy eyes.
Lycopene: Promotes healthy heart and cholesterol levels.
Magnesium: Needed in over 250 biochemical reactions of your body.
Manganese: Co-factor in energy production.
Molybdenum: Kidney and liver health.
Nickel: Bone structure and healthy skin.
Potassium: Needed in autonomic body functions (heartbeat, brain function).
Selenium: fights many health problems.
Choosing a Multivitamin.
Some multivitamins have very small differences, but usually contain the same vitamins and minerals. In choosing a multivitamin for you, you'll notice there are some that target people of a certain gender or age. A man's multivitamin will have certain ingredients that promote a healthy prostate and testosterone levels. A woman's multivitamin will more focus on skin, nails, and hair health. Multivitamins intended for young kids or teenagers will have more vitamins to promote healthy body development.
Multivitamins are the most important thing to have in your supplement plan. They are fairly cheap and will get you more out of your other supplements. No matter your age, gender, or fitness goals, there is little reason to not be taking a multivitamin.
-AO
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