By: John Adison | 2009-06-16 | Supplements In the past, Vitamin D was thought necessary just for calcium absorption and important for prevention of osteoporosis. According to Dr. Ray Strand, a world renowned specialist in nutritional medicine, research now shows its also imperative to our immune systems. read more
By: Marcia Mcwhite | 2010-03-15 | Diseases and Conditions B12 deficiency creating symptoms of anemia, a shortage of vitamin B12 can also interfere with the nerves, and so disturb the senses of touch and pain. In adults, blood cells are produced by red bone marrow, which is found inside the centre of the hips, ribs, breastbone and backbone, plus the ends of long bones such as the thigh. read more
By: John Adison | 2010-01-10 | Supplements Vitamin C is instrumental in the formation of a protein which gives structure to bones, cartilage muscle and blood vessels. It also aids in the absorption if iron. Scientific researches have shown that there are no known advantages in consuming excessive amounts of Vitamin C. read more
By: Roger Thompson | 2007-03-30 | Medicine Even though you have many benefits from taking vitamin B, you will find that if you lack the nutrient that you can have a vitamin b deficiency and you can get several illnesses including . Beriberi if you have a vitamin B1 deficiency. This disease will cause you to... read more
By: Scott Miscall | 2009-06-15 | Nutrition Vitamin D has been long forgotten as an essential vitamin, thanks to the popularity of vitamins like C, B6, and B12. However, this does not mean that you can’t suffer from Vitamin D deficiency; in fact it makes it even more difficult to spot because most people are not aware of the symptoms. read more
By: Gregory Wellendorf | 2010-01-10 | Supplements D vitamin insufficiency troubles are among the most standard vitamin lack troubles; despite the occurrence of this lack has greatly lowered over the last years, it remains existing due to certain factors. read more
By: Seomul Evans | 2010-01-10 | Health & Fitness Working group is currently not the only way to develop and to large bodies. This is because not only how you see, but how fit you are that is important. Balanced Diet Each dietitian or nutritionist will tell you that a balanced diet is better than jumping vitamins and vitamin supplements. The best... read more
By: James Penn | 2007-02-20 | Non fiction Pernicious anemia is a type of anemia caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. The deficiency of vitamin B12 is due to the inability of the digestive tract to absorb this vitamin. Vitamin B12 is seen in abundantly in fish, meat and dairy products and is essential for healthy nervous system and the production of red blood cells. read more
By: Nick Bell | 2007-01-30 | Health & Fitness Given the frequency and popularity of alcohol consumption around the world and the fact that alcohol depletes vitamin B5, deficiency of the vitamin may be a lot more common than we thought. In this article, SKinB5 takes a look at the correlation between alcohol consumption, vitamin B5 deficiency and... read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness A common problem, vitamin B12 deficiency affects the general population, especially the elderly. There are two types of sufferers from vitamin B12 deficiency. The first group is comprised of asymptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency and the other one is composed of hematologic vitamin B12 deficiency. read more
By: Tom alter | 2007-02-13 | Supplements Vitamin B6 is one of the eight water-soluble B vitamins. It was originally isolated in the mid-1930. Vitamin B6 has the maximum number of chemical structures - all begin with the letters pyr, and include pyridoxine (PN), pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxamine (PM), pyridoxine phosphate (PNP), pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), and pyridoxamine phosphate (PMP). PLP is the most active coenzyme form, and has the maximum importance in human metabolism read more
By: peterhutch | 2008-11-20 | Supplements Vitamin B complex is a group of vitamins that includes thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, B-6, folate, B-12, pantothenic acid, biotin and choline. Some of the benefits of vitamin B complex supplements include increased energy, improved or more stable moods, healthier skin, hair and eyes. read more
By: Jay Gaulard | 2009-01-27 | Health & Fitness The majority of Americans suffer from at least one vitamin deficiency, but dont even know it. It`s easy to pass off that fatigue as not getting enough sleep, or attribute the brittle hair to stress. read more
By: Paul Ghossain | 2006-06-09 | Health & Fitness Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem throughout the world, especially for the elderly. read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences is the one who set the recommendations for vitamin B12 intake, which they provide in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). Two national surveys, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III-1998-94) and the Continuing Survey read more
By: Seomul Evans | 2010-01-10 | Health & Fitness Introduction to vitamin A deficiency: ? The resistant system or the know-how to scrimmage castigates infections decreases with the deficiency of vitamin A. ? Excessive alcohol intake will enfeeble the vitamin A present in body. There are copious other problems associated obscure vitamin A deficiency. ? The children who are not thanks to... read more
By: Seomul Evans | 2010-03-03 | Health & Fitness Looking to find a way to add some vitamin K to your life? Do you think it\s too hard? It is actually pretty easy and it helps to keep your bones healthy. It is known that leafy greens such as spinach, cabbage and collards all contain lots of vitamin K.... read more
By: Seomul Evans | 2010-03-03 | Health & Fitness Vitamin B12 is one of the groups of water soluble vitamins that comprise the B group. It\s also known as cyanocobalamin or hydoxycobalamin. Unlike most of the water soluble vitamins the body is able to store it in large amounts and this is a reflection of its importance to our... read more