The body depends on vitamins and minerals to function; diet is the main source for nutrients with the condition to consume foods from all major categories. Most nutritional supplements contain a balanced combination of vitamins and minerals, with the mention that some products are more specialized than others. Some products are unilateral containing only one mineral and the vitamin necessary for its absorption. Thus, magnesium comes in combination with vitamin B6 while calcium is always available with vitamin D.
A balanced diet is more than enough for you to take all the vitamins and minerals if your body mechanisms are working properly. Mention must be made that people who suffer from chronic disease or those who have developed health problems due to mineral or vitamin deficiency which usually require supplementation. When you’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis you will need more than just a diet rich in dairy products. Besides diet, you should use a calcium supplement and vitamins D and C to ensure a good absorption.
Then, eye problems can often be treated or improved by the administration of the right combination of vitamins and minerals. Antioxidants like vitamin A, C and E together with zinc and selenium improve vision, prevent macular degeneration, cataract and glaucoma formation. They are also known to improve the condition of people who suffer from the dry eye syndrome. Talk to a doctor before using any vitamin supplements. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies require special tests for diagnosis.
A complex combination of vitamins and minerals is used for the treatment of anemia. The problem with self-diagnosis and individual treatment is that you could do more harm than good. Here are a few situations where you could go wrong with the use of vitamins and minerals without a doctor’s advice.
The administration of certain vitamins and supplements are absolutely necessary or forbidden for some health conditions.
-Pregnant women should be careful with the vitamin A intake because it can cause baby malformations.
-Smokers who take vision supplements may have problems with the same vitamin A (beta-carotene)also have problems with the administration of beta-carotene (vitamin A).
-People who suffer from kidney stones may have problems when using calcium supplements.
-Vitamin K should not be administered in parallel with blood thinning medication.
-Iron can cause constipation.
The list of problems that may accompany the random use of vitamins and minerals is much longer than this. Yet, with the above mentions, we are trying to send an alarm message to all those who self-treat and use vitamin supplements by the ‘ear’.
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