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There are 13 official vitamins, and several "unofficial" vitamins that will someday be added to the official list. Vitamins work together with enzymes |
Water-soluble vitamins (B vitamins and vitamin C) are not stored so they must be taken into the body every day. Fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamins A, D, E, and K) can be stored in the body's fatty tissue and in the liver; hence the toxicity guidelines of megadosing should be observed. |
in chemical reactions that release energy from digested food and regulate billions of chemical activities that occur in the body every minute.
Vitamin A (Fat-soluble)RDA: 5,000 I.U.Researched Supplement Range: 2,000 I.U. to 20,000 I.U. Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: Vitamin A toxicity may occur in adults who take in excess of 50,000 I.U. per day for several months
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)RDA: 1.5 mgResearched Supplement Range: 50 mg to 200 mg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: excess amount does no good or harm, but is simply excreted from the body A water-soluble vitamin that enters and leaves the body each day so for optimum health you should consume it each day. Thiamin helps burn carbohydrates for energy, so having optimal body uptake is important in a weight management program.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)RDA: 1.7 mgResearched Supplement Range: 25 mg to 200 mg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: no toxicity cases reported Another daily needed water-soluble vitamin.
Riboflavin helps the mitochondria (fat-burning furnaces) of muscle cells to produce energy.
It is important in weight management because you always want to maximize the
optimal performance of those "fat-burning" furnaces.
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)RDA: 19 mgResearched Supplement Range: 19 mg to 100 mg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: Above 30 mg causes vascular dilation with flushing, burning, and itching, the "niacin flush" Niacin is a water-soluble vitamin that works in the glycogen stage of the energy cycle, in the fatty acid oxidation for energy process, and in tissue respiration. Excess niacin above 30 mg will cause vascular dilation accompanied with flushing, burning, and itching. This is commonly called a "niacin flush" This is uncomfortable, but not toxic; and is sometimes a strategy for breaking through a migraine headache.
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)RDA: 6 mgResearched Supplement Range: 6 mg to 200 mg Average Daily Intake: 6 mg Notes: No adverse symptoms reported As with the other B Vitamins, Pantothenic Acid is a crucial nutrient for energy metabolism. It also makes brain neurotransmitters and natural body steroid hormones. Deficiency of pantothenic acid in rats causes highly notable failure of cartilage growth and lesions like the lesions in osteoarthritis. One human study reported results with only 12.5 mg of supplementation.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)RDA: 2.0 mgResearched Supplement Range: 10 mg to 50 mg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: Acute toxicity is low up to 2,000 mg, but intakes over 100 mg for months or years can cause nerve damage Vitamin B6 functions in the formation of body proteins and amino acid metabolism, chemical transmitters in the nervous system, red blood cells, and prostaglandins. Because this B vitamin is involved with the multiplication of cells, it plays a vital role in pregnancy and in proper function of the immune system, mucous membrane, skin, red blood cells, and brain chemistry. Vitamin B6 supplements have been associated with the treatment of several diseases. Autism has been linked to a decrease in certain brain neurotransmitters that require vitamin B6 for normal brain chemistry. Research supports vitamin B6 supplementation in the treatment of autistic children, especially when used with magnesium. Heart disease is also associated to low vitamin B6 levels in the body. Numerous studies have shown that individuals with low pyridoxal-5-phosphate (form of vitamin B6) in their blood have five times greater risk of having a heart attack than individuals with higher levels.
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid)RDA: 400 mcgResearched Supplement Range: 200 mcg to 400 mcg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: Low toxicity, but can mask tests for the serious disease of pernicious anemia Folic acid is an essential part of cellular division and DNA synthesis (the genetic code for the replication of every new cell). One of the most significant medical discoveries of the twentieth century is that folic acid supplementation can reduce infant neural tube birth defects by 48 to 80 percent. That's a 48 to 80 percent decrease in the risk of someone having to spend their life in a wheelchair, with bowel and bladder control problems, and a shunt to control fluid levels in their brain. The neural tube is a fold of tissue that runs the length of the developing embryo and that ultimately develops into the central nervous system. If this tube fails to close at the top, the baby is born with only a very small brain or with no brain, and will usually die with a few hours or days. If it fails to close at the base of the spine the result is usually a crippling paralysis of the lower extremities, and a number of associated health problems. 
Most birth defects from folic acid deficiency will occur within the first few weeks of pregnancy when most women don't even realize they are pregnant. So pre-pregnancy supplementation is crucial, and even more so for women on birth control pills since a side effect of these pills is the depletion of folic acid. Studies show that folic acid offers the most protection when it's started at least three months prior to pregnancy and continued into the first trimester of the pregnancy. The U.S. Center for Disease Control recommends that all women of childbearing age supplement their diet with folic acid even if they are not currently planning on getting pregnant. Why? Because the majority of pregnancies are NOT PLANNED. Women taking birth control pills should understand that a side effect of these pills is the depletion of folic acid. Ignorance of the damaging link between birth control pills, folic acid deficiency, and infant neural tube birth defects like spina bifida, and the resultant pain to the victims of this circumstance (the parents and the infant) could be considered one of worst Nutrition Health Crimes of the twentieth century. U.S. public health officials are still debating the merits of fortifying foods with folic acid to increase intake, but the British aren't. They've already added it to cereals and other items. Yes, the association of folic acid to prevent birth defects is one of the most significant medical discoveries of the twentieth century. But ignorance and lack of publicity to the general public continues to make this discovery one of the greatest Nutrition Health Crimes of the twentieth century. If you read this, we hope you'll help us continue to spread this important message.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)RDA: 2 mcgResearched Supplement Range: 2 mcg to 100 mcg Average Daily Intake: 8 mcg Notes: No cases of toxicity reported More than 50 years ago, vitamin B12 was identified as the nutritional factor in the liver that prevented pernicious anemia, a deadly type of anemia characterized by large, immature red blood cells. The fastest way to nutritionally short-circuit your body is Vitamin B12 deficiency. That's because B12 keeps the electrical nerve impulses moving through your body. "Two of the most common nutrient deficiencies in the elderly are folic acid and vitamin B12." These deficiencies lead to motor skill disturbances, confusion, delusion, fatigue, memory loss, numbness, and ringing in the ears. Sounds like dementia, Alzheimer's, chronic fatigue, and multiple sclerosis all rolled up into one. The important thing to realize is that there are often no differences between the subtle signs of nutrition deficiency and what we interpret as "old age." "Ten to 35 percent of all patients who are seropositive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have vitamin B12 deficiency." As a matter of fact, the progression to AIDS increases and neurological symptoms worsen as serum cobalamin levels go down.
Vitamin B17 (Laetrile Nitrilosides)RDA: Not establishedResearched Supplement Range: Not set to date Average Daily Intake: Unavailable
Biotin (a vitamin)RDA: 30 mcg to 100 mcg mgResearched Supplement Range: 28 mcg to 5,000 mcg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Notes: Intakes of 10,000 mcg daily don't cause any toxic side-effects Biotin is a B-complex vitamin used in the formation of enzymes that fuel the human body. Without biotin, the body can't use fats or glucose for energy, and the metabolism is severely impaired. Since the enzymes aren't there to break down, and build up protein, the body falls apart, leaving you without hair and skin, no muscles, and very confused. 
If strong nails and healthy hair is what you're looking for, then biotin supplements may be your solution. Many years ago, researchers tested their hypothesis that B-complex vitamins and nail brittleness were associated. Their tests seem to prove their hypothesis, and recent research still supports the association between nail thickness and biotin. Japanese researchers had some indications that biotin levels were associated to Type II Adult- onset Diabetes, so they raised biotin levels by supplementing 18 people with 9,000 mcg of biotin per day. The result? After 30 days, the participants' blood sugar levels fell to nearly half their original levels.
CholineRDA: Not establishedResearched Supplement Range: 50 mg to 500 mg Average Daily Intake: 400 mg to 900 mg Notes: Not toxic Choline is required for the proper metabolism of fats, and involved with the success of your memory. Choline is used in the treatment of liver disorders, elevated cholesterol levels, Alzheimer's disease, and bipolar depression.
InositolRDA: Not establishedResearched Supplement Range: 50 mg to 5,000 mg Average Daily Intake: 1,000 mg Notes: Doesn't appear to be toxic, but not research has been has been done to see whether inositol acts as an ergogenic
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)RDA: 60 mgResearched Supplement Range: 1,000 mg to Bowel Tolerance Average Daily Intake: Not available Notes: No toxicity from vitamin C has been identified. In certain health conditions maximizing vitamin C to bowel tolerance is desirable. This individual tolerance level will vary from person to person, in general take 500 mg Vitamin C per hour until the stools become loose. Back in 1970, Linus Pauling, Double Nobel Prize winning scientist, recommended multi-gram doses of vitamin C for improved health. Years later, his wisdom has been proven in study after study. According to Balz Frei, Ph.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine, Vitamin C is an antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals by offering it's own electrons; minimizing oxidative damage to DNA, and neutralizing nitrates that are shown to cause cancer. Researchers at Harvard Medical School found that people who got at least 200 mg of vitamin C per day had a 30 percent reduced risk of bronchitis or wheezing compared with people who got about 100 mg per day. Vitamin C has been shown to inhibit the deposit and growth of atherosclerosis on artery walls, directly protect the heart muscle from infection and free radical damage, delay or prevent cataract formation, help prevent cancer and infection in skin, cervix, rectum, breasts, colon, esophagus, stomach, pancreas ... and on and on and on ... down to helping get rid of the common cold! Although scientifically impossible to prove, a theoretical proposal that "Vitamin C can be helpful with any health challenge" would most likely prove to be true.
Vitamin D (Ergosterol) (Fat-soluble)RDA: 200 I.U. to 400 I.UResearched Supplement Range: 200 I.U. to 800 I.U. Average Daily Intake: Unavailable Vitamin D plays a vital role in stimulating intestinal absorption of calcium. It also helps maintain the balance between calcium and phospate in the body and is essential for strong bones and teeth. Elderly individuals, especially elderly woman, are at highest risk for a vitamin D deficiency with a resulting loss in bone strength and density and joint pain.People with poor dietary habits, premature infants, people who are deprived of sunlight (such as night workers), and people suffering from certain diseases such as those that impair intestinal absorption, liver disease, kidney disorders, and some genetic defects as well as those who use certain drugs (such as the anticonvulstant phenytoin) over an extended period of time are also at a higher risk of developing a vitamin D deficiency.Vitamin D may have many anticancer properties and may be especially helpful against breast and colon cancer. Vitamin D levels can be negatively influenced by reduced exposure to sunlight, decreased dietary intake and by absorption problems. Supplementation of vitamin D daily, as part of a full spectrum formula, should be adequate for most people. An excess of this vitamin has not shown an increased benefit. The body's use of vitamin D is enhanced in the presence of magnesium and boron.
Vitamin E (Tocopherol)(Fat-soluble)RDA: 10 I.U.Researched Supplement Range: 400 I.U. to 2,400 I.U. Average Daily Intake: 10 I.U. Notes: Excellent safety record, clinical trial dosages as high as 3,200 I.U. daily for periods of 2 years had no unfavorable side effects or toxicity indications. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that specifically prevents the oxidation of fats by free radicals. Vitamin E or Vitamin C could well be touted as most powerful nutrients of all, but they should not be thought of as an isolated solution because many synergistic benefits are lost if other cofactor nutrients are not present. Scientific studies have proven that vitamin E fights heart disease, prevents cancer, alleviates respiratory problems, and boosts the immune system's ability to fight off infectious disease. It also helps helps prevent macular degeneration of the eyes and diabetic degenerative damage. Sixty percent of the mice that received su>pplemental Vitamin E and were then deliberately infected with pneumonia resisted the pneumonia. The control group fed the normal mouse diet (which is probably better than what a standard American eats) all developed pneumonia and died. [Tengerdy, et al. Diet and Resistance to Disease. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1981] Recent double-blind, placebo-controlled studies published in medical journals have shown an amazing 77% reduction in life threatening heart conditions from supplementation of 400 to 1200 IU of vitamin E. [Stephens, et al. Randomized controlled trial of vitamin E in patients with coronary disease: Cambridge Heart antioxidant Study (CHAOS). The Lancet, 1996. ALSO Rimm, et al. Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary heart disease in men. New England Journal of Medicine, 1993] Vitamin E could also be nicknamed the "vanity" vitamin because it is so valuable for keeping skin moist and youthful, and for minimizing aging eruptions of skin cancer. Vitamin E can be thought of like the oil in your automobile. It keeps everything sliding and working smoothly, including joints, elastic tissues like heart, lung, and mucus membranes of eyes, nose, throat, and genitals.
Vitamin K (Menadione) (Fat-soluble)RDA: 80 mcgResearched Supplement Range: -0- mcg to 150 mcg Average Daily Intake: 300 mcg to 500 mcg Notes: There are no known side effects or toxicity, but this vitamin anticoagulant drugs that work to prevent clot formations.
PABARDA: Not establishedResearched Supplement Range: Not set to date Average Daily Intake: Unavailable
BioflavonoidsRDA: Not establishedResearched Supplement Range: 100 mg to 500 mg Average Daily Intake: Unavailable
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Cabbage, sauerkraut, sesame seeds, egg yolks, buck wheat and the white skins and segment part of all citrus fruit. |
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