Vitamins, Minerals and More
Almost every time I turn on the TV an elderly red headed man claiming to be almost 90 is doing 220-pound leg presses, or claiming he is hitting a golf ball 200+ yards regularly, or operating a powerful fork lift with a full load. He claims to see and hear perfectly; has never had major surgery and has a body that operates as efficiently as 30 years ago (60). How? All this and more because he and his wife take his product that provides 60 plus minerals and multiple vitamins in various amounts each day.
Are his claims true? For him possibly yes, but the validity of his claims for the general public benefits are almost certainly not universal. Minerals can be beneficial for most taken right in amounts and timing. Let’s discuss what are minerals and what are vitamins?
Today we are bombarded by advertising, influencers, and information, that too often just add to confusion as to what do various words mean related to what we ingest for health?
- Both vitamins and minerals are needed for good health by humans.
- What are vitamins? Vitamins are micronutrients or organic compounds made from minerals and plants.
- Minerals are also micronutrients we obtain from the soil but not by directly ingesting dirt or soil. The minerals have prior to human ingestion been transferred to plants which we eat after they are sourced to plants from soil, water and rocks. To add to confusion, some minerals are ingested from plants eaten by animals/humans we in turn ingest by eating or supplements.
- Note we internalize vitamins and minerals both by eating foods or supplements, but vitamin D can also enter the body through sunshine.
Two vitamin types include water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C that dissolve in water Including in addition to B2 (riboflavin), B6 (pyridoxine, B12 (cobalamin). And fat-soluble vitamins that do not dissolve and can be stored; negating the reason to have to be eaten and replenished each day including A, D, E and K.
Minerals are inorganic and derived from non-living sources. Macro-minerals are large minerals needed in high amounts greater than 100 mgs including calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and sodium. Micro-minerals are small and you need less than 100mg. per serving. Included are copper, fluoride, iodine, manganese, selenium and zinc.
Various vitamins have different primary functions: Vitamin A: Eyesight and skin. Vitamin C: wound and boosting immune system. Vitamin D: Strengthen bones. Vitamin E: protects skin and Vitamin K help can help with blood clot(s) management.
The elderly gentleman and his wife may have all the health benefits claimed from his and her product blend of vitamins and minerals. Frankly Speaking, each person is unique; thus, professional testing to determine the optimum individual blend is suggested if extremely large doses of various minerals and vitamins are to be ingested. NSC-GOLD is a high-quality multiple vitamin with minerals containing 28 ingredients.
