Vitamins & Supplements

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, is 1.2 milligrams a day. It’s not only necessary for mental health it’s also great for your hair, skin, muscle growth, appetite, and digestion. To my drinkers and partiers out there, you need to know that alcohol actually destroys vitamin B1. As little …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin K for healthy males aged 19 to 30 is a 120 micrograms per day. For females aged 19 to 30 years old, it’s 90 micrograms a day. Vitamin K is a great supplement because it promotes proper blood clotting, prevents bleeding and hemorrhages and also helps improve bone …

Transcript Some great vitamins for your skin are the powerful antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. These vitamins are great for your skin because they help prevent aging, wrinkles, and fine lines. The best sources of antioxidants are from foods such as the ones you see here: dark leafy greens, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, and also …

Transcript Some general symptoms of a vitamin deficiency include low energy, depression, irritability, brittle nails, your hair falling out, and also skin issues, such as rashes, acne, or eczema. Lacking any of these vitamins will definitely have a negative effect on your moods. For example, B vitamins are essential to the body’s brain and nerve …

Transcript Your body requires all different kinds of vitamins to function properly and to have adequate energy. One of the most important vitamins for energy are the B vitamins. B vitamins help metabolize carbohydrates into energy, which is the main source of fuel for your body and your brain. A lack of B vitamins can …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin B3 for healthy male’s age 19 to 30 years old is 16 milligrams a day. For females, it’s 14 milligrams per day. Vitamin B3, also known as niacin, has many benefits. It’s great for digestion. It helps with energy. It helps lower cholesterol. And it really is great …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin C in healthy male’s age 19 to 30 years old is 90 milligrams a day. For healthy females age 19 to 30 years old is 75 milligrams a day. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant which helps prevent cancer, boost your immunity, and is great for your skin. …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin B6 for healthy adults aged 19 to 30 is 1.3mg a day. Vitamin B6 is known as “”the anti depressant vitamin”” because it helps regulate our moods and brain functioning. It promotes a healthy appetite, balanced moods, a good metabolism, and restful sleep. Some good food sources of …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin B-12 for healthy adults age 19 to 30 years old is 2.4 micrograms per day. It’s known as the energy vitamin because it helps boost your metabolism and energy in the body. Vitamin B-12 also balances the nervous system, helps prevent depression, improves moods, and also protects against …

Transcript When storing vitamins, you want to make sure they’re in a cool, dry place away from heat or humidity. So a lot of people store their vitamins in a medicine cabinet, but actually that’s not the ideal place because in a bathroom, there’s a lot of moisture from the sink and the shower. The …

Transcript The recommended daily allowance for vitamin A for healthy males age 19 to 30 is 900 micrograms per day. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant which is great for the skin. It’s great for your eyesight. And it’s also excellent as a natural immune booster. Some of the best natural sources of vitamin A …

Transcript If you’re a strict vegetarian or vegan, you want to make sure you’re getting enough vitamin B-12. The reason is vitamin B-12 comes mainly from animal food sources including fish, meat, eggs, and dairy products. If you’re a strict vegetarian or vegan and are experiencing symptoms like low energy, brittle nails, brittle hair, depression, …

Transcript If you’re taking a multivitamin, it’s not a good idea to supplement with extra individual vitamins. High levels of any single nutrient can lead to overdose and toxicity in the body, especially with the fats soluble Vitamins A, D, and E. For example, a Vitamin A overdose can lead to dizziness, blurred vision, and …

Transcript A vitamin overdose can occur when you take too much of one particular vitamin in supplement form. The fat soluble vitamins, A, D, and E are the ones that you’re more at risk of overdosing on. This happens through high supplement intake and not dietary sources. So if you do take vitamin supplements make …

Transcript Vitamin D is essential because it helps us absorb calcium from food, which helps us build strong bones, helps us grow and is great for teeth formation. A deficiency in vitamin D can lead to a number of things, osteoporosis, depression, weak bones, the softening of bones, obesity, severe asthma in children, as well, …

Transcript Some great vitamin A foods include liver, cantaloupe, carrots, kale, broccoli, spinach, and sweet potato, some of my favorite foods. Why vitamin A is such a great vitamin is because it’s a powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants are a group of compounds which help protect the body from the formation of free radicals. Free radicals cause …

Transcript B vitamins play a crucial role is all of the body’s systems and processes. Some great sources of vitamin B food include whole grains, dark leafy greens like collards, kale and broccoli, eggs, fish, beans, as well as high quality meats and diary. Just make sure you’re getting grass-fed, pastured, organic high quality meat …

Transcript If you’re rarely in the sun or a strict vegetarian, you may be at risk for vitamin D deficiency. If you have weak bones or muscle pain, these are signs that you may not be getting enough vitamin D. Vitamin D is naturally produced when the body is exposed to sun, and it also …

Transcript Vitamin A is used in creams and oils for anti-aging and for people with skin problems such as acne. You do wanna be careful when using vitamin A because some of the side effets include burning, peeling, stinging, and also increased sunburn potential. So if you like to go in the sun, you want …

Transcript Some common vitamin deficiency symptoms include hair loss, brittle nails, dry skin, acne, eczema, low energy, low moods, and fatigue. In particular, pregnant or nursing women, and vegan or vegetarians are more susceptible to vitamin deficiency. For example, some of my clients who are vegans and vegetarians, come in to see me because they …

Transcript The problem with vitamin drinks is that they are extremely high in sugar. Some of them have more than 30 grams of sugar per bottle. And this is going to lead to added weight gain, dips in your energy, and added sugar cravings. Therefore, it’s going to be much better to replenish with natural …

Transcript Antioxidant vitamins are vitamins A, C, and E. Antioxidants are a group of compounds which protect the body from the formation of free radicals. Free radicals cause aging, tissue damage, and can lead to disease. Think of an apple. If I took an apple, and I sliced that apple in half, and you just …

Transcript Some studies have shown that the antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but studies are still being done, and it hasn’t been completely proven yet. On the flip side, studies have shown that eating a diet rich in antioxidant foods such as fruits, vegetables and nuts has …

Transcript If you’re noticing your hair is falling out, you’re graying, or your hair is breaking, you may wanna consider taking vitamins which are great for your hair. These include many of the B vitamins, which are usually found in a vitamin B complex supplement. You can get a lot of these beneficial B vitamins …

Transcript If you’re healthy, active individual eating a balanced diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, high quality proteins and healthy fats, you probably don’t need a multivitamin. However, if you lead a hectic, stressed out lifestyle with lots of processed foods, fast foods, you probably aren’t getting the vitamins and nutrients you need, so you …

Transcript If you’re a healthy, active adult eating a well-balanced meal including fruits, vegetables, high quality proteins, and healthy fats, you probably don’t need a multivitamin. However, if your diet is restricted, if you’re vegan or vegetarian, a pregnant or nursing mother, you probably want to think about taking a multivitamin as a supplement. If …

Transcript Many experts disagree on this question; however, in my experience, if your child is eating a well-balanced diet full of fruits, vegetables, high quality proteins, whole grains, and healthy fats, it’s probably unnecessary. However, if your child is deficient or is a really picky eater, maybe doesn’t eat any protein, doesn’t eat vegetables, you …

Transcript My pregnant clients and friends often ask me, “”Should I take a prenatal vitamin?”” The answer is yes. Prenatal vitamins are specially formulated multivitamins, which include calcium, folic acid, and iron, in addition to all the other essential vitamins a mother needs. Calcium is important for an expecting mother because it helps build bones. …