Vitamins for Energy
Taking vitamins for energy is a good way to make up for not eating a balanced diet. We all know that most people don't eat as healthy as they should, so there has to be a way to compensate for this lack of nutrition. The question is what vitamins will supply the energy you need?
Instructions
1. Vitamins for energy isn't a new concept by any means people have been doing it for years. Most people know that they don't eat balanced meals and that they don't get enough vitamins in the foods they eat. Furthermore, many don't want to change how they eat, so they use vitamins to take up the slack.
First of all, if your energy is low on a regular basis get a check up to be sure it isn't some sort of physical condition such as anemia, fibromyalgia etc. Actually, even if you have these aliments vitamins can help, but not to the degree they could if you didn't. It's always good to know what you're up against.
2. The main vitamins for energy are the B vitamins, so a B-complex vitamin or a good multivitamin that has them will do. Further, you need to consider absorption, which means choosing liquid, powder, chewable, softgel or tablet. They're listed in order of fastest absorption. Then you need to consider natural or synthetic, which is personal preference.
Natural vitamins are pricier and are usually in health food stores, whereas, synthetic vitamins can be found in stores everywhere and cost less. In addition, consider quality of the vitamin you may want to take only brand names such as Solgar, Twinlab, Solaray and Nature's Way to name a few.
3. Iron is another vitamin for energy that can pick up you up. If your body is iron deficient then you will be tired. However, iron vitamins can be hard on the stomach, so you may want to try Nature's Plus chewable iron with vitamin C it's known to be easy on the stomach.
Also, if the body is low in magnesium then it will have to work harder to give the energy you need. Magnesium is an important mineral that's needed in the body for most bodily functions, therefore, necessary for optimal health.
4. It's also helpful to take vitamins that assist the others. For example, vitamin C enhances absorption of iron, B vitamins assist one another and Niacin plus vitamin B6 assist magnesium. For this reason, we need to take these vitamins at the same time for best results.
Additionally, it's best to take vitamins for energy in the mornings with food unless you skip breakfast. If this happens bring them along for lunch.
5. Naturally, it's good to eat the foods that have these vitamins as well. Here's a list of foods high in B vitamins, iron and magnesium.
B vitamin: turkey, tuna, clams, shell fish, salmon, liver, whole grains, wheat germ, leafy vegetables, bananas, avocado, peppers, brown rice, lentils, beans, egg yolk, tofu, and low fat dairy.
Iron: clams, oysters, sardines, pork/chicken/beef liver, liver pate, goose, beans, lentils, pumpkin seeds and baked potato w/skin.
Magnesium: salmon, halibut, sunflower/pumpkin/sesame seeds, mixed nuts, all bran, soy beans, brown rice, shredded wheat, popcorn and cocoa powder.
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