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Vitamins are important micronutrients that your body needs to perform daily functions and keep at its optimal health.
While a balanced diet provides many essential nutrients, modern lifestyles, processed foods, and soil depletion can make it difficult to get everything your body requires through food alone.
That’s where supplements come in—helping to bridge nutritional gaps and support overall wellness.
While there are actually 13 essential vitamins and 15 essential minerals the human body needs on a regular basis, some nutrients are more readily available in food sources and easier to consume through diet than others.
By choosing nutrient-dense foods, you should get many of the essential vitamins and minerals your body needs. But when there are gaps that you’re looking to fill, a multivitamin and multimineral are great options to supplement with.
Below are some of the important nutrients you may not be getting enough of in your daily diet and will receive by taking this powerful AM & PM combo.
Below are three types of vitamins that you should make sure to get on a daily basis.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is often called “the sunshine vitamin” because our bodies can make vitamin D from sun exposure.
This means people who live in areas without as much sunshine or those who are not consuming enough vitamin-D-containing (or fortified) foods may need to supplement with vitamin D.
This essential vitamin is vital for bone health, mood support, immunity, and more.
Vitamin C
Although vitamin C is easier to find through food sources, you still may want to supplement with this antioxidant to ensure you’re reaching your daily suggested amount.
As an antioxidant, vitamin C supports the immune system by limiting the damage done by free radicals. Vitamin C is also an essential cofactor in the synthesis of collagen, a protein that is vital to the health of multiple parts of the body including blood vessels, bones, and skin!
B Complex Vitamins
There are actually eight vitamins that make up the group of B vitamins our bodies need.
These water-soluble vitamins support various roles, such as energy levels, skin and eye health, cellular function, metabolism, and more.
Bonus! Here are three important minerals that you may also want to consider supplementing with regularly in case you are not getting enough of each through diet alone.
Magnesium
It’s estimated that almost half of U.S. adults do not get the recommended amount of magnesium — so supplementing with this essential mineral may be a good choice for you.
Magnesium comes in a variety of formats which may support feelings of calm, mood, bone health, cognitive health, and more.
Zinc
Zinc is a trace mineral present in all body tissues. This essential mineral supports immune function and cellular metabolism and helps maintain skin health, among other benefits.
Iron
Certain populations are more susceptible to iron deficiency, so it’s important to get your levels checked to see if you are possibly deficient in this mineral.
Iron plays a vital role in blood production, cellular function, energy metabolism, and overall well-being. It is an essential component of hemoglobin in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle cells. Hemoglobin enables red blood cells to absorb, store, and deliver oxygen throughout the body, ensuring proper oxygenation for various bodily functions.
While the above does not encompass all of the nutrients your body needs on a daily basis, it’s a good start to make sure you’re getting some of these vitamins and minerals. We recommend getting bloodwork done with your physician or healthcare professional to see your own personal vitamin levels and what gaps you may need to fill.
We always believe in a food-first approach, getting as many nutrients as you can through diet — but sometimes diet alone is not enough. That’s why we are here to help you with the rest to keep feeling your best!
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