Vitamins and supplements are important for health. Vitamin C supports immune function and collagen formation. Vitamin E deficiency can cause muscle weakness and vision problems. Magnesium supports bone and heart health. Manganese aids in tissue formation and brain function. Phosphorus and potassium are important minerals, with phosphorus building bones and potassium regulating heart function. Sodium maintains blood volume while zinc supports immune function and wound healing.

1. Vitamins & Supplements
This is a look at vitamins & supplements.
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2. Vitamin C & it's uses
● Vitamin C: is a Ascorbic Acid: It is the body's
primary water soluble antioxidant.
● C is known to support collagen formation &
immune function.

9. ●Benefits of Vitamin C With Rose Hips
● Vitamin C is helpful to maintain the health of
blood vessels, bones.
● Cold and Flu Symptoms: with high concentration.
● Rheumatoid Arthritis.

14. Vitamin E deficiency
Vitamin E
Vitamin deficiency symptoms include the following:
Muscle weakness,
Loss of muscle mass,
Vision problems,
Abnormal eye movements,
Unsteady walking.
According to health experts the long-term deficiency could cause liver and kidney
problems.

24. Benefits of Magnesium
● Health benefits have been associated with magnesium:
● Bone health. Magnesium is important for bone formation. ...
● Calcium absorption. Calcium and magnesium are important
for maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis. ...
● Diabetes. ...
● Heart health. ...
● Migraine headaches. ...
● Premenstrual syndrome. ...
●
Relieving anxiety.

26. Why is manganese important to the human body?
*It aids in the formation of connective
tissue, bones, blood-clotting factors,
and sex hormones and plays a role in
fat and carbohydrate metabolism,
calcium absorption, and blood sugar
regulation.
*Manganese is also necessary for
normal brain and nerve function.

27. Health Benefits of Manganese:

28. What is Phosphorus used for?
● We need phosphorus to keep bones strong and
healthy, to help make energy, and to move your
muscles.
● In addition, phosphorus helps to: build strong
bones and teeth. filter out waste in kidneys.
● Phosphorus: is an essential mineral primarily used
for growth and repair of body cells and tissues.

29. What is Potassium Citrate?
● Potassium is a mineral that is found in many
foods and is needed for several functions of your
body, especially the beating of your heart.
● Potassium citrate is used to treat a kidney stone
condition called renal tubular acidosis.

31. What is sodium for in Health?
● Sodium: is found mainly in body fluids.
● It plays a major role in maintaining blood volume
and blood pressure by attracting and holding
water.
● Sodium: is also important in cellular osmotic
pressure (the passage of fluids in and out of the
cells) and in transmitting nerve impulses.

32. Dangerous Sodium Levels:
● Hyponatremia is a low sodium level in the blood.
● It is generally defined as a sodium concentration
of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with
severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEql/L.
● Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.
● Mild symptoms include a decreased ability to
think, headaches, nausea, and poor balance.

33. What happens when your body is low
on sodium?
● Low blood sodium: (hyponatremia) occurs when
you have an abnormally low amount of sodium in
your blood or when you have too much water in
your blood.
● Signs & symptoms of hyponatremia can include
altered personality, lethargy and confusion.
● Severe hyponatremia can cause seizures, coma
and even death.

34. ●What is a critically low sodium level?
● Hyponatremia is a low sodium level in the blood.
● It is generally defined as a sodium concentration
of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with
severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEql/L.
● Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.
● Mild symptoms include a decreased ability to
think, headaches, nausea, and poor balance.

35. What are good Sodium Levels?
● It helps maintain normal blood pressure, supports
the work of your nerves and muscles, and
regulates your body's fluid balance.
● A normal blood sodium level is between 135 and
145 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L).

38. ●What are the benefits of taking zinc?
● The following are some of the health benefits of
zinc:
● 1) Zinc and regulating immune function. ...
● 2) Zinc for treating diarrhea. ...
● 3) Zinc effects on learning and memory. ...
● 4) Zinc to treat the common cold. ...
● 5) Zinc's role in wound healing. ...
● 6) Zinc and decreased risk of age-related chronic
disease.

39. Source:
● Nature's Prescription: Foods, Vitamins, and
Supplements That Prevent Disease Paperback –
March 1, 1998,by Publisher:Frank W. Cawood
and Associates (Editor)
● Nature's Medicines: From Asthma to Weight
Gain, from Colds to Heart Disease- The Most
Powerful All-Natural Cures Hardcover – August
27, 1999 by Gale Maleskey (Author)Publisher:
Rodale Books