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VITAMINS, MINERALS, BIOFLAVONOIDS

AND OTHER MICRONUTRIENTS

NAME FUNCTIONS FOOD SOURCE

VITAMIN A

  • Antioxidant
  • Maintains vision
  • (especially night vision)
  • Promotes skin health
  • Boosts immune system
  • Helps protect against infection.

Apricots, asparagus, beet greens, blue green algae, broccoli, butternut squash, cantaloupe, carrots, cheese, dandelion greens, eggs, fish, fish liver oil, green & yellow fruits & vegetables, green olives, mango, milk products, papaya, parsley, prunes, red peppers, snap beans, spirulina, spinach, sweet potatoes. pollen.

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VITAMIN B1

(Thiamine)

  • Aids energy production.
  • Muscle tone.
  • Maintenance of intestines, stomach.
  • Improves pumping power of the heart.
  • Promotes healthy nerves.

almonds, asparagus, avocado, brewer's yeast, brown rice, dried apricots, dry beans & peas, egg yolk, fish, lean pork, legumes, nuts, peanuts, poultry, seeds, soybeans, wheat germ, whole grains, wild rice, sunflower seeds (hulled), spirulina, molasses, wheatgrass, barleygrass. pollen, Peruvian maca.

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VITAMIN B2

(Riboflavin)

  • Production of thyroid hormone
  • Works In conjunction with iron to manufactures red blood cells.
  • Tissue maintenance and repair: eyes, hair, nerves, skin, etc.

Cheese, yogurt, milk, liver, fish, wholegrains, wholegrain bread, leafy green vegetables, eggs, avocados, mushrooms, molasses, spirulina, kelp, pollen, Peruvian maca.

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VITAMIN B3

(Niacin)

  • Circulation
  • Cholesterol level reduction,
  • Growth,
  • Histamine activator (Histamine is vital in small quantities, to functions as growth, healing, stomach acid secretion, sex hormone production)
  • Hydrochloric acid production
  • Sex hormone production

Liver, beans, dates, dried figs, eggs, leafy green vegetables, milk products, mushrooms, peas, peanuts, avocados, poultry, prunes, seafood, whole grain breads & cereals

molasses, spirulina, kelp, pollen.

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VITAMIN B5

(Pantothenic Acid)

  • Adrenal function
  • Fatigue, stress
  • Antibody production (helps fight infection)
  • Promotes fertility

Poultry, meat, liver, wholegrains, nuts, soybeans, yogurt, avocado, mushroom, sweet potato molasses, spirulina.

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VITAMIN B6

(Pyridoxine)

  • Prevents hardening of the arteries
  • Inhibits release of histamine (beneficial for allergy sufferers)
  • Dries oily skin and controls dandruff.

Avocado, bananas, molasses, blueberries, brewer's yeast, brown rice, cabbage, fish, green leafy vegetables, melons, mushrooms, peanuts, prunes, raisins, soybeans, walnuts, whole grains, spirulina, pollen.

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VITAMIN B12

(Cobalamin)

  • Appetite stimulation,

  • Blood cell formation - helps to prevent anemia.

  • Promotes growth

  • Improves brain functions

  • Maintains a healthy nervous system

  • Helps the action of iron , vitamin C, folic acid, choline, pantothenic acid.

Meat, eggs, fish, dairy products, liver and kidneys, spirulina, Peruvian maca.

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VITAMIN B15

(Pangamic Acid)

  • Essential requirement in the diet has not yet been proven.
  • It is not a vitamin in the strictest sense of the word, but a good antioxidant.
  • Water soluble
  • Detoxify free radicals and stimulates the carriage of oxygen to the blood from the lungs and from the blood to the muscles and vital organs of the body.

Brewer's yeast, brown rice, whole grains, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds,

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VITAMIN B17

(Laetrile)

  • Laetrile contains a chemical called amygdalin.
  • Amygdalin is found in the pits of many fruits, raw nuts, and plants and is the most controversial "vitamin" because of its use by some therapists as a cancer treatment.
  • It is believed that the active anticancer ingredient in laetrile is cyanide, extracted from apricot kernels.

Found in apricots, cherry, peach and plum kernels and in apple pips.

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VITAMIN C

(Ascorbic Acid)

  • Antioxidant
  • Water soluble
  • It is very unstable - disintegrates in cooking and when fruits and vegetables are peeled.
  • Improves calcium and iron absorbtion.
  • Helps to maintain the skin and connective tissue.
  • Helps to strenghten the capillaries and cell walls.
  • Collagen production

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VITAMIN D

  • Fat soluble vitamin
  • The "sunshine vitamin" - the sun's ultraviolwet rays convert sub-skin cholesterol into vitamin D.
  • The body's ability to manufacture vitamin D declines with age.
  • Regulates blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, helping to build strong bones and healthy teeth.

Fish liver oil, fatty fish: sardines, herring, salmon, tuna.

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VITAMIN E
  • Antioxidant
  • Fat Soluble vitamin.
  • Assists cell regeneration and delays aging.
  • Acts as an anicoagulant, lowering blood cholesterol and thinning the blood.
  • Prevents the formation of arterial blood clots.
  • Also beneficial for fertility and sexual potency

Raw ehwat germ, wheat germ oil, vegetable oils, soya beans, leafy green vegetables,whole grains and cereals.

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VITAMIN K

  • Fat soluble vitamin
  • Occurs in 3 forms: K1, K2 and K3.
  • K1 and K2 are synthesized by the intestinal flora
  • Plays a part in preventing internal bleeding and reducing excessive menstrual flow.
  • The liver, in order to produce prothrombin (involved in blood clotting) needs vitamin K.
  • Helps to prevent coronary thrombosis.

Alfalfa, green leafy vegetables, egg yolks, fish liver oil, safflower and soybean oil.

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PABA

(Para-Aminobenzoic Acid)

   

VITAMIN B9

(Folic Acid)

   

VITAMIN C

(Biotin)

   

CHOLINE

   
INOSITOL    
BIOFLAVONOID COMPLEX    
QUERCETIN    
BORON    
CALCIUM    
COBALT    
COPPER    
CHROMIUM    
FLUORINE    
IRON    
GERMANIUM    
IODINE    
POTASSIUM    
MAGNESIUM    
MANGANESE    
MOLYBDENUM    
PHOSPHORUS    
SELENIUM    
SILICON    
VANADIUM    
ZINC    
SODIUM    
NICKEL    
SILICON    
SULPHUR    
COENZYME Q10    

 

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