Vitamins are the secret to a healthier lifestyle

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February 14, 2012 • By Piers Rim '12  
Filed under Column, Opinion

            No one lives forever. However, it is possible to live longer, feel younger, and be healthier.

            In a fast-paced world like ours, eating healthy is not always our top priority. Many people just want to put something cheap and greasy in their stomachs and get on with their lives.

            However, diet is crucial to a healthy lifestyle. In everything that we eat, there are a multitude of vitamins and minerals, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. All are critical to maintain our health.

            But let’s get real. How many of us actually take time out of our day to list and chart all of the things consumed? Not a large amount.

            This is why multivitamin supplements are so useful. All of the useful nutrients from all of the bad tasting, yet healthy, foods are put in a gummy multivitamin supplement for us to enjoy. They are extremely helpful and necessary.

            On the UK Men’s Health website, it has been clinically researched that the consumption of multivitamins, combined with a healthy diet, can actually extend one’s life by 5.1%. Although that number isn’t huge, it certainly is a start to longevity.

            There are many different kinds of multivitamins for different kinds of people. For example, for the man that doesn’t go outside as often as he should or is lactose-intolerant, there are multivitamins that hold a little extra vitamin D along with other vitamins and minerals to help regulate his body.

            For the woman that is allergic to a handful of delicious, commonly eaten fruits, there are multivitamins that provide all of the needed vitamins in lieu of fruits like vitamins C, D, B16, and E.

            Studies conducted by the Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER) have shown that children, contrary to what many people believe, don’t actually need to take multivitamin supplements. This is because many of the foods that they eat, like Chef Boyardee, Kid’s Cuisine, Lunchables, and the homemade meals made by their own mother or father, are already jam-packed with the nutrients needed for their growing bodies.

            However, if you believe that it’s necessary for children to take them, which many people do, then there are multivitamin supplements targeted specifically for children. The classic, chalky Flintstones chewable vitamin pills are pretty common.

            With so many different varieties for varying circumstances in each individual’s lives, multivitamin supplements have become a practical necessity and a proven life benefactor.

            All you have to do is take a couple of these multivitamin supplements once daily. In time, you’ll start to feel more energetic, younger, and most importantly, healthier.

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