Vitamins & Minerals
(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
The next topic in this course is vitamins and minerals. First of all, what are they and how do they work in our bodies? Vitamins are defined as essential organic nutrients our bodies need in tiny amounts in our diets. Most of them act by aiding the processes of digestion, absorption, and metabolism. They don’t do anything on their own. There are two kinds of vitamins: fat soluble and water-soluble. The difference between the two is that fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body in the liver and with other lipids in fatty tissues. That means that high levels can build up and possibly cause toxicity. Water-soluble vitamins go straight into the bloodstream, and excess amounts are excreted. They never build up in our bodies, so there is relatively little danger of any toxicity occurring.
Enzyme s play an important role in human nutrition. Without the assistance of enzymes in our diet certain vitamin s would not even be available to us. Enzymes do better when they have a substrate. Pectic enzyme action releases minerals into the system. Supplement vitamins do not work as well as those contained in whole food. Liquid Vitamins are an even better source. The real deficiency occurs when you can see evidence in bones such as the skull. The following vitamin chart will hopefully let you know if you have a deficiency or not. The complete content of this sit should also be a good resource. Do not use this guide before consulting your doctor. Think of the discount you’ll receive on medical bills if you educate yourself properly about nutrition.