With our fast paced world today and all our engineered food, it is no longer a secret that we don’t get all our nutrients from the food we buy off the shelf. Mass production, cold storage, pesticides etc etc contributes to loss of vital nutrients that the body needs.

The body needs macro and micro nutrients in order to function properly. Macro nutrients is proteins, carbohydrates, fats and micro nutrients is essential vitamins and minerals.

From a weight loss point of view, ideally you want to consume low calorie, high nutrient food and as I’ve explained, this is becoming quite difficult in today’s society. Yes, it is possible to get all your nutrients in but you’ll have to consume alot of food in order to do that which results in picking up unwanted weight.

Flu and germs also goes around especially in a gym environment and getting in your multivitamins is becoming more and more important.

The bottom line is everybody needs supplementation and that doesn’t mean that you now have to go out and buy a mountain of pills and shakes but a good multivitamin and a good immune booster is a must for everybody.

Off course getting in nutrients doesn’t always mean popping a pill. Vitamin D we can get from about twenty minutes in the sun, vitamin C from oranges, assuming that it is picked from the tree and not been sitting a cold store room for months. 

Consistently taking your vitamins and educating yourself in high nutrient foods will make a dramatic change in your body and you’ll feel better, have more energy.

Happy Training!

First of all it is important to understand what a multi-vitamin is. A multi-vitamin is a preparation intended to supplement a human diet with vitamins ,dietary minerals and other nutritional elements. Most multivitamin supplements contain the following ingredients:

• vitamin C, B1, B2,B3, B6, B9, B12, B5, H, A, E, D3, K1
• potassium iodide
• cupric
• selenomethionine
• berates
• zinc
• calcium
• magnesium
• chromium
• manganese
• molybdenum
• beta-carotene
• iron

You most certainly don’t have to know all of these or what they do ( if you do… WOW) or even how much you need of them. Just that you do need them.

Most people today in our fast paced lifestyle do not eat a balanced diet to provide them with all of the vitamins that their body need. A multi-vitamin is essential for all people because alot of the food that we buy today has lost a lot of its nutrients due to cold storing and transport delays from the time that it gets harvested until the time we see it on the shelf. Another advantage off course  is convenience,  since it is much easier and quicker to take a tablet than to try and consume all the vitamins manually. For children, as well as for busy professionals that is constantly on the go, it is an easy, affordable solution to getting all of your daily vitamins.

Supplementing the diet with a multi-vitamin can be a valuable tool for those with dietary imbalances, specific nutritional needs and people on a restrictive diet. Different people need different amounts and types of multi-vitamins and these days there is something for everybody from young children, athletes, pregnant woman and the elderly. It is definitely advised to speak with your doctor or a qualified nutritionist to help you pick one that is perfect for you. Also keep in mind that this is an investment in your health, so don’t settle for anything but the best.

It is also important to note that large quantities may pose the risk of overdose, because of the toxicity of some of the ingredients like iron although this is extremely rare.

I truly hope that this article has opened your eyes a little bit to the importance of a multi-vitamin in your daily life.

Happy training!