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Natural Vitamin Sources at Home

By: Mary Smith, Posted on: 2007-05-03

Foodies and farmers both know it. However, not enough other people are aware that though it is simple to purchase vitamin supplements, for most people it is far better to get our recommended dose of vitamins from natural sources.

Many people do not eat proper, balanced diets, and suffer from vitamin deficiency. However, rather than looking for a solution in a bottle, nutritionists recommend people begin eating more healthful foods to get the range of vitamins their bodies need.

For those on special diets, it may be true that supplements are the best option, as some diets make it difficult to get the right nutrients in the right amounts all the time. It might be too cumbersome for those people to cook in such a way as to get all they need from food alone. Nevertheless, for most people, it is very easy to get all the nutrition we need from ordinary everyday foods.

One of the keys to this is to gain knowledge about the different kinds of vitamins, and the natural vitamin sources that are best. Once you have that knowledge, incorporating as many of them as possible into your diet will be easy! Water soluble vitamins must be repleneshed each day because they cannot be stored in our bodies. Therefore, learning natural vitamin sources in those cases is the most important step. Many of the following natural sources will be from things you already have in your home, so it will be a cinch to start! Here is a list of many common sources for vitamins:

* Natural vitamin C sources include citrus, cabbage family, berries, chili peppers, melons, asparagus, rose hips

* Natural vitamin B12 sources include organ meats, pork, fish, eggs, cheese, milk, bananas, lamb, kelp, peanuts (How about a peanut butter and banana sandwich!)

* Natural vitamin B12 sources can include fish, organ meats, eggs, pork, cheese, bananas, milk, kelp, lamb, peanuts (Why not a peanut butter and banana sandwich?)

* Natural vitamin C sources can include cabbage family, berries, melons, rose hips, chili peppers, asparagus, citrus

* Natural vitamin B2 sources can include organ meats, brewer’s yeast, whole grains, legumes, nuts, blackstrap molasses

* Natural vitamin B15 sources can include pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds, rare steaks, brown rice, brewer’s yeast

* Natural vitamin B9 sources include dark-green leafy vegetables, root vegetables, organ meats, salmon, oysters, milk

* Natural vitamin B12 sources can include bananas, fish, eggs, pork, milk, cheese, kelp, organ meats, lamb, peanuts

* Natural vitamin B7 sources include liver, unpolished rice, brewer’s yeast, legumes, sardines, whole grains, egg yolks

* Natural vitamin B6 sources include wheat germ, meats, whole grains, organ meats, blackstrap molasses, brewer’s yeast

* Natural vitamin B9 sources can include dark-green leafy vegetables, salmon, root vegetables, organ meats, oysters, milk

* Natural vitamin B9 sources can include root vegetables, dark-green leafy vegetables, organ meats, oysters, salmon, milk

* Natural vitamin B7 sources can include unpolished rice, liver, brewer’s yeast, legumes, whole grains, sardines, egg yolks

* Natural vitamin B7 sources can include liver, legumes, unpolished rice, whole grains, sardines, brewer’s yeast, egg yolks

Remember, supplements in pill form are not bad, it is just that natural sources are even better! And why not take the opportunity to explore new foods and food combinations -- you never know what you will fall in love with.

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Author Mary Smith is a writer for various Internet magazines, on health education and bath and body themes.
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