5 SUPPLEMENTS TO ADD TO YOUR DIET

Asma Raza Naqvi
4 min readAug 23, 2023

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Catching buses on time and coping with multiple tasks and chores of the day people have started to neglect themselves, relying more on pre-cooked meals one has stopped checking out the low nutritional values of edibles that they are devouring, although nutritional supplements are meant to be prescribed by your health consultant keeping in mind different bodies and their needs, and if you are looking for ways to boost your health game! Here are a few supplements that are to be considered to achieve a wholesome and balanced lifestyle.

CALCIUM

Carrying out all the operations in daily life, be it on the desks of the office or standing on one’s foot all day long calcium has to be the backbone of our regime, Let us shed light on its resources, Calcium is most abundantly found in dairy products such as cheese or milk and for anyone with aversions or allergies can consider leafy greens or can opt for nutritional supplements that are manufactured to fill the gaps. Bones and teeth are composed of calcium and its intake can help prevent osteoporosis in humans.

MULTIVITAMINS

Poor diet planning and insufficient eating portions might be the problem that you have been turning your back on to, even in toddlers the fussy eaters who skip meals, or adults whose productivity level keeps soaring throughout the day may be left lethargic at some point in the day, multivitamins or general vitamins are a blend of right proportions of nutrients to consume per day, a study conducted in 2019 stated a private company that manufactures multivitamins generated sales worth 315 billion USD.

PROBIOTICS

People, in general, are facing adverse health conditions such as UTIs or discontented bowel habits, intestines are considered to be the Petri dishes that contain microorganisms or good bacteria that keep you going with a sound digestive system, but sometimes the balance is disturbed when the bad bacteria invades your immune system through poor hygiene or unhealthy munching habits, they disrupt this system of balance and that’s where probiotics come to the rescue. For a better gut and immune system yogurt and cultured dairy products are trusted otherwise one can hop on to the supplementary form of probiotics.

VITAMIN B COMPLEX

This category covers about 8 vitamins all under category B, These are the vitamins that the body cannot keep stored, these are water soluble and easily pass out of the body thus their daily intake in prescribed amounts is necessary constantly. B1 also known as thiamine is abundantly found in beans and meats, and is known to cure myocardial infarction in some cases. B9 or folic acid is vital for brain development and is prescribed as a part of pre-natal prescriptions for expecting women.

VITAMIN C

This name needs no prior introduction as it has gained popularity in the cosmetical industry for its importance to be denoting a lot in the field of beauty. Not only this but this Vitamin tends to be the responsible ingredient for the absorption and formation of collagen which contributes to bone health and rejuvenates skin, and also helps in the formation of muscles along with blood vessels. Vitamin C is not only confined to citrus fruits and is easily reachable through cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and cauliflower, it helps prevent infections and targets free radicals to eliminate any chances of skin cancer and also cures stomach ulcers. Vitamin C supplements have been selling like crazy for their mind-blowing merits, this report from Taiwan 2007–2017 has some proven facts about its high demand.

CONCLUSION

During socioeconomic research in the US carried out on 27th July 2018, reports came out confirming that half of the US, or 52 % of households who are food secure (economically strong) consume DS and MVM i.e. dietary supplements and multivitamin minerals, as they are considered to be the easy cure as with the modern lifestyle comes the modern health problems through unhealthy habits, however, the older adults with better incomes and lifestyles are the biggest consumers of DS that is 82% of the total supply.

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