Multivitamins could save your life!

Added 22.11.2010

Heart attacks slashed by 27% with multivitamins

Listen up women: a new study from Sweden says - providing we don't have a history of heart disease - taking multivitamins every day lowers your risk of suffering a heart attack by 27%!

Stock up on antioxidant vitamins

As you know, our body needs a good constant supply of vitamins (and minerals) in order for our organs and systems to function properly. Major organs like the heart, liver and brain need extra amounts of nutrients to perform their jobs and keep us alive and healthy. All vitamins are important, but we should pay close attention to the ones which have antioxidant properties as these are the vitamins that get rid of nasty free radicals that cause hundreds of diseases such as heart disease
The best vitamins for heart health according to research are vitamins C, E, D, the vitamin B family and folic acid and the longer women take multivitamins (more than five years), the stronger the protection against heart attack.

Dr. Bo Nielsen's comments: things to look out for in a multivitamin

Minerals are just as important as vitamins, but should not be included in the same supplement because some vitamins can reduce the efficacy of some minerals and vice versa. We recommend taking a multivitamin supplement in the morning and a mineral supplement in the evening.

Ideally, a multivitamin supplement should not contain vitamin A; excess vitamin A can be unhealthy and even dangerous. Our body is very cleverly arranged so that when it needs vitamin A, it simply converts carotene and other carotenoids into it. So, make sure your multivitamin has a good dosage of carotenoid mix.

We don't recommend that you take a multivitamin containing iron. Why? Iron can be toxic and cause oxidation and free radicals. Most of us get enough iron from food and unless we have anaemia or any other condition which causes iron deficiency, we don't need to take iron.

Doctor's Natural extra strength multivitamin supplement contains all of the most essential vitamins delivered in precise combinations and doses to help protect your heart and promote the healthy function of all your cells.
For better effect, always complement with a mineral supplement.

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