What Vitamins Should I Take?

First of all, you might like to know that the guidelines established for minimum daily requirements are just that...guidelines.  If you follow them, you are not likely to suffer from out and out symptoms of nutritional deficiencies, but most people are walking around with symptoms that are caused directly by generally poor nutrition.

Nutritional supplements are important, because there is simply no way to get all of the vitamins, minerals, trace elements, enzymes, amino acids, antioxidants and other nutrients that you need every day through food alone.  If you're like most people, you eat a lot of packaged, prepared and processed foods or the "three Ps".  These may fill you up, temporarily, but they are not very nourishing.

Your nutritional requirements depend on your age, your overall health and your lifestyle.  Below, you will see several questions that should help you understand what kind of supplement you need to take.

What vitamins should I take if I am over the age of 12 and in relatively good health?

A good multi-vitamin and mineral supplement should include the basics; A, B-complex, C, D and E, calcium, magnesium, potassium and zinc.  A should be derived from plant, not animal sources.    All of these should be the natural, not the synthetic version of the vitamins, which is what you will find in cheap supplements.

In addition to these basics, you want chromium, selenium and the trace minerals; iodine, molybdenum, rubidium, strontium and tungsten.  It is important that these trace minerals are included, because they are often lacking in the diet.

The enzymes, amylase, bromelain, lipase and papain, are something that you will rarely find in the big brand names, but without them, your body cannot make use of some of the nutrients in the food that you eat or the supplements that you take.

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins and protein is the building block for all of the cells of the body.  Hardly anyone gets all of the amino acids that they need every day.  At the very least, you need carnosine, arginine, glutathione, methionine, taurine, tyrosine, lutein, glucosamine and cysteine.

Total Balance Unisex, by Xtendlife contains all of these and more.  If you are not currently taking a supplement or if you are taking cheap brand, you will immediately notice an improvement in your energy levels and your stamina.

What vitamins should I take if I am getting a little older and I really want to improve my health or possibly lengthen my lifespan? 

Men and women over the age of 30 need additional nutrients that help to keep their hormones balanced and prevent chronic diseases.  For example, men need chrysin, an antioxidant, and nettle extract, an herb, to maintain healthy testosterone levels and protect the health of their prostate gland. 

Total Balance Women's and Men's products were designed specifically for the over 30 age group.  If you still have questions about what vitamins should I take, visit the Xtendlife website.  They provide information concerning a variety of specific health problems and the natural nutrients that can help.

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