Vitamins and Minerals

For a healthy living, and for the body and the human blood to function properly, it needs standard nutritional daily gauge, which must include sufficient vitamins and minerals. The ability of the blood to perform its vital duties within the body system is affected directly by various minerals and vitamins. The body and the brain also require certain level of minerals and vitamins on a daily basis to work normally.

Amongst the various blood cell, the red blood cell performs the most indispensable task of transporting oxygen throughout the body and also responsible for the removal of waste products. New supply of red blood cell must be produced on a regular basis since the red blood cell stay aIive for about 120 days.

To produce new red blood cell, the body requires certain mineral and vitamins that are very vital. Particularly, the vitamin B complex.
The B6 also referred to as pyridoxine cannot be done without in the metabolic process of be done without in the metabolic process of red blood cell and the production of hemoglobin through which oxygen is transported through the body by the red blood cell.

There are standards recommended for daily intake of this vitamins and they are as follows:

1. For women within the age group of 19-50. Recommended daily dosage or intake is 3mg respectively.
2. For pregnant women and breast feeding women, the recommended daily in take is 1.9mg and 2mg respectively.
3. For men well above 50 in age, the daily intake of vitamin B6 is 1.7mg.
4. For women well above 50 in age, the daily intake of vitamin B6 is 1.5mg.
5. For children, the daily intake ranges from 1.3mg to 6mg of vitamin B6, depend on the age and size of the kids.

There are other vitamin B complex constituent which play vital role in producing the red blood cell. These include;

a. Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
b. Vitamin B12 (cob-alamin)
c. Vitamin B9 (folic acid)
d. Iron. This mineral is highly indispensable for the proper functioning of the blood. Iron also produce hemoglobin where about 60% of it is found.
e. Copper. This is also some sort of mineral that enhances the production of red blood cell
f. Vitamin E
g. Vitamin C

So, like the saying goes, health is wealth and good healthy living is life itself. All the above discussion is a pointer that vitamins and minerals are indispensable to good healthy living. Ensure that you consume the standard recommended daily nutritional supplement and you will avoid the possibility of suffering from vitamins and minerals deficiency related diseases that in the long run could lead to incurable diseases.

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