In my last few posts I have been discussing vitamins in greater detail. I outlined how they were vital to your health and that without them you would suffer from a number of adverse effects. I also discussed the dangers of overdosing on vitamins and said that it was very difficult to overdose on them from food alone. Although I am not completely against the use of vitamin supplements I believe that you should try and get your vitamins from food sources where possible. Today I am going to try and help you do just that by listing over 40 vitamin rich foods. 1) VITAMIN A:- Vitamin A can be … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
4 Factors That May Make Vitamin Supplements Necessary
In one of my recent articles I stated that I did not think multi vitamins were necessary. I also said that it was very difficult to overdose on vitamins from food alone and that overdosing is normally the result of excessive vitamin supplement consumption. After reading these articles you probably think I am completely against the consumption of vitamin supplements. However, this is not the case. Whilst I am generally against multi vitamin supplements (for the reasons discussed in my article) I do feel that other vitamin supplements are valuable tools in certain situations. In this … [Read more...]
8 Adverse Effects Of Vitamin Deficiency
Recently I outlined how getting your vitamins can be very beneficial to your health. I also discussed that you can go too far by overdosing on the various vitamins which can lead to a number of adverse effects. Today I would like to discuss the other extreme – vitamin deficiency. Just as getting too many vitamins can cause undesirable symptoms, not getting enough can also negatively impact your health. In this article I will be discussing the adverse effects of not getting enough vitamins and outlining how you can make sure you get enough of each. 1) DIFFICULTY PERFORMING ESSENTIAL … [Read more...]
3 Reasons To Avoid Overdosing on Vitamins
In my previous article I discussed the benefits of getting enough vitamins. This article highlighted the importance of vitamins for good overall health. They play a role in almost everything you can imagine from growth, to production of new cells, to wound healing, to protecting your body. However, you can get too much of a good thing. Whilst sticking to the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for each vitamin can provide you with countless benefits consuming high doses of certain vitamins can have the opposite effect causing pain, discomfort and even damage to your body's cells. In this … [Read more...]
12 Top Reasons To Get Your Vitamins
In some of my previous blog posts I discussed each of the thirteen vitamins in detail. Each vitamin is an essential nutrient that helps your body's cells perform an important function. Together they provide you with a number of significant health benefits. Today I would like to discuss this topic in greater detail and outline twelve of the top reasons for getting your vitamins. 1) HEALTHY VISION AND NIGHT VISION:- Vitamin A and B2 both promote healthy vision. Not getting enough of these vitamins can lead to problems with your sight, particularly at night time. In the worst cases it can … [Read more...]
Are Multi Vitamin Supplements Necessary?
Multi vitamins are one of the most popular health and fitness supplements around. Even people who are not really into their fitness tend to purchase these supplements. A lot of my friends take a daily multi vitamin but would never consider purchasing protein shakes. I myself started purchasing multi vitamins when I moved out of my parent's house to make sure I was getting the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of each of the thirteen vitamins. I used to pop a multi vitamin in my mouth each morning and never thought twice. However, I recently wrote some articles on each of the vitamins and … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Soccer Sprints
In my last few posts I mentioned that I had put together a simple bodyweight routine whilst I was back at my parents house for Christmas. Today I am going to be fully explaining this bodyweight routine. The creation of this routine came about because I had no access to a gym at my parents house. In the past I have just accepted this and not worked out at Christmas. However, this year I wanted to be a bit healthier and do some exercise. My first thought was to go jogging but the pathways were very icy and I didn't want to be slipping and sliding all over the place. So with jogging out I … [Read more...]
4 Ways To Motivate Yourself in 2009
Today I want to write about a topic that I feel is quite important if you want to succeed at anything – motivation. Whether it's a fitness plan, a new diet, being good at your job or anything else in life you need to be motivated to succeed. In my last post I discussed my fitness resolutions for 2009. What I failed to mention in that post is the need for motivation in all of them. Writing a list and saying you want to do this, this and this is easy. However, actually having the motivation to do the things on that list is not so simple. To explain this concept further I want to share with … [Read more...]
My Fitness Resolutions for 2009
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a good Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year in 2009. Hopefully, you didn't party too hard last night and are able to read this post without too much trouble. Since New Years Eve is traditionally a time when people make resolutions for the new year I thought today I would put a fitness spin on this theme and post my fitness resolutions for the new year. 1) TO IMPROVE MY FLEXIBILITY:- I'm not naturally very flexible. I used to be very flexible in my mid-teens because I incorporated stretching into my daily routine. However, over the last few … [Read more...]