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If we think about what vitamins are and consider the human body as an interconnected ecosystem with sub-ecosystems such as gut flora and skin flora, vitamins ar
by Attummm 2y ago
If we think about what vitamins are and consider the human body as an interconnected ecosystem with sub-ecosystems such as gut flora and skin flora, vitamins are compounds that your body cannot create from other compounds. Therefore, if these vitamins are not present, it could result in negative outcomes. Yet, the human body is remarkably good at making do, masking issues by priming itself for certain vitamins that are lacking in the diet. However, if this state is maintained for years, something has to give.
Science is finding that many chronic diseases, even some that have been thought incurable, are actually tied to lifestyle and diet. So, expect more of these articles.
- atombender 2y agoThe idea that vitamins are substances the body cannot make is somewhat outdated: * Most of the vitamin D we need is actually synthesized by the body. (You still need sunlight to release it.) * The body can also make vitamin B3 (niacin). * Vitamin K and B7 (biotin) are made by gut bacteria.
- Attummm 2y agoThere is an ongoing debate in science regarding which compounds should or shouldn't be classified as vitamins. But that discussion is beside the point. Not only are vitamins important, but minerals are too. We cannot produce minerals ourselves. Magnesium is involved in at least 300 different metabolic processes. If these essential compounds are not available, metabolic processes become difficult or impossible, eventually leading to chronic diseases that had been thought of as inevitable. The study of the article found that a subset cases of parkinson are related to lifestyle and diet.