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Vitamins for Kids

With the plethora of information out there on what we should be giving our kids to help them grow and stay healthy, it’s hard to know which guidelines to follow. When it comes to your kids and vitamin supplements, you should know that most children do not need extra or supplemental vitamins or minerals. If you base your children’s diet on the food guide pyramid, your kids should be getting all of the essential vitamins and minerals that they require.

However, it can be difficult to control a child’s diet. Children don’t understand what it means when something is essential for their bodies, and they are much more prone to being picky eaters or having poor diets. We all know how hard it can be to get your child to eat their vegetables. If your child is eating a special diet, they might need more vitamins or minerals. These can include vegetarians, children with allergies, or children that have religions which state certain foods shouldn’t be eaten.

The most important thing for you to keep in mind when it comes to making sure that your child has a healthy diet is to ensure that they are getting the proper amounts of the right kinds of vitamins and minerals. If this isn’t happening because of what they are eating, you either have to change what they are eating, or make sure that they are getting the vitamins in another way. Vitamin supplements can be purchased in kid-friendly shapes and flavors, so it shouldn’t be a problem to have your child take them.

Speak with your Doctor or Pediatrician to find out what you’re child needs. It’s best to stick to one source for your child’s requirements instead of relying on views from books, magazines, friends, etc. Your Doctor knows your child’s health best.

There are several vitamins and minerals that are going to be important for your child to have enough of. Iron is especially important because it is needed in children to prevent anemia. This usually happens if children aren’t given enough extra iron after they are six months old. This may occur when an infant is no longer breast fed or formula fed and is consuming cow or goat milk instead. Young and adolescent girls are also at a risk of having an iron deficiency.

Another important thing that children need is calcium. This is something that is completely necessary for healthy bones and teeth. If children are drinking milk and eating dairy products, they are probably getting enough calcium, but if they aren’t, you might need to supplement this in their diets.

There are many options for vitamin supplements out there for your children but before you decide to give them anything see if you can first alter their diet to increase their vitamin intake. Supplementary vitamins are not only an expensive option but some feel that the body doesn’t absorb vitamins outside of food sources anyways. Diet is always the best option to control the vitamin intake for your children.

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Why Acai Berries Are So Great

Today, the acai berry is one of the most talked about things in modern society. Acai berry products today are very much in demand and even celebrities are endorsing it. So, what is it exactly about this fruit that it caught the attention of the entire modern world?

Well, for starters, you have to remember that the acai berry was already being consumed by the natives in South America for centuries because of its medicinal properties. The western world is just discovering its benefits because the acai berry fruit easily loses its potency once it is harvested, which made it unsuitable for exporting. However, thanks to modern preservation methods, such as flash freezing, it is now possible to export the acai berry from South America to any part of the world without losing its potency.

This is basically why the acai berry is just becoming popular in the modern world today. So, what exactly can acai berry do for you? What are its benefits to your overall well-being?

Research has fou





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Leafy Greens: A great addition

Just by looking at a leafy green you can get a good idea about their nutritional value. The darker the color of a leafy green, the higher the antioxidants. Eating more salads is a start but to get the full benefits from this group of vegetables try spinach, arugula, and other greens rather than iceberg lettuce. You will get more vitamins A, B, C, E and K when you add leafy greens to your diet. Amongst other benefits, vitamin A helps with your vision, B increases metabolism, C with your immune system, E reduces free radicals, and K can help with osteoporosis.

The fibre found in dark, leafy greens will help with digestion in two ways. First, it cannot be broken down you get the feeling of being full for longer. Second, it helps your digestive system move food more quickly.

Despite the unfair reputation that vegetables, especially leafy greens, have gotten over the years they taste great and have many uses other than salads. You can add spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, bok choy, and ot



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Vitamins In Your Diet

In addition to their presence in natural foods, vitamins can also be manufactured synthetically. Vitamin supplements may be available in tablet, capsules, or liquid form. These include:

Vitamin A – affects the formation and maintenance of skin, mucus membranes, bones and teeth, vision, and reproduction. Vitamin A is found in milk, butter, cheese, egg yolk, liver, and fish-liver oil.

Vitamin B Complex – are fragile, water-soluble substances, several of which are particularly important to carbohydrate metabolism. It is composed by vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B12 (cobalamin), folic acid, pantothenic acid, and biotin.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) – important in the formation and maintenance of collagen, the protein that supports many body structures and plays a major role in the formation of bones and teeth. Sources of vitamin C include citrus fruits, fresh strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, and guava. Good v





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Sad But True

This is so sad, but true

As a fitness professional, I can tell you from experience that most people just do not give their health a second thought until it’s gone.

It’s very sad, but very true.

Now I know you’ve heard this before. And I know that this message typically falls on deaf ears.

But today I want you to do some soul searching.

First off, I hope this message finds you in good health. If it does, I want you to give me just 60 seconds of reflection. Sit back in your chair and give thanks for your well-being. Give serious consideration to what your life would be like without it. Imagine the effect on your family if you lost it.

Next, I want you to think about the old saying “you are what you eat.”

Truer words were never spoken, you know. So now give me another 60 seconds and think about what you’ve eaten over the last few days. Make a little list on a piece of paper or on your computer.

So if you are what you eat, what is YOUR body made of right now?

Have I struck a nerve yet?

You and I both know there’s nothing better than filling up on nature’s finest whole foods.

If you are what you eat doesn’t it make sense to build your body with nature’s finest?

By now I’m guessing I have your full attention.

Good.

Because I want you to know that while I would NEVER promise you a miracle pill, I am going to tell you that you can get the nutrients of 25 whole vegetables, greens and fruits in caplet form.

Prograde Nutrition’s VGF 25+ is the culmination of 25 vegetable, green and fruit concentrates. Yes, they take those 25 whole foods and pack them into a heck of a caplet.

They even have specific formulas for men and women.

It’s an incredibly convenient way to build your body with better materials, so to speak.

And remember, Prograde’s formula uses whole foods. It is NOT a synthetic vitamin created in some lab somewhere.

Now the really cool thing about Prograde Nutrition is they were created by fitness pros for fitness pros. They created a company just so I had nutritional products I could recommend to you. Products I know you will get great benefit from.

In fact, their products are so in demand they are now shipping to the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand! Plus, they will soon be able to ship to just about anywhere in the world.

Yes, ALL their products are that good and they are that much in demand.

So to celebrate their new shipping destinations, and just to ring in the New Year, they are having a 10.9% off everything sale.

Yes, that’s 10.9 as in January of 2009 ;-)

Here are some other details I want to make sure you know about:

- Again, you receive 10.9% off all Prograde products.

- It will run from Thursday, January 8th until Thursday, January 15th at 11:59pm EST.

- Yes, that 10.9% off will be applicable to SmartShip orders. But it only applies to that first purchase. Not ongoing.

- The coupon code you enter at checkout is:

012009

- The website is http://murray.getprograde.com

- If you want to check out the VGF25+ I’ve been telling you about go here: http://murray.getprograde.com/vgf
Yours in health,

Murray

PS – Do some soul searching today. Do you really want to be one of those people that thinks about their health AFTER they’ve lost it?

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