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Eye Opening Vitamin Facts

© Carol Parsons

I came across this in the Vitamin Bible book written by Earl Mindell. When I read it, I was in awe, just as you might be. There is so much that vitamins can do and cure. It is amazing what ailments a body will have if vitamins and minerals are not adequate in the system. There are ailments that can be cured just by adding back in the vitamins and minerals that your system is missing. These are just a few of the facts that vitamins will help with.

- One cigarette destroys 25 mg. of vitamin C.

- Lecithin can provide the same stick-free pots and pans that commercially marketed Pam does - and without propellents! (Just break open a lecithin capsule and see for yourself, or check the ingredients on the next can of Pam that you buy.)

- Milk with synthetic vitamin D (which means almost all store-bought milk) can rob the body of magnesium!

- People who live in smoggy cities are not getting the vitamin D that their country cousins get because the smog absorbs the sun's ultra-violet rays!

- Daily "happy hours" of more than one cocktail can cause a depletion of vitamins B1, B6, and folic acid!

- Ten million American woman take oral contraceptives and most of them are unaware that the pills can interfere with the availbility of vitamins B6, B12, folic acid, and vitamin C!

- American men rank thirteenth in world health, American woman sixth.

- Cancer researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that vitamins C and E and certain chemicals called indoles, found in cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and related vegetables in the crucifer family, are potent and apparently safe inhibitors of certain carcinogens.

- Vitamin B1 can help fight air and seasickness.

- If you're on a high-protein diet your need for B6 increases.

- The Russians have found that vitamin B12 can ward off hangovers.

- Eighteen pecan halves can furnish a day's supply of vitamin F.

These are facts that came straight word for word from this book. I recommend it to anyone. These are good things for people to know and as I run across other worthy vitamin facts, I will bring them to you. I was amazed, so I thought that you would be amazed, too.

REFERENCE:

Mindell, Earl. Vitamin Bible, 1979, A Warner Communications Company, NY, NY.

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