Vitamins and Minerals need each other to work. One does not work without another. They need balance to work effectively. Too much of some things can be bad for you:
- Too much phosphorus can cost you calcium.
- Too much copper and you can deplete your zinc.
- Too much sodium and you can lose potassium.
- Too much zinc and you can suffer iron and copper loss.
- Too much vitamin D can raise calcium levels too high.
- Too much vitamin C can cost you B12 and folic acid.
- Too much vitamin choline can cause B6 deficiency.
Just as too much of some vitamins can cause a deficiency in another vitamin, some vitamins should not be taken with others:
- Vitamin A should not be taken with mineral oil.
- Vitamin C should not be taken with ginseng.
- Vitamin E should not be taken with inorganic iron (ferrous sulfate) or chlorine.
A lot of supplements work much more efficiently when taken with other vitamins:
- Vitamin A works best with B complex, vitamin D, vitamin E, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc.
- Vitamin D works best with vitamin A, vitamin C, choline, calcium, and phosphorus.
- Vitamin E works best with B complex, inositol, vitamin C, and magnesium.
- Folic Acid works best with B complex and vitamin C.
- Niacin works best with vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C.
- Vitamin B1 (thiamin) works best with B complex, B2, folic acid, niacin, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) works best with vitamin B6, vitamin C, and niacin.
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) works best with vitamin B1, vitamin B2.
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) works best with vitamin B6, vitamin C, folic acid, choline, inositol, and potassium.
- Calcium works best with vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
- Phosphorus works best with calcium, vitamin A, vitamin D, iron, and manganese.
- Iron works best with vitamin B12, folic acid, vitamin C, and calcium.
- Magnesium works best with vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus.
- Zinc works best with vitamin A, calcium, and phosphorus.
As you can see vitamins work as a group. They are essential for your body to work. Just as the parts In your car work as a group, so do the vitamins that make your body work its best.
REFERENCE:
Mindell, Earl. Vitamin Bible, 1979, A Warner Communications Company, NY, NY.
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