There is a time and place for supplements, but you probably don’t need to take as many as you currently do. There are vitamins and minerals found in the food you eat every day. So if you’ve been wanting to rethink your supplement routine and/or stop taking them altogether. This episode and the full text below is what you need. 

1. Vitamins: Vitamins are organic compounds required by humans in small amounts from the diet. Vitamins are made by living organisms (plants and animals). We need them to stay alive. When we are deficient in them, our bodies aren’t working properly.  
2. Minerals: Minerals are elements that originate in the Earth and cannot be made by living organisms. Plants obtain minerals from the soil, and most of the minerals in our diets come directly from plants or indirectly from animal sources. Minerals may also be present in the water we drink.

Your daily requirements depend on activity, lifestyle, and other health factors. The way to get them is simply by eating real food. Food is nutrient-dense and packed with vitamins and minerals. That means your body is getting most of what it needs from what you’re already eating. 

When you’re first starting to eat better and at the beginning of your health journey, you may use nutritional supplements because you may be overly deficient in them. Also, if you’re vegan and/or vegetarian, you may have to take in order to achieve a sufficient amount of them. In general, women need to make sure they’re getting sufficient Iron and Calcium/Magnesium/Vitamin D for bone health. 

As you start to eat better, you’ll not need to rely on them as much because the food you eat has naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. The vitamins and minerals found in your food is way better than what has been put into a bottle. 

Read the full article at: https://practicedirty.substack.com/p/black-women-vitamins-minerals-supplements

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