Laurel on Health Food

A recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that 25% of Americans are not getting enough vitamin B6. That’s a big scary number because B6 is essential to many aspects of human health including forming new cells, processing carbohydrates, and supporting the nervous, cardiovascular, and immune systems.

What it means is that a ton of Americans aren’t eating enough B6-rich foods like spinach, bell peppers, garlic, cauliflower, yellowfin tuna, salmon, cod, turnip greens, banana, celery, asparagus, broccoli, and avocado.

To help ensure you’re getting all the basic nutrients, most reputable sources recommend taking a daily multivitamin. Yours should have at least 1.3 milligrams of B6 (the RDA). I used to be anti-vitamins because so many of them upset my stomach. But, I’ve found that if I take them with the biggest meal of my day, I feel fine.

You might have to try out different brands before you find one that suits your needs too. My daily vitamins include a multi, DHA fish oil, and a calcium/magnesium. I also take garlic pills any time my immune system needs a boost.

Do you take vitamins? If so, what?

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pm and is filed under Antioxidants, B vitamins, Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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