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Hangovers Part 2: Treat A Hangover With Vitamins
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Well, you did it to yourself and now you’re paying the price. Too much alcohol can cause a severe hangover in several ways. Sometimes the symptoms can last for days. Here we will discuss how a hangover happens and what you can do about it. There are remedies for hangovers that are actually harmful, so do your homework.
Alcohol pulls water from all parts of our bodies. When it does this, it causes our muscles, tissues, brain and organs to flush out their vitamins, electrolytes, and become dehydrated. While your cells are in this dehydrated, vitamin deficient state, they can’t clear out free radicals and toxins. This can leave you feeling poisoned, with symptoms such as nausea, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, diarrhea, anxiety, irritability, impaired night vision, no depth perception, and more. If you’re experiencing a hangover, your only goal is probably to make it end!
Some people believe that the “hair of the dog that bit you” is the answer, following the overconsumption of alcohol with more alcohol. This is not a good idea, as you are only going to deplete your cells more and more, causing more toxic build up and cell damage. This theory probably came about because alcoholics do actually feel a sense of relief when they give into withdrawal symptoms. However, if you drink more when you are hung over, you are only depleting cells more, causing more cell damage, which can quickly lead to disease.
Have you ever heard that alcohol kills your brain cells? Well, as it turns out, it’s true. Brain cells are more prone to dehydration, damage and vitamin loss than the other cells in your body. Brain cells are more sensitive and responsive than other cells in your body. They are also more dependent on fluids and vitamin C to function. Vitamin C protects your brain cells from damage, but if you’ve been drinking, you’ve depleted your brain of its vitamin C. It is very important to replace the vitamin C that you lost to avoid brain damage that can lead to neurological disorders and disease.
You will also need to get some air to feel better. Physical activity may sound horrible to you if you’re hung over, but you need to get some fresh air. Your body’s cells are depleted of oxygen if you have a hangover. Even though you are breathing, the cells can’t use the oxygen if they are dehydrated and depleted of their vitamins. Go for a walk outside if possible, get plenty of fluids, take a multivitamin, and some extra vitamin C. If you can do this, you will rehydrate your cells, begin to replenish your vitamin stores, and allow your body to use the oxygen that you’re breathing in.
Antioxidants, like vitamin C, are very important if you want to recover from a hangover. They will clear out free radicals and help your cells protect themselves from the damaging effects of the alcohol. Replace electrolytes and fluid with sports drinks if possible. A lot of the symptoms that you feel with a hangover are related to low blood sugar. Foods and drinks that contain glucose will help you begin to heal.
To avoid putting acid on your stomach, you should consider taking the best vitamin C. This is a buffered vitamin C powder that has the acid neutralized. It is much easier on your stomach and begins to work in as little as ten minutes. Consider what types of vitamins and supplements you may want to keep around for hangovers the next time you buy vitamins.
About the Author: Phil Le Breton is owner at Wholesale Nutrition. He has a strong interest in helping people achieve greater brain and body health with vitamins and supplements. Wholesale Nutrition has the best vitamin C Powder on the market (C-Salts). Visit http://www.nutri.com to buy vitamins or buy supplements of the highest quality.
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Tips For Storing And Handling Vitamins
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Most consumers today automatically believe that storing discount vitamins in the bathroom medicine chest is the norm, only to find out later that it is actually one of the worst places to keep them. Supplements and vitamins are comprised of a variety of ingredients, and if not stored properly, can lose their potency and effectiveness. This can especially be true in cases where the discount vitamins have been purchased in bulk, therefore not used right away.
When vitamins are stored properly, they can usually remain at their best for four to five years. So, what are the most important things to know about supplying and handling vitamins?
First and foremost, the majority of discount vitamins and supplements should be tightly sealed, at a cool temperature, dry and away from light. The information for the specific requirements for the vitamins can usually be found on the packaging and the manufacturer’s website or customer service line.
The best place to keep vitamins is in the linen closet, which can accommodate all of the requirements for storage.
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a daily multivitamin is regularly given to 25% to 50% of all children in the United States. For most children however, vitamins are not always necessary as long as they are active and are on a healthy diet. Vitamins A, C and K, as well as Iron, Calcium and Fluoride can be beneficial to those children in need a vitamin regimen. It is vital that all drugs, even vitamins, are kept out of the reach of children. Excessive amounts of vitamins such as A, D and K can be exceptionally harmful to children.
Vitamins should only be placed in the refrigerator when long-term storage is necessary. According to Glen Shue, a nutritionist for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a three-month supply of the discount vitamins should be kept out of the refrigerator, with the remaining sealed tightly. When it comes time to retrieve more vitamins, the storage bottle should be taken out of the fridge, allowing it to get to room temperature before opening. A helpful money saving tip is to ensure that when buying in bulk, the specific types of vitamins and/or minerals being purchased will be used on a daily basis to ensure that they do not go too far out of date and thus disposed of.
The only supplements that don’t fall under the “no fridge rule” are fatty acids and antioxidants, especially Carotenoids (luteins, beta-carotene, etc.) and Vitamin E. These must be must be protected from air oxidation thus storing in the refrigerator in a dark bottle/container is best.
Never store vitamins in the kitchen or in the bathroom. The bathroom is a bad idea because of the amount of heat and humidity caused by showers or bathing. Kitchens also contain a large amount of moisture as well as vaporized fats. These collect on the vitamins, causing them to lose their potency.
Packaging does make a difference! As often as possible discount vitamins and minerals need to be kept in the original container it was sold in. in order to avoid deterioration of its strength.
The Food and Drug Administration does not require expiration dates or storage instructions on bottle on vitamins. While most manufacturers indicate the dates anyway, it is not a requirement. Companies understand that they are responsible for the way in which the vitamins and supplements work but only up to the expiration date. In order to remember how long the supplements have been in the home when it is not indicated, Mr. Shue suggests dating the bottle with the date it was purchased.
Vitamins that are out of date are not dangerous to a person’s health. These vitamins simply lose their effectiveness and potency. According to Dr. Steven Strauss, author of “Your Prescription and You”, chemical analysis is the old true way to find out if a vitamin has lost is potency. Dr. Strauss explains that the only other possible way to know if the vitamins are not good any longer is if there is a change in the color, the taste, the smell, or it’s physical appearance.
Not only is the correct storage and handling of vitamins important; equally important is the actual usage of the vitamins. It is wise to first speak with a doctor to verify the best vitamins and/or supplements for a person’s body and lifestyle. If prescription drugs are being taken, some vitamins and minerals can cause both mild and severe drug interactions.
In addition, make sure that before purchasing vitamins and/or supplements, the instructions are read carefully. The most helpful discount vitamin websites will give a breakdown of the name, ingredients, color, size and correct usage and dosage of each vitamin. These sites also provide additional information about news and events in the vitamin industry as well as articles pertaining to vitamins, supplements and minerals.
Go online today and explore the wide-variety of discount vitamins, minerals and supplements available. To learn more about the specific ones of interest, take the opportunity to read some of the articles and learn about news and events taking place in the industry. Discount vitamins and other supplements are vital to good health. With exercise, vitamins and a healthy diet, a person can live their life to the fullest potential.
By a freelance writer for VitaNet, http://vitanetonline.com/ , who sells quality vitamins & herbs with a wide selection of Discount Vitamins: http://vitanetonline.com/ that are in stock & ready to ship. Please link to us when using this Article.
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Liquid Vs. Tablet Vitamins
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The argument of liquid vs. tablet vitamins is best discussed against background knowledge of exactly what vitamins are and how they are assimilated into the body. The popularity of pills or capsules is basically due to their convenience and taste, but are the vitamins in a convenient form for the body to be able use efficiently?
Vitamins are essential chemicals that take part in the chemical reactions of the body, and allow the processes of life to occur. They are not the bricks that build the body, but the substances that allow the bricks to be made and that allow the body to function as an organism. Without them there would be no human life so a regular intake of vitamins is essential.
If you eat a good balanced diet then you will generally have a good and adequate intake of vitamins. However, few people belong to this group since most people do not have a balanced diet. Vegans, for example, cannot get Vitamin B12 from their diet, and therefore require a supplement. Pregnant women need a good intake of vitamins, and the aged are particularly susceptible to vitamin deficiencies.
A typical diet of burgers and fast foods can lead to a vitamin deficiency, and again supplements are required by people who eat this typical ‘American diet’. The result of a vitamin deficiency is a general slowing down of the body’s chemical processes and metabolism, premature aging and the gradual appearance of specific conditions affecting the skin, the blood and other parts and organs of the body. For many, therefore, vitamin supplements are necessary to ensure proper nutrition.
Some vitamins, such as vitamin C, folic acid and the various B vitamins are soluble in water and others are oil or fat soluble. The water soluble vitamins are flushed out of the body and must be regularly replaced while the fat soluble ones are stored by the body until needed. This presents us with the first problem: how often do we need to ingest each type of vitamin?
A dietician will be able to provide you with that information, though each person’s requirements are different, depending on age, sex, normal diet and any disability they might have. If you are in doubt, then commercial vitamin supplements are specifically balanced to provide an average amount of water and fat soluble vitamins as determined by the health authority of your country, and is called the Recommended Daily Allowance, or RDA. There is no world-wide RDA, each authority making its own recommendations.
It is very important that these vitamins are taken regularly and not intermittently. They are not medicines but regular doses of substances essential for life, and as such should be taken at regular periods. The recommended doses are linked to the RDA of each vitamin, and work best when taken for extended periods. A one-off dose will do little for you but regular doses over several weeks and months will make a difference to your general health and the way you age.
Early vitamin supplements were generally not so much in the form of specific vitamins or mixtures, but of food sources known to be good for you. Castor oil and cod liver oil were good vitamin sources, and the vitamin supplement was taken in a natural form. Through time, tablets became popular due to their convenience, and capsules assumed popularity due to the taste of some unpopular forms of supplement such as the castor and cod liver oil many of us remember with distaste.
Malt was also a popular supplement, especially in the 1940s and 50s when post war diets tended to be poor. Malt was an excellent source of the B vitamins, beta carotene and folic acid. It is generally accepted that vitamins are more easily assimilated into the body from natural sources than from manufactures sources, and this is one argument in favor of liquid supplements that come in a natural form.
However, there are also liquids that are solutions of water soluble vitamins such as vitamin C, and others that are solutions of multivitamins. The oil soluble vitamins are present in these liquid supplements in colloidal or emulsion form; that is, they are present as a suspension of very small particles in the carrier liquid.
The argument for liquids is that they are more easily absorbed by the intestine into the body than solid pills. However, nutrients are absorbed into the body early on in the intestinal tract, and liquids pass through the body relatively quickly. How do we know that the vitamins have time to be fully absorbed? Solids, on the other hand, remain in the intestine for a much longer time. However, it is not the form they are in that is important, but the bioavailability, and liquids are more bioavailable than solids. They are more easily absorbed by the body.
Experts generally agree that it is easier for the body to use vitamins in liquid form than in solid form. Liquids are also welcomed by those who find it difficult to swallow pills, both pills and capsules contain many materials other than the nutrient itself. Tablets contain waxes, fillers and binders to enable the pill to be formed. They can also contain sugars and artificial flavors and colors to make them look and taste more attractive, and other substances to help them break apart after swallowing.
Capsules can be too large for some people to swallow, and even the non-gelatin type can form hard masses in the stomach that can be virtually indigestible. The gelatin capsules have moral significance for vegans and vegetarians and are also difficult to digest.
Soluble or dispersible powders are an alternative to tablets and liquid supplements. The powder can be formulated to contain targeted doses of specific vitamins, unlike most liquids, and are ideal for the water soluble vitamins. With liquids, however, the supplement can be taken in small doses throughout the day which is preferable to one individual table dose.
The choice of liquid vs. tablet vitamins might be a personal one, or one imposed on the 20% of the population that cannot swallow pills, but bioavailability and the natural form of the vitamins concerned should also be taken into consideration. If in doubt, you should check out a reputable vitamin supplement site online and find what recommendations are being made.
One may argue that liquid is better than tablet and vise versa. More information can be found on the website http://vitanetonline.com/ where advice on a wide range of liquid and tablet supplements can be found.
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