Why vitamins and minerals are so important for *us* 🌞🌱🌸
Vitamins and minerals make you prettier, help with metabolism, and reduce side-effects of our disorder like being sluggish, tired, having low immunity, not being able to think, fragility and more.
So, with what calories you do eat, maximize them!
💫 Vitamin A - Aka retinol, anti-aging, supports vision, immune function, skin, and the lining of the eyes, lungs, and gut
💫 Vitamin C - Helps make collagen, supports skin and blood vessels, aids wound healing, acts as an antioxidant
💫 Vitamin E - Acts as an antioxidant that helps protect cells from damage. It also supports immune function
💫 Vitamin K - Important for bone health
💫 *Thiamin (B1) - Helps your body turn carbohydrates into energy and supports nerve function. In a severely malnourished person, thiamine deficiency can become especially important during refeeding (eating for the first time after starving) because carbohydrate intake increases the demand for thiamine; low thiamine can cause serious neurologic complications such as Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome
💫 Riboflavin (B2) - Helps with energy production and supports skin, eyes, and normal cell function
💫 Niacin (B3) - Helps convert food into energy and supports the nervous system, skin, and digestion
💫 Pantothenic acid (B5) - Helps make and break down fats and supports production of hormones and energy metabolism
💫 Vitamin B6 - Helps with protein metabolism, brain function, neurotransmitter production, immune function, and red blood cell formation
💫 Folate (B9) - Needed for healthy cell turnover
💫 Vitamin B12 - Combats tiredness and weakness
💫 Vitamin D - supports muscles and bone functions, and immunity
💫 Calcium - Important for bones and teeth, muscle contraction, nerve signaling, and normal heart rhythm
💫 Iron - Needed to make hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood, and to your skin. It also supports energy and brain function
💫 *Magnesium - Supports muscle and nerve function, energy production, blood sugar regulation, blood pressure regulation, and bone health. During refeeding, low magnesium can become dangerous and contribute to tremors, muscle spasms, seizures, and abnormal heart rhythms
💫 Phosphorous - Builds bones and teeth and is involved in energy production and cell membranes
💫 *Potassium - Potassium is vital for heart rhythm, nerve signaling, and muscle contraction. Low potassium in a malnourished person can be dangerous, especially if there has also been vomiting, laxative use, or starve/binge cycles; it can cause weakness, cramps, constipation, and arrhythmias
💫 Zinc - Supports wound healing, immune function, growth, and taste/smell
💫 Copper - Helps with iron metabolism, connective tissue formation, and energy production
💫 Manganese - Supports metabolism, bone formation, and antioxidant enzyme function
💫 Selenium - Important for antioxidant defense and thyroid hormone metabolism, helps protect cells from oxidative damage and in turn, skin/youth
