Professionals: dietary supplements must be used responsibly

Although many people know that useful substances for the body can be obtained by consuming certain foods, matching foods, but usually only after the ills, nutrition. After the best holidays of the year, health professionals call on health care throughout the year. According to pharmacist Rasa Proscevičienė, before starting to use dietary supplements or vitamins as gifts during the holidays, the general condition of the body should first be badessed.

"Often, people use not only vitamin complexes, but also extra vitamins, so that some ingredients can overlap and exceed the recommended daily intake. If a balanced and varied diet is respected, the person may not need additional equipment. It is therefore very important that people do not self-incapacitate, consult specialists or carry out any research to show what substances are missing in the body, "said R. Proscevičienė, pharmacist at Gintarinė pharmacy. .

According to her, it is very important to pay attention to the fact that the human diet includes the main nutrients such as meat, eggs, dairy products, green vegetables and legumes.

These foods are rich in essential dietary supplements and essential vitamins for the human body in the winter – vitamin D, vitamin C, vitamin B and minerals: magnesium, iron and calcium.

"During the cold season of the year, we should try to get Vitamin D. With food, it boosts the immune system, improves work capacity and reduces energy." fatigue, improves the absorption of calcium, so improves the bones and back, low levels of vitamin D in the blood are also badociated with depression, D improves the mood of particularly elderly people, relieves the To compensate for vitamin D deficiency, you can eat fatty fish, such as mackerel or salmon, dairy products, yogurts and orange juice, "says the pharmacist.

Another important material that we should try to get with food, according to pharmacists from "Amber Pharmacy", vitamin C.

"The most important thing that can even make you eat more vitamin C is that it is not accumulated in the body, so we need to eat it every day with food." It acts in our body as an antioxidant that protects against free radical damage.It maintains eye moisturizing, slows down aging, relieves joint pain, inhibits gum inflammation, helps to heal wounds faster and eliminate sun damage – damage caused by ultraviolet rays, slows skin aging processes, restores nails and dry hair and reduces the risk of fatigue, Proscevičienė says.

Sweet peppers, kiwi, broccoli and Brussels sprouts are the main source of vitamin C. Also in winter, tanned vegetables, which are particularly popular in Lithuania, are also high in vitamin C.

According to the pharmacist, vitamin complexes B6, B9 and B12 help improve the functioning of the stomach, eyes and nervous system.

"We have the best feeling of lack of B vitamins in our body. Muscle spasms, irritability, hair in motion – effects of vitamin B deficiency. They help normalize blood sugar levels, improve and regulate the nervous system, work the stomach and eyes. Here, vitamin B12 can only be obtained with products of animal origin, "says the pharmacist.

This vitamin is also mainly found in chickpeas and beans, as well as lean fish, pork and poultry.

Minerals, magnesium, iron and calcium, which can be obtained by eating more lentils, nuts, green vegetables, cereals, red meat and chicken eggs, are no less important for the human body.

"Magnesium controls blood sugar, blood pressure and helps muscles and the nervous system produce protein. Helps reduce fatigue, improves appetite and reduces muscle spasms. Iron deficiency is the most common anemia that causes weakness, fatigue, headaches, usually pale skin. Calcium improves the functioning of the heart and the nervous system and ensures a good state of bones and muscles, "says a specialist.

According to the pharmacist, it is important to keep in mind the compatibility of drugs.

"One of the most striking examples of older people using pressure-reducing drugs. Then they should give up products containing caffeine, guarana, eleuterococcus, ginseng, golden root, "she says.

Having noticed the disorder of the body, R. Proscevičienė recommends to choose dietary supplements according to personal health problems and lifestyle.

"You have to distinguish your" weaknesses ", such as weakening of sight, and focus specifically on the vitamins you want to strengthen.If you have increased cholesterol, use omega-3 acid. a person is going through a difficult period of stress, they have to use extra supplements to relieve tension, you can check with us for free the vitamins and supplements you are taking, always ask for advice from experts so as not to cause unnecessary health problems ", Recommended the pharmacist of the Amber pharmacy.

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