Vitamins & Minerals
Essential Nutrients for Optimal Health
Type of Nutrient
From A to Z
- Biotin — Vitamin B7 | B8 | H
- Calcium
- Chromium
- Copper
- Iodine
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Selenium
- Silicon
- Sodium
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamin
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid
- Vitamin B6
- Vitamin B9 — Folate
- Vitamin C — Ascorbic Acid
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Zinc
Your Guide to Nutrition
To be fit and stay healthy, getting enough vitamins and minerals every day is important. These micronutrients have essential functions in our body, both in terms of energy metabolism and the body's structure.
In addition, the antioxidant properties of some of them help protect us from damage caused by free radicals and oxidative stress. They thus prevent many cardiovascular or degenerative diseases and certain cancers.
To achieve a diet rich in vitamins and minerals:
Increase your frequency of consumption of nutrient-dense foods richer in micronutrients (fruits and vegetables, nuts, seafood, etc.).
Limit fatty, sugary, and refined foods, primarily devoid of essential micronutrients for your health.
In addition:
To ensure that your diet is complete and that you regularly provide beneficial and protective elements, or if your needs are more significant than average (sport, stress, old age, pregnancy, pollution, smoking, growth, weight-loss diet, infection, chronic illness, medication, etc.), the use of quality dietary supplements can prove to be appropriate and effective.
Personalized nutritional supplements
Every person is unique. This refers to our character traits, lifestyle, likes, and dislikes when it comes to food, or certain physical circumstances, such as illness or pregnancy. This uniqueness influences our need for calories and nutrients and whether our needs are actually met.
General recommendations do not address the unique needs of individuals or their likes and dislikes when eating.
Personalized nutrition recommendations are tailored to individual needs.
Individual needs are determined and then assessed to see if the needs are being met through the current diet. Personalized nutrition recommendations or products can be developed if there are excesses or deficiencies in particular nutrients. These incorporate eating behavior and other aspects such as allergies, illnesses, the patient’s own goals, and much more. Personalized nutrition is thus intended to improve your health.
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Note that there are more essential nutrients. I will update this page regularly, so check back regularly.
All the vitamins and minerals
from vitamin A to Zinc
Potassium
What is potassium?
Potassium is an essential mineral and electrolyte that plays multiple functions in the body. It plays an important role in the acid-base balance of the body, by helping to neutralize the acids metabolized after meals.
Potassium is commonly associated with sodium, via the sodium-potassium ratio.
