This General Nutrition Center Is Your Key To Pure Health

Sticking to a healthy diet these days is not an easy task. Our general nutrition center will give you all of the nutrition information that you can digest (no pun intended). First, all of the essential vitamins and minerals are listed, followed by a listing of foods that contain them.

If you can be very strict to a diet plan that gives you adequate amounts of the important vitamins and minerals, then you are better off not using supplements. Realistically, you will find that it is very difficult to stick to a diet plan like this, and it becomes necessary to stick to a vitamin plan laid out in our general nutrition center. Without further adieu, read on...

The following chart lists the most important vitamins and minerals that the body needs every day. It also gives the actual amount required on a daily basis, along with the types of foods that the vitamin or mineral can be found in.

Supplement	Suggested Dosage	Foods
Vitamin A Beta-Carotene	5,000 IU 11,000 IU	Animal livers, fish liver oils, green and yellow fruits and vegetables, apricots, asparagus, beet greens, and broccoli.
B complex	25 mg	Brown rice, egg yolks, fish, legumes, liver peanuts, peas, pork, and poultry.
Vitamin C	500 mg	berries, citrus fruits, garden vegetables, asparagus, avocados, beet greens, black currants, and broccoli.
Vitamin D	400 IU	Fish liver oils, fatty saltwater fish, dairy products, eggs, butter, cod liver oil, dandelion greens, and egg yolks.
Vitamin E	400 IU	Cold-pressed vegetable oils, dark green leafy vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.
Vitamin K	80 mg	Asparagus, blackstrap molasses, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower.
Boron	3 mg	Apples, carrots, grapes, dark green leafy vegetables, raw nuts, pears, and whole grains.
Calcium	1,000 mg	Dairy foods, salmon, sardines, seafood, dark green leafy vegetables, almonds, and asparagus.
Chromium	200 mcg	Beer, brewer's yeast, brown rice, cheese, meat, whole grains, dried beans, chicken, and corn.
Copper	.5 mg	Almonds, avocados, barley, beans, betts, broccoli, garlic, lentils, and liver.
Iodine	150 mcg
Iron	15 mg	Eggs, fish, liver, meat, poultry, green leafy vegetables, whole grains, and enriched breads and cereals.
Magnesium	500 mcg	Dairy products, fish, meat, seafood, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, brewer's yeast, and brown rice.
Manganese	15 mg	Avocados, nuts, seeds, seaweed, whole grains, blueberies, egg yolks, legumes, and dried peas.
Phosphorus	Obtained from food source	Asparagus, bran, brewer's yeast, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, dried fruit, and garlic.
Potassium	Obtained from food source (reduce salt)	Dairy foods, fish, fruit, legumes, meat, poultry, vegetables, whole grains, apricots, avocados, banans, and lima beans.
Selenium	100 mcg	Meat and grains (depending on if soil contained selenium), Brazil nuts, brewer's yeast, broccoli, brown rice, and chiken.
Zinc	22.5 mcg	Dulse, eggs, fish, kelp, lamb, legumes, lima beans, liver, meats, mushrooms, oysters, pecans, poultry, and pumpkin seeds.

 

You must check with a doctor or certified nutritionist before getting the above amounts of vitamins.

Summary

The general nutrition center information above will guide you towards the right foods. Everything must be balanced to get close to the ranges of daily intake of the necessary vitamins and minerals above. We hope you found the general nutrition center information useful.

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