@jshidg 19 September 2020

HEALTH, our WEALTH: What does MULTIVITAMINS provides in our body

Many of us especially during this crisis are taking vitamins. I remember when the Enhanced Community Quarantine was raised in high risk areas in the Philippines, the multivitamins are being sold out in any drug stores because of the demand. We take multivitamins because we need to stay healthy but do we really know what vitamins are we really taking? Is that really good for our body?

**Multivitamins are supplements that provides important vitamins and minerals** to our body. They may come in different forms, tablet, chewable, powders or in liquid. The vitamins and minerals in a multivitamins depends on their brand. **THIS IS WHAT VITAMINS PROVIDES FOR OUR BODY:**

****IT HELPS REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY**** Multivitamins we are taking has a lot of vitamins and minerals that helps reduce the level of our anxiety and stress. Our body uses vitamin B that converts the food into energy to maintain and keep or nervous system to function properly. It also produce stress hormones.

****IT HELPS TO IMPROVE MOOD**** There were studies shows that taking of multivitamins daily helps to improve mood and to have an emotional well-being. The multivitamins also helps improve the brain to function which is responsible for our mood.

****IT HELPS TO IMPROVE SHORT TERM MEMORY**** There is a research in Australia that shows vitamin B has an important effect of supporting the short-term memory function. It shows in the study that the participants who gets supplemented with vitamin B12 did better in the memory test than to those who did not.

****IT HELPS TO MAINTAIN THE MUSCLE STRENGTH**** The free radicals are most responsible for our muscles aging problems and daily taking multivitamins helps to keep those damaging free radicals on check.

****IT HELPS TO INCREASE THE ENERGY LEVELS**** Daily taking of multivitamins keeps us to have a healthy lifestyle which keeps us to be energetic and fit. ****KEY POINTS:**** If you are thinking of the multivitamins that is best for you, consult a doctor because not all multivitamins are really good for our body. They also have some side effects. Stay healthy and hydrated! Keep safe and have a great day!! Thank you!!