Top Nutritional Vitamins for Men

  Most men don’t get all of the necessary nutrients their bodies need on a daily basis exclusively from food.  Taking vitamin supplements is a good way to fill in what is missing.  Leading busy and hectic lives, it’s easy to forget to eat right every day. You can choose to take multi-vitamin supplements or in individual vitamins to supplement your diet. Some of the top vitamins you may be missing out on are listed here.

Vitamin K helps in producing healthy bones, tissues and is used in making proteins for blood clotting. It’s found in leafy green vegetables. If you are on blood thinners consult your doctor about a safe vitamin K dosage.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant which means it helps to reduce damage that free radicals can cause to our cells from exposure to smoking or radiation. The body uses this vitamin for the repair and growth of tissues throughout the body. All fruits and veggies have some amount of Vitamin C. It’s in foods like cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi, mango, papaya and watermelon.

Vitamin B6 and B12 both help with memory loss and depression. B6 is used in producing hormones and brain chemicals and may lower your risk for heart disease.  Both are found in very lean red meats and poultry. B6 is found in fish, whole grains, nuts, seeds, avocados and bananas. B12 prevents anemia and maintains nerve and brain function and is in shellfish, milk, soymilk and eggs.

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Calcium is a mineral used to help blood vessels and muscles contract and expand, send messages through the nervous system and secrete enzymes in the body. It’s found in dairy foods and leafy green vegetables.

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Magnesium is a trace mineral used in muscle functions, producing and transporting energy, and in producing protein. It can be found in dark green leafy vegetables, or in fruits like bananas and avocado, nuts like almonds and cashews, beans, soy products, and whole grains.

Iron is a mineral used to make the proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin, which help to carry and store oxygen in the body.  An iron deficiency causes anemia. It’s found in meats, fish, spinach, peas and beans.

If you’re exercising and trying to eat right but just aren’t getting all the nutrients your body needs, a multivitamin or supplement may be right for you. As with any supplement, be sure to consult your physician prior to adding one to your diet.

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Now, I am a man’s man, which means that I care most about what is below my belt line, and above my knees in that, if the plumbing is not working right, then all things come to a stop until it is corrected, so here are a few key ingredients to help maintain clean pipes in the prostate area.

Zinc is essential to the metabolism of carbohydrate, fat, and protein and DNA and RNA replication. Zinc is an antioxidant and aids in retaining healthy bones, a robust immune system, and healthy vision.

Selenium is an important component of the glutathione peroxidase antioxidant system, which helps combat the disintegrating effects of free radicals and is important for thyroid hormone metabolism. Many studies have shown that Selenium is important for maintaining a healthy immune system as well as men’s prostate health.

Prostate Health vitamins can help keep your prostate healthy.  As we age, and most people are living longer now than they did 40 years ago, due to advances in medicine, and an overall better outlook on taking care of themselves, our specific body requirements change as well. 

We, as men, need to ask our doctors specific questions about the organs of our body that are going to need special attention as we get closer to 50 years of age or beyond.

I’ll be honest, I don’t look forward to either having my prostate or my colon checked for proper health, nor, will I drive faster to the doctor when that time comes in my life, but, I will take these factors seriously, and do what needs to be done for my health, and to remain a thriving healthy Man.