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Essential vitamins for smokers

Monday, December 27, 2010

STOPPING smoking is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand. However, it does not mean you have to give up so easily on the circumstances and did not seek to improve yourself or make your life healthier.

If you are a heavy smoker, you should diligently taking antioxidant vitamins. This is important because vitamins and antioksidant at least provide some protection against the effects of smoking is harmful.

The evidence of the benefits of antioxidant vitamins has been widely revealed through research and study. A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine last November, for example, showed that the use of antioxidant supplements beta carotene long-term (more than 15 years) may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease or a decline in thinking abilities.
The idea that antioxidants such as beta carotene can help protect against Alzheimer's disease is not new. But the idea is still controversial because some studies mennujukkan some are not positive results. Although even so, it would not hurt you improve your nutritional intake by eating nutritious foods or vitamins in the form of antioxidants.

Experts usually recommend nutritional intake these vitamins so that your immune system is stronger and repair damage caused by tobacco smoke. Here are the types of vitamins that are good for the smokers consumed as revealed in the book Secrets For Men Easy Long-lasting bouquet Doug Dollemore dab Mark Giuliucci ..

- Vitamin C. 250 to 1,000 milligrams per day. Nutritional adequacy is recommended for this vitamin is 60 milligrams. The sources of foods that contain lots of vitamin C include oranges, broccoli, watermelon, red peppers, kiwi fruit, and strawberries.
- Vitamin E. 100 to 400 IU per day. Nutritional adequacy is recommended for this vitamin is the equivalent of 10 milligrams or 15 IU alfatokoferol. Foods rich in vitamin E include vegetable oil, bean sprouts and mango.

- Beta carotene, 15 to 30 milligrams per day. Nutritional adequacy is recommended for this yet exists. Foods that contain lots of beta carotene are yellow and orange fruits and dark green vegetables such as carrots, sweet squash besides spinach and other green leafy vegetables.

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