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Vitamins are organic nutrients essential for the proper functioning of the body and healthy living. They work chemically with enzymes and help the process of metabolism, tissue repair, cell production, and other important activities. The body can manufacture only vitamins D, K, and B (biotin) from sources other than dietary intake. The rest of the vitamins are supplied to the body through food and supplements. Vitamins are either fat-soluble or water-soluble. The water-soluble vitamins include vitamin C and the B-complex vitamins. They dissolve in water and cannot be stored by the body. Excess amounts of vitamins are flushed out of...

  Everyone wants to enjoy a healthy retirement. We spend all of our lives working hard towards finally enjoying retirement. Whether you want to spend your retirement travelling through a foreign country or at home with family, you still want to maintain an optimal level of health. Unfortunately, only 41% of North Americans claim to be healthy once they hit the age of 65, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. While that’s still quite an accomplishment, that means more than half of North Americans must deal with ailments that slow them down when they should be enjoying...