It's Friday and thus a perfect day to share with you a few thoughts about Vitamin A, an essential vitamin for long-term health.
Although it's not half as cool as Paris Hilton thinks she is, Vitamin A has a host of benefits in the human body. For example, natural sources of Vitamin A can boost the immune system, provide anti-cancer protection, fight skin disorders, and prevent/reverse aging of the skin.
Vitamin A also improves vision and speeds wound healing.
On the negative side, taken in high doses (especially from non-food sources) Vitamin A supplements can be toxic and may cause birth defects if popped during pregnancy.
So get your Vitamin A the natural way by munching on carrots and eating delicious sweet potatoes.
A single sweet potato, for example, contains nearly 10,000 IU's of beta-carotene.
Other foods high in natural Vitamin A that you should munch on to combat aging include broccoli, spinach, collards, turnip greens, kale, cantaloupe, melons, tomatoes and lettuce.
Hey, that's a pretty good list of healthy foods that provide excellent sources of natural Vitamin A!
Chet Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com
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Dear Chet, thanks for the info about Vit A. What I have read is that it is a good idea to have a little knob of butter or a soupcon of oil on your vitamin A-packed veggies as that helps with absorption into the body.
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