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Vitamins

Learn English meaning of vitamins

Date: Dec 07 2020

Themes: Health

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Even though we try to eat healthily, we might need a pill that has the vitamins and minerals that our bodies need.

An easy way to stay healthy can be to take supplements if our diet is missing needed vitamins. Whether or not you take a multivitamin, it’s good to think about if you need to take a supplement.

Vocab

multivitamin n.

Definition

Example The only pill I take is my multivitamin and that does me fine!

pill n.

Definition

Example She took a pill for her headache.

mineral n.

Definition

Example Do you know if you need more mineral in your diet?

supplement n.

Definition

Example She uses a natural supplement to make her hair so pretty.

diet n.

Definition

Example I am trying to improve my diet by eating more fruit and vegetables.

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Discussion

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Do you take vitamins? Why do you feel like you need to take supplements?

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Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Thanks Olya!


Yes it depends on many factors to be healthy! Not only foods and weather but also living in peace and having no stress help a lot!


Social situations , economic crisis and politics affect on our health too!


Furthurmore I believe that luck has a real role in our lives! 


Good luck to everyone! :-)

Oluna

Oluna

Russian Federation

Mahtab,


Yes, I agree with you. If there is a need in taking vitamins daily or the doctor recommends that…it’s right. Of course, there are special cases you tell about such as the place where we live, ecology, way of wearing and condition of the health. And I’m sorry about your mother. In general, it depends on many many things…

ScienceBoy

ScienceBoy

Turkey

I don’t take vitamin pills too. I can’t say I eat healty food but I stay away from pills as long as possible, even the vitamin pills. 


Being healty is not easy in this age. We can’t be sure if a fruit or vegetable is really natural. And trying to live a healty life is really expensive too. Organic foods are like gold, not so easy o buy. And having regular check ups. I am not saying it’s not necessary, it totally is but it’s not really easy to live a very healty life in this age. Well, what to do. All we need to do is to do the best we can to protect our physical and mental health. 


I wish you all a long, happy and healty life. We need you here :)

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Thank you Shoba for your very nice words!


I wish the best for you and all people around the world! :-)

Shoba

Shoba

Sri Lanka



Thanks for your sound comments, dear Mahtab. You make us talk and add flavour to our discussions. I guess it’s the supplements you take that keep you full of zip. 


It’s quite understandable why you are taking vitamins and minerals. Each of us has a different system and our needs differ. 


By the way, most of my friends take biotin to keep their hair thick and shiny. But my mother pours coconut oil on my scalp every Saturday and it’s a messy job just like henna. 


I’m really sorry to hear about your mother. I hope cancer will be just a zodiac sign one day, not an illness. 



Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Olya!


Thanks for your useful information!


Actually I dont like medicines but as I told before foods , drinks and weather are different from one country or area to another one!


The fact is the way of our wearing is very different with many other places!All my body is covered then my skin hasnt seen sunlight for a long time!


We live in apartments that have not enough sunlight too then everything I did I couldnt take enough Vit D!


Many women have this problem in my country!


On the other hand I feel our vegetables and fruits and also diaries , meat and …. are not healthy enough!Maybe when I was younger I didnt have such problems but when we get older the deficiency of vitamins appears!


I stopped to take pills for a long time and tried to have healthy food as I do still that way!


Not canned foods , not soda, only fresh juices , less meat , more veggi and so on but when I did my blood tests everything was less than normal!!!


Also we are living in very polluted city that affect on many health factors!You cant find any one who hasnt seen at least one person between relatives who didnt get cancer, as you know I lost my mom by cancer and also my dad survived of cancer!


Then what can we do now?!


Regular visiting doctors and take pills to prevent the affects of our life style!


Yes I used henna few times but using that wasnt easy like dying with chemical colors!

julito1

julito1

Argentina

I am not against multivitamins and supplements, actually, at my age  it would be recommended for me a daily intake of antioxidants to clean the arteries. As in the case of Marni,( and i also know of some people that  their kitchen cabinet is loaded with any kind of herbs , pills and whatever  miraculous dietary supplement is on the market ) I think that Marni is overdoing it , instead of spending so much money  on nutrient   pills,a good diet and exercise, plus  mild sun baths for vitamin D will  keep her strong and healthy.

Oluna

Oluna

Russian Federation

I used to take a multivitamins course only 1 or 2 times in a year…We all live in different parts of the world so we have different food depending on season. Therefore that’s good possibility to provide your organism with vitamins you need sometime (or special time of a year), even it’s a pill box.  I heard some doctors recommend to take vitamins by natural way eating health food, vegetables, fruits ect. They say that the vitamins pills we take also contain some unnecessary and harmful chemicals… So the best way in taking vitamins is eating health food. But if we don’t have it from time to time and need it… we can easily fill the body with pills :))

NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

some vitsm are good some are bad.

02:23 PM May 27 2015 |

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ola33

ola33

Japan

Mahtab, I love henna. It doesn’t only dye your hair but is a good mask as well. I add in there also paprica and ginger.

ola33

ola33

Japan

Vitamins. No I don’t take multi ones, but I take 3 kind of supplements – tumeric, gingo biloba and cayolic garlic.  They’re very good for you. I also like black pepper and olive oil. Multivitamins I take from my daily salads. You know when you have people around all into healthy eating, it’s kinda rubbs off on you and you start thinking about eating healthily too. About salt wich should be pink and Hymalayan. about sugar wich is coconut one. Well, it’s all a new habit wich is nice. We should think about our body. One positive discovery want to share. You propably know that after having a substantial lunch, we all feel drawsy, worn out and even coffee is not a good helper in here. It’s first 1,5 hours when we struggle not to fall asleep. But try eating salad. Not only it will cover all of your bases but you’ll be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the rest of the day! :)

nasrin jojo

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

i never take pills and supplements because perhaps they give me some essential mineral and vitamins ,in the other hand they will hurt to some members of myy body such as kidney,stomach,liver and so one…in my opinion we should get vitamins by nutral ways however most foods and vegetables and fruits that we eat become artificia!!!!!!


NIJ321655

NIJ321655

United States

Vitamins are good for people.

01:18 PM May 27 2015 |

s11211s

s11211s

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I sometimes feel sick and not in good condition so I take multivitamin, I didn’t believe taking vitamins in general, but gradually I thought I need them!
I believe today our food and weather are contaminated with toxic substances and this makes our body fails to properly absorb vitamins and minerals so we need to take supplements.
I see some people around me take a lot of pills regularly. I don’t believe taking regularly a lot of pills, because it may be harmful to our body.

Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

ı dont take any vitamins..but ı believe vitamine supporting is very useful,healty and necessary in lack of some vitamins ..


Simple and unchanging rule in life, Body needs health ( mentally and physically ) ,heart needs love and soul needs serenity..and everything depends on the balance among them ..


life is beautiful if we have health :)) 


Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Good for you dear Shoba!


Of course you are very young to need them!


No need to take different kind of pills or medicines when you dont need!


I tried few times to be away from these things but the result wasnt good! :(


Of course I eat well and I have enough activity but I think foods and weathers are different in countries!


Not only me but also all people I know and they are at my age need to take vitamins and supplements!


Anyway Im happy for you! :)

Shoba

Shoba

Sri Lanka



No, I don’t take any vitamins.


I’m fit and fine now. I just wake up, eat, work, study and then eat again and go to bed. No time to worry about whether I’m covering my bases or not. 


All in all, I’m too lazy to fret about complications related to my health in future. And too poor to spend my hard-earned money on these pills which are quite expensive in our country. 



S&W

S&W

China

I had taken Vitamin B2 for a while as follow doctor’s instruction. i only take calcium tablet right now.I prefer to do more excerise, get a lot of sun and balance food rather than take those vitamins.Vitamins could be got from vegetables and fruits.

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I have a drugstore at my home full of any kind of Vitamins , minerals and supplements and I take pills everyday! :))


Of course I take them based on my blood test results and doctor’s recommendation then I dont exceed my RDA


Now I’m taking Vitamin D , Fefol and a suppliment  for my hair and skin! :D

mojtaba

mojtaba

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I just some time use vitamin D pill because its good for prevention from osteoporosis.

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