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- $Title{Is it True That Vitamins Are a Good Source of Energy?}
- $Subject{fatigue tired vitamins Ill Defined Symptoms symptom multiple vitamin
- balance nutrition nutritions nutrient nutrients food foods balanced diet
- diets}
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- Is it True That Vitamins Are a Good Source of Energy?
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- QUESTION: I am sometimes so tired that I just want to get home from work and
- go to bed. A check up by my physician has shown that I am normal and healthy.
- My wife thinks that I need some vitamins to perk me up and that this simple
- answer is the solution to my energy problem. Is it true that vitamins are a
- good source of energy, and may overcome my fatigue?
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- ANSWER: Probably the most common complaint that a physician hears is one of
- weariness, fatigue and a plain old feeling of being "too tired to do
- anything". The causes of real fatigue are many and varied, and may be found
- not only in disease states but in life styles and psychological problems as
- well. I am going to buy your physician's findings that all is normal in your
- case, and confine my answer to your question, rather than a solution to your
- problem. Vitamins are indeed necessary in any well balanced diet, but it is
- the calories in your food that really provide the energy and there are simply
- no calories in vitamins. However, vitamins are needed to help convert the
- calories in food into the energy your body requires to carry on its daily
- functions. While vitamins can not supply calories, vitamin supplements may
- help if your present diet doesn't contain the necessary amount of vitamins to
- provide this vital service for your system. In these circumstances, taking a
- daily multiple vitamin preparation can put your nutrition back into balance,
- and restore your feelings of pep and vigor. Of course a good look at your
- work and sleeping habits, as well as your daily ration of exercise and
- relaxation, may also provide you with precious clues that may lead to the
- answer you seek.
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- The material contained here is "FOR INFORMATION ONLY" and should not replace
- the counsel and advice of your personal physician. Promptly consulting your
- doctor is the best path to a quick and successful resolution of any medical
- problem.
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