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'Interesting' (not "Interesting," but something that made me think for a minute): I take a multivitamin  everyday (we'll find out why below), and I had a 'limited time'-coupon for more vitamins. So I was looking through 'the vitamin-section' of the pharmacy at Wal-mart. And ... a couple things:

• I don't think I saw any 'non-specialized' vitamins (they were all either "Men's," "Women's," "Teens'," "Kids'" or "50+") ... or maybe there were some 'general' vitamins I didn't see, but
• I prefer the 'gummies' (as I imagine they fool my body into 'properly digesting the vitamins.') But they were all-out of Men's gummies, yet had 2-or-3 cups of Women's gummies ... I  went ahead and bought some regular 'tablet' vitamins rather than 'the Womens'-variety instead'; but I did think to myself "Hmm, maybe it's a sign that more men care about their health more than women do ..."

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That word (hyperlinked to the vitamin Amazon calls "The Best Gummy Multivitamin")—I felt like there might be something more to that word ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which the linked mult-vitamin supplement builds ...

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The word “Vitamins” is built on ancient words that mean “Life + |Amine (because vitamins were thought to contain |Amino Acids).” 

#Vitamin #MultiVitamin #VitaminTablets #GummyVitamins #VitaminSupplements

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'Vitamins' came up in discussion, and--as I explained why I take them (and why I think they're important)--I felt that this diagram would be helpful (which I'm 'coding' into a table so that I can study some of the individual words):

Vitamin Cheat Sheet
VITAMIN	WHAT WE USE IT FOR	GOOD SOURCES
A	healthy vision, skin, bones, teeth & reproduction	Liver, Eggs, Fish, Milk, Carrots, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Spinach
B1 THIAMIN	converting food into energy, boosting nerve function	Pork, Soy, Watermelon, Tomato, Spinach
B2 |RIBOFLAVIN	converting food into energy, healthy skin & hair & blood & brain	Dairy, Meat, Leafy Green Vegetables, Enriched Wheat, Oysters
B3 NIACIN	converting food into energy, healthy nervous system	Beef, Chicken, Shrimp, Avocado, Peanuts, Tomato, Spinach
B6 PYRIDOXINE	red blood cells, sleep, appetite & mood	Chicken, Tofu, Bananna, Watermelon, Fish, Legumes
B7 |BIOTIN	converting food into energy, breaking down glucose	Whole Grains, Eggs, Almonds, Soybeans, Fish
B9 FOLATE	new cell creation, DNA synthesis	Legumes, Spinach, Leafy Greens, Chickpeas, Tomato, Asparagus
B12	breaks down fatty acids & amino acids, helps make red blood cells	Dairy, Beef, Pork, Poultry, Fish, Eggs
C	an antioxidant, makes new cells, improves immune system	Fruit, Fruit Juices, Pepper, Broccoli, Tomato, Spinach
D	strengthens/forms bones & teeth with Calcium & Phosphorus	Egg Yolk, fatty Fish, Liver, Sunlight
E	antioxidant, strong cell-membranes	Nuts, Avocado, Tofu, Whole Grains, Seeds
F	the old name of what is now called 'essential fatty acids (omega 3 & -6)'
G & H	former names of 'a couple of the above B-Vitamins'
I	not one of the actual vitamins (I'm still trying to find out why not), but--among bicyclists & hikers & other athletes--it's a popular name for |Ibuprofen
J	a vitamin-like substance known as |Choline ... another B-Vitamin, which metabolizes junk-food---or maybe the substances |Catechol & |Flavin (an ingredient in Riboflavin)
K	blood clotting, regulating blood-calcium	Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Liver, Leafy Greens

But why do I take vitamins—I mean; why take the supplements when I probably get all the vitamins I need in my food?

Well, other than The Placebo-Effect (essentially activating my body's systems to do the work I expect them-to–the same reason 'the package's directions' advise to "take ... with food"–rather than -to waste away in a wisp of lethargic smoke) there might be something described on the package ... which I won't read unless I'm typing it here (or reading it aloud for a recording ... which I don't have the equipment to record ... yet):

So I type it here

SUPPORTS Heart Health with B-Vitamins 

ONE A DAY MEN'S VitaCraves® MEN'S MULTI GUMMIES - NO High Fructose Corn Syrup - Artificially Sweetened - BAYER - MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL SUPPLEMENT - 70 GUMMIES

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Formulated to support:
• HEART HEALTH
• IMMUNE HEALTH
• PHYSICAL ENERGY
• HEALTHY MUSCLE FUNCTION
• EYE HEALTH

Along with (no) High Fructose Corn Syrup, these VitaCraves® are also FREE of Fish/Shellfish Allergens, Dairy, Eggs.

*This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to dignose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

And I suppose I'll list the "Supplement Facts"-items not-yet-mentioned (not their amounts or 'Daily Value'-percentages) and then the ingredients

Calories, Carbohydrate, Sugars, Vitamin A, -C, -D, -E, -B6, -B12, Folic acid, Biotin, Pantothenic acid, Iodine, Zinc, Selenium, Choline, Inositol, glucose Syrup, Gelatin, Water, Ascorbic acid 

Less than 2% of: Artificial Flavors, Bees Wax, Carnauba Wax, Choline Bitartrate, Citric acid, D-Biotin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, FD&C Blue #1, FD&C red #40, FD&C Yellow #5 (Tartrazine), Maltodextrin, Potassium Iodine, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Sodium Selenate, Sucralose, Vegetables Oil (Palm or Coconut), Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 (Cholecaciferol), Vitamin E Acetate, Zinc Sulfate

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