If we all ate healthy diets, rich in vegetables and fruits and low in meats and fats, and all the foods we did eat were natural and organic (not processed) and we ate the proper calories per day for our bodies, none of us would need vitamins. The absolutely best place to get vitamin nutrition is through foods, healthy, good foods. Unfortunately, most people don't get enough nutrition through their foods and that's why they need to learn how to take vitamins to supplement their nutrition properly.

1. Vitamins can help improve health, when taken properly.

2. Be careful to talk to your doctor about what medications might interact with your vitamins.

3. Try to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet so the majority of your nutrition comes from food.

If you're taking vitamins and minerals, it's important to talk to your doctor about what medications and vitamins you're taking and also to keep a list of all vitamins you are taking. Vitamins can cause problems with medication interactions and treatment. This news story talks about how vitamins can cause problems if you don't let your doctor know what ones you are taking. Keeping a list of all your current medication and vitamins and supplements handy is a good idea.

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Vitamins and minerals are important to our health and well-being and also to how we feel. Without proper nutrition, our bodies cannot function properly and we would die. Not everyone needs extra vitamin nutritional supplementation.http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/11/13/ep.vitamin.primer/index.html It's important to talk with your doctor about whether you need vitamins or not, and if so, what vitamins are best for you to take and when. This guide page is for informational purposes only, and only your doctor can and should determine what vitamins are best for you and when you should take them.

However, there are some guidelines you can follow for taking vitamins, in particular a multi-vitamin and multi-mineral supplement. That's what this guide page will address.

Vitamins alone, without any food, will not work well at all. Vitamins made by man, especially the synthetic ones instead of the plant and food-based ones, simply don't absorb into the body the same way vitamins directly from foods do. If you take your vitamins with similar foods to what the vitamins are, you are increasing the likelihood of the vitamins being absorbed and used by the body.

If you're taking Vitamin C tabletshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002404.htm, take them with a glass of orange juice. Protein pills or shakes can be taken with some eggs and sausage or bacon with breakfast. All vitamins will absorb better when taken with food than when taken alone.

Some vitamins work better when they are taken together, such as Vitamin Dhttp://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp works best when taken with magnesium and both of those help calcium to be absorbed better. Calcium, however, blocks absorption of iron, so taking those together won't yield maximum results.

Do a little research about the vitamins you're taking and learn which ones work best together and which to avoid together.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/148428/how_to_take_vitamins.html

If you're taking vitamins for energy and alertness, you want to take these in the morning, to start your day, or at least sometime before your noon meal. If you take these later in the day, you could end up being kept awake and alert all night, and that really has the opposite results of what you're wanting from the vitamins.

Some vitamins and nutritional supplements are better to be taken at night, to help with relaxation and sleep. Do the research about your particular vitamin and determine when the best time of day to take it is for you.