Vitamins are very important nutrients that are needed for your body to function properly. Although most vitamins come from the foods you eat, some vitamins are actually produced by your body too.

Vitamins are different from minerals in that they come from organic matter while minerals come from the ground and water. Vitamins do not contain calories and are not used for energy by the body but without them, your body cannot perform certain functions.

There are thirteen unique vitamins but they are all essential to achieving and maintaining good health. Not having enough of one of these vitamins opens, the path to many possible medical issues, but eating a balanced, healthy diet will provide your body with the adequate levels of each vitamin.

Vitamin K is good for the blood, helping to prevent blood clots. A serious deficiency in his can cause major bleeding.

Vitamin E helps to protect the cells of your body and a deficiency in this can lead to brown spots on the skin, anemia and various other kinds of damage to the cells.

Vitamin D helps the body to use calcium, which makes your bones stronger and more pliant. A lack of this can lead to a weak frame and bones that are prone to breaking.

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid is vital to the immune system, an important part of the healing process. A lack of this leads to scurvy, which causes excessive bleeding and makes wounds take a lot longer to heal.

Vitamin B1, or thiamine, is key in working with the other vitamin Bs, helping the body to convert the sugar in your blood into energy and a lack of this can result in loss of feeling in the extremities of the body or pain in other areas.

Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, helps the body to break down fats, carbohydrates and proteins and convert them into energy. Not having enough of this may lead to problems with the skin and eyes.

Vitamin B3, or niacin help the cells in your body convert to energy and a lack of this can lead to serious psychological and physiological problems, and, in extreme cases, death. Vitamin B5, pantothenic acid, has much the same role.

Vitamin B7 or biotin helps the body to break down fats, proteins and carbohydrates, a lack of which can lead to loss of hair, skin problems or psychological issues.

Vitamin B9 or folic acid produces DNA and RNA, which contains the genetic makeup of your body. Vitamin B12 also helps with this process. A lack of these can lead to very serious physical abnormalities and other problems.

Vitamin A is important for your vision and a lack of this can lead to many problems with your eyesight and in extreme cases and left unattended to, even total blindness.

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