Multivitamin

The World Health Organization defines nutrition as the intake of food in relation to the body 's dietary needs. To be well nourished an adequate, well balanced diet needs to be combined with regular exercise. Malnourishment can reduce immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development and reduced productivity. It is important to know about eating habits, what a healthy diet entails, what food to eat, and how water should be your number one choice of drink.…

antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections and preventing their growth (Moxifloxacin (Oral Route), 2015). Multivitamin Mr. Borg takes a multivitamin, 1 po daily, to help maintain a healthy immune system and provide needed vitamins that are not taken through his diet. Multivitamins are a combination of different vitamins found in foods and other natural sources (Multivitamin (multivitamins) medical facts from Drugs.com, 2015) Nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur). Mr. Borg was prescribed a nitroglycerin…

Multivitamins When it comes to muscle building supplements, multivitamins are not the first thing that usually pops to mind. They should be because vitamins are the behind the scenes directors for the nutrients you consume. Without an adequate supply of multivitamins, any other supplement you take will be working below its potential. BCAA's (Branched Chain Amino Acids) Branched chain…

REASON FOR ENCOUNTER: Initial treatment for mild dehydration. SUBJECTIVE Background (Description and history of the present illness or medical condition including previous approaches to treatment and responses; include other medical problems, medication experience per patient, drug allergies, current meds, etc.) Medical conditions: TA is a 3-year-old white male who needs to be treated with his oral rehydration. He has 4 watery stools in the past 24 hours and no blood in the stools. The…

As a female athlete who doesn’t love milk, I try to make a conscious effort to ensure I get adequate calcium as well as iron and fiber. This is why I take a multivitamin daily. Therefore, I was thrilled to learn that on Wednesday I met my requirements for Iron (221% RDA), Calcium (115% RDA), and Fiber (132%) in my diet. However, on Saturday I achieved my Iron (227% RDA) and Fiber (122%) requirements, but fell short…

The age of industrialization was the beginning of the end of healthy humans. We live in world where everything has a label filled with ingredients, yet one could only begin to wonder what they’re putting in their mouths. If I asked my grandmother what she put in her soup she will list of an ingredient base that consists of things I’ve seen before; carrots, celery, chicken. But ask my mother and she’ll tell you she bought instant soup from Campbells. Look at those ingredients and they’ll say…

use up glycogen so that the body has no choice but to use an alternative energy pathway, specifically lipid metabolism. The first issue can be identified when looking at the “Other Directives” category, which encourages the use of multivitamins. While multivitamins are beneficial in one’s diet they are used to supplement food and should not be used as a replacement for food based nutrient sources in an inadequate diet. It should also be noted that vitamins are better quality in food than in…

Nursing Management of a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal Stephan is a 25-year-old, 75 kg male who presents to the emergency department via paramedics after suffering a general tonic-clonic seizure during his first day at a local alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility. He was ordered by the county court to attend this inpatient treatment program following his second drunk driving violation in one year. The seizure lasted approximately one minute, and resolved spontaneously without drug…

Mae is a two year old intact female who presented to the clinic. The owners reported that Mae had been breed around three weeks ago and wanted to find out if she was pregnant. This would be the first time the Adams had a pregnant dog and came in to find out some information. On physical exam Mae is BAR and has a BCS of 2.5/5 and her TPR is WNL. The rest of Mae’s physical exam has no abnormal findings. It is not able to be determined from abdominal palpable if Mae if pregnant and without further…

Unfortunately though, there is very limited evidence that vitamins could prevent any kind of cancer or cardiovascular disease. In contrast, statistics show that there’s an increased mortality rate for people that take too many vitamins (“Why Multivitamins Might Do More Harm Than Good”). Perhaps the biggest risk to taking vitamin supplements is overdose. Overdosing on vitamins found in foods is extremely uncommon. In many cases, extra vitamins consumed in foods are simply flushed out in…