Best Vitamins and Supplements, Part Two

Flaxseed: contains omega-3s, lignans (cancer fighters) and fiber, beneficial for heart disease, fights breast cancer. Stabilizes sugar levels and regulates hormones.

Glucosamine: good for joints (especially knees), keeps skin elastic-looking.

Panax Ginseng: helps pump oxygen through body, balances hormones, gives energy, a root (User’s Guide to Energy-Boosting Supplements).

Vitamin K: regulates blod clotting, improves bone health and liver function. Reduces the appearance of spider veins.

Folic Acid (Folate, a B vitamin): reduces risk of developing high blood pressure, prevents birth defects. May help with depression and Alzheimer’s disease.

Magnesium: regulates energy levels, relieves constipation, reduces anxiety, supports healthy breathing.

Zinc: improves immune function, helps healing, maintains your sense of taste and smell, stimulates enzyme reaction.

Vitamin A: for vision health, reduces fine lines and wrinkles in the skin, build resistance to respiratory and other infections, helps with bone growth.

Iron: helps oxygen travel from the lungs to the rest of the body, provides energy.

Potassium: regulates blood pressure, maintains heart and kidney function.