Multivitamins: Tips on how to include multivitamins in daily diet, their benefits

Adding multivitamins to your daily food intake can play a vital role in enhancing several body functions since not only do they boost the immune system but they also improve mental health and make your skin and nails better. Multivitamins: Tips on how to include multivitamins in daily diet, their benefits In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Shikha Dwivedi, Msc Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, in-house nutritionist at OZiva, shared, “Men and women are physiologically different hence, the daily micronutrients required by them also differ. Before you start including multivitamins in your routine, ensure that your multivitamin tablet contains all the essential vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C, A, B Vitamins, Iron, Zinc etc in the right quantities.” She added, “Another important factor to keep in mind is to pick a multivitamin that is clean or devoid of harsh chemicals so that it is safe for long term consumption. Really, multiple vitamins packed together makes it easy for people to adapt in their lifestyle for good nutrition, easy, convenient and effective.” Dolly Kumar, Founder and Director of Gaia, elaborated, “Apart from essential nutrients like Vitamin A, E and D, multivitamins are also a rich source of zinc, which is much needed to boost your body’s lymphocytes and cell signalling. Multivitamins also have a crucial role in reversing the damage of pathogens on the body by boosting the activity of its lymphoid cells.” Gushing over the additional benefits of multivitamins in daily diet, she said, “Combined with their balancing effect on the body’s fluid levels, multivitamins can also prevent the development of several chronic illnesses in the long run.