Why Take Vitamins?

Vitamins can help to supply your body with vital nutrients. There are plenty of good reasons to include vitamins and supplements in your daily routine.

Here are just a few of the major perks of filling vital nutrient gaps through vitamins and supplements!

Life Can Be Hectic

The demands of everyday life can be stressful. Work, family, friendships, and finding time to rest can all make it tough to prepare nutrient-dense, whole food-based meals three times a day. Getting a healthy, nutritious breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days per week may be a tall order for many busy people. For some, one healthy meal per day is a victory worth celebrating — and it should be!

Filling your daily diet with as many healthy, nutrient-dense food choices as you can, while filling in any nutrient gaps with supplements may help to keep your body supplied with all of the vitamins and minerals that you need. And, since it can be difficult to get all of the vitamins and minerals that you need from your daily meals, taking supplements may be an excellent strategy to incorporate into your healthy habits.

For those who need them, vitamins can be game-changers in the realm of nutrition. While taking a high-quality multivitamin each day doesn’t give you a free pass to neglect your body and eat whatever you want, it can cover some of the ground where your diet might be lacking. If you struggle to find time for nutritious meals, adding vitamins to your day could be a huge help.

Avoiding Deficiencies is Key

When your body doesn’t get enough of the nutrients that it needs, your health can suffer as a result. A nutrient deficiency can cause minor issues like fatigue in many cases, but deficiencies can also sometimes lead to more serious issues. 

For anyone eating a primarily plant-based diet, nutrient deficiencies can be an especially important risk as they may be more prone to deficiency of certain nutrients that are not as commonly found in their regular food supply. For example, many vegans may find themselves becoming deficient in vitamins B12 and D3 over time. 

These essential nutrients are mainly found in animal-based foods, and perhaps the only reliable source of vitamin D3 that many vegans get is the sun’s rays (D3 is often called “the sunshine vitamin). To avoid becoming deficient in these important nutrients, taking a high-quality multivitamin might be a great first step.

While some are more at risk of deficiency for certain nutrients, anyone can develop a nutrient deficiency if they’re not careful. Poor eating habits, lack of sun exposure, and plenty of other factors can leave your body deprived of what it needs to stay healthy and function well. 

If you’re concerned that you may have or be at risk of a nutrient deficiency, speak with your doctor. They can help point you in the right direction for your health! (This may involve performing a blood test to determine your nutrient levels.)

A Plant-Based Diet Can Be Lacking in Some Key Nutrients

As you now know, vitamins D3 and B12 are scarce in a vegan diet. Since the food sources of these nutrients are mostly animal products, people following a plant-based lifestyle can have a hard time getting enough of them, and may develop deficiencies.

To eat a healthy plant-based diet and get all of the nutrients that your body needs, supplementation is ideal.

A plant-based diet can be a great way to take good care of your body, the environment, and the creatures that we share the earth with. However, it’s always important to be smart with any approach that you take to nutrition! A vegan diet is missing some of the important nutrients found in animal-based foods, which, without proper supplementation, can leave you with nutrient deficiencies. Fortunately, these deficiencies may be easy to avoid by eating plenty of nutrient-dense foods and taking the right supplements for your individual health situation.

MaryRuth Organics’ supplements all contain nutrients that are derived from vegan sources – including vitamin D3 and B12! While these nutrients can be difficult to find in edible plant-based sources, there are a few ways to get them without the use of animal products, which allows you to stick with a plant-based diet while still getting the nutrients you need!

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Let Taking Your Vitamins Help You Create Other Healthy Habits

Living a healthy life can start with something as simple as supplement your diet where there are nutritional gaps. Let this first step of health inspire you to form more beneficial habits for your body and mind. Staying healthy can begin with making simple, practical changes to the way that you live, and something as small as a daily supplement can make a big difference in your health.

In addition to taking vitamins, there are plenty of other healthy habits that you can cultivate to make major changes to your health and wellbeing.

• Eat Healthy - By eating nutritious and colorful fruits and vegetables, you are providing your body with vitamins and nutrients it needs!

• Sleep Well - Sleep is important in your ongoing endeavor to maintain your health. Sleep needs can vary per person, but most adults should get about 8 hours.

• Exercise Regularly - Getting moderate exercise may help your body by increasing white blood cell activity — part of your immune system! Research suggests that this occurs in moderate to vigorous exercise shorter than 60 minutes. MaryRuth suggests getting at least 30 minutes daily! You can also try our Liquid Morning Multivitamin Essentials+ to support your body’s metabolism, immune system & overall health!

• Get 15 Minutes of Sunshine! - When exposed to sunlight, your body naturally produces cholecalciferol, also known as D3! The great news is that for those who are deficient in this vitamin, it may support your energy. We always suggest getting your needed nutrients from food and, in this case, your environment, but if you still need more D3, you may enjoy our Vitamin D3 Spray, or our Vitamin D3 + K2 Spray!

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What Kinds of Vitamins Should I Take?

There are many forms of supplements available such as pills, powders, capsules, liquids, soft gels, chewables, and gummies. With all these options, it may seem overwhelming to choose which form to take for your vitamin(s) and minerals that you’d like to supplement! There are plenty of different types to choose from, and it’s up to you to decide which one is the best fit for you. Some of the most common forms are:

• Gummies: These chewy, yummy supplements are often naturally or artificially flavored. They’re great for kids thanks to their taste and texture, as well as how easy they are to take. Many adults opt to take gummy vitamins, too. Many gummy vitamins use gelatin — which is sourced from animals. But MaryRuth’s gummies are always vegan, and often pectin-based.

• Chewable Tablets: Similar to gummies, these supplements are often sweetened and flavored to make them more pleasant to take. Chewable tablets are a great choice for anyone who has trouble swallowing pills or capsules.

• Liquids: This form of supplement may be the easiest to swallow, and can even be given to infants or small children who are teething. Liquid vitamins are also great for adults, many of whom favor them for their great taste and easy-to-swallow formula. Plus, liquid formulas make it easier to modify dosage if necessary, and can be mixed into other liquids.

• Pills: Possibly the most traditional type of supplement, vitamin pills are more difficult to swallow but typically contain few added ingredients. Pills are primarily intended to be taken by adults.

• Capsules: A variation of pills, capsules often contain vitamins and minerals in powdered form. Capsules can be difficult to swallow for small children, and, like pills, are generally intended for adults. Capsules are more shelf-stable than most liquids, so for people who like to keep their supplements for longer, these may be a great option.

Is There a Certain Type of Vitamin That is Most Effective?

Ultimately, there’s no consensus on which type of supplement is more “effective” than others. The primary determining factor for the quality of a supplement is its ingredients, not the form it comes in. For this reason, it’s mainly a matter of personal preference which form of vitamins you choose to take.

No matter what form of supplement, you’ll want to try to get the best singles or combinations for your health. And there are lots of options of supplements that are sold separately (with only one vitamin or mineral in the supplement) or combined (with two or more in the same product). 

Take MaryRuth’s D3 + K2 Spray as an example. Why this combination of vitamins? Well, both vitamins D and K2 work with one another to maintain control over calcium levels in your body. Vitamin D controls the absorption of calcium into the blood, and vitamin K2 controls where that calcium goes. Taking too much vitamin D3 without getting the right amount of vitamin K2 can lead to problems with excess calcium. If calcium isn't properly absorbed, it can cause calcium buildup/deposits in arteries and muscles. 

As you can see, these are the types of factors to take into account when choosing the best supplement(s) for your body. And, while we can’t really say that one form is “better” than another, there are some ways you can decide which you prefer. For example, if you have trouble swallowing pills, taking your vitamins in a liquid form might probably be better suited for you. Or, if you want your supplements to feel like a sweet treat, maybe you’d like gummies or chewable tablets. But, if you’d rather your supplements be flavorless, perhaps swallowing a simple pill or capsule is more to your liking!

Whether pills, liquids, gummies, or something else, you can get nutrients from different types of supplements. What matters is that you choose a supplement you’re comfortable with that has high-quality ingredients.

All of MaryRuth's’ supplements are 100% vegan and made with non-GMO ingredients. Our liquid supplements not only taste great, they’re made to support you, too! For those who prefer taking liquid vitamins, they’re a great alternative to traditional pill and capsule vitamins, and your whole family can enjoy them!