Vitamin A guard over the health of your skin

Sometimes, considering its appearance in the mirror, it seems that the excess of the biological age written on the face, or waking up in a good mood and with fine appearance, by the afternoon observed tired view and apathy. And the reasons may be lack of vitamin A, which is rightly called a female, or a vitamin of beauty. It is responsible for youth and health of the skin and many other processes to ensure the normal work of the organs and their systems. 

In body vitamin «A» comes mainly with food in the form of beta-carotene (or carotenoids, which protects cells from free radicals and other hazards, contribute to premature aging of the skin. People with sufficient saturation of cells carotenes, much longer retain their youth and have an elastic and elastic skin.

Signs of vitamin A:

- Brittle and slow-growing nails and hair.
- Dry leather with the possible manifestations of the rash.
- Reduction or loss of appetite and weight.
- Frequent infections.
- Fatigue.
- Reduction of view at dusk.
- Violation of the process of growth during puberty.
- Infertility or insufficient development of the reproductive organs in the period of sexual development.

Ready vitamin «A» is contained in some animal products: eggs, fish oils, cheese, butter, whole milk, liver.

In products of plant origin contains its predecessor of vitamin a (beta-carotene). Main products its contents is a carrot and dark green foliage vegetables. Also contained in the pumpkin, apricots, peaches, tomatoes, green peas and asparagus.

With obvious signs of a lack of vitamin «A» as soon as possible to start treatment because of its accumulation in the body needs some time (up to 5-6 weeks). To the concentration of carotene in the blood increased, recommended the use of vegetable fats (a small amount), since it is a fat-soluble vitamin.

Abuse of alcohol, drugs, excessive physical load, stress, gastrointestinal diseases hinder the absorption of vitamin «A» or significantly increase the need for it.

To compensate the deficiency of this vitamin, it is worth adding it in the form of preparations of vitamin «A», it will save the health of the skin and extend its beauty. Daily requirement in it is 800 1000 mcg.