Food supplements are substances that are intended to supplement our diet. They are used to fill a specific gap or help us achieve a specific result.
In today's times, the need for nutritional supplements is increasing more and more. There are many reasons for this:
- the deteriorated quality of the foods we eat
- the conscious choice of semi-finished products and highly processed foods (junk foods)
- sedentary lifestyle and lack of elementary physical activity
- increased stress levels
- harmful habits - use of alcohol, cigarettes and narcotic substances, as well as medicinal preparations.
These are only the most basic factors that determine the increased need to take nutritional supplements to compensate for the damage that we consciously or unconsciously inflict on our body.
For this reason, countless newly created brands appear, whose products can often be of dubious origin and low quality.
The VitaOn team cares about quality as well as its principles - that's why we only offer you such nutritional supplements that are proven effective and supported by scientific research.
Dietary supplements may be derived from plant or other natural sources, or be equivalent to specific substances and synthesized in laboratories.
Dietary supplements can be divided into categories according to the general characteristics they possess and the functions they have in the human body. According to this classification, the following main groups of food supplements are formed:
- Vitamins - vitamins are indispensable organic chemical compounds that are vital to the human organism and the proper functioning of our body and are involved in every aspect of its processes. Their key importance lies in the roles they play - they participate in the synthesis of energy, the metabolism of all groups of basic substances, immunity, the building processes of various cellular and anatomical structures and the performance of enzymatic reactions.
According to their nature, vitamins are generally divided into water-soluble and fat-soluble.
Water-soluble vitamins are Vitamin C and B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12). Generally speaking, they are vital for energy metabolism and synthetic processes in the body (the processes of building proteins, DNA and RNA), as well as for immunity. It is characteristic of them that they cannot be stored in the body and it is important that the necessary quantities are obtained regularly.
The fat-soluble vitamins are Vitamin A, E, D and K. They are key factors in vision, bones and antioxidant protection. Especially important for them is their ability to accumulate in fat depots, the liver and other organs and tissues. This gives some security to the body as they do not have to be taken daily.
The main source of vitamins for humans is a well-balanced diet. Unfortunately, the modern man's diet is rarely rich in these beneficial substances. Often symptoms of deficiency or limitations in the food intake require their intake in the form of nutritional supplements.
Our team offers you the opportunity to compensate for the lack or deficiency of Vitamin C, Vitamin B 12 and Vitamin A, E and D.
- Minerals - minerals are inorganic elements vital for the proper functioning of the human body. They are classified as macrominerals (calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium) and microminerals (iron, zinc, copper). They are responsible for carrying out a number of physiological processes.
Macrominerals are needed by the body in larger quantities and contribute to healthy bones, water-salt balance and the functioning of the nervous system. Trace minerals are needed in smaller amounts but are vital because of their involvement in enzyme reactions, immune system functionality and skin maintenance, as well as blood cell and hemoglobin synthesis.
We get the minerals our body needs through the food we eat. Due to the highly processed food, our body often experiences "hunger" for minerals. Then it is necessary to take them in the form of a food supplement.
We offer you magnesium and zinc in the form of their easily digestible forms magnesium and zinc citrate.
- Antioxidants - antioxidants are compounds whose role is to protect cells from oxidative stress that is caused by unstable reactive forms. They are a consequence of normal metabolic processes as well as a response to environmental factors such as food, water and air pollution.
Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and reduce the risk of cell damage, which is a trigger for an inflammatory response from the immune system.
Antioxidants are categorized into enzymatic (which are produced in the body - eg glutathione, superoxide dismutase, catalase), non-enzymatic (which we take in with food, vitamin C, vitamin E, quercetin, resveratrol).
Some minerals are involved in the construction of enzymes with an antioxidant nature (metal-bound antioxidants). These are zinc, magnesium, selenium...
We obtain the antioxidants for our body through food. Due to the increased oxidative stress in the modern world, there is a need to take nutritional supplements with antioxidant action - be it vitamins or various plant extracts.
The antioxidants we offer you are Vitamin A, C, E, B12, Coenzyme Q10 and Green Tea.
- Diuretics - these are a group of substances that have the ability to stimulate the work of the kidneys. They force the processes of blood filtration through the renal glomeruli, which is expressed in a greater amount of urine produced and excreted. They are used to regulate water-electrolyte exchange, reduce swelling, lower blood pressure, as well as for rapid weight loss in athletes.
- Probiotics are a group of bacteria (bacilli) that have a beneficial effect on human health. They colonize the mucous membrane of the final parts of our digestive system (colon), contributing to pH maintenance and stopping the reproduction of harmful bacteria. These bacteria overall strengthen the health of the gastrointestinal tract by having a proven beneficial effect on the work of our immune system.
- Enzymes - enzymes are compounds that serve to catalyze and speed up a given process that our body needs. They are involved in various physiological processes of our body such as digestion, metabolism and cellular functions.
- Digestive enzymes are substances, most often of a protein nature, that have the task of breaking down basic nutrients into their constituent smaller molecules. They are lipases, proteases, amylase, lactase, cellulose - they break down fats, proteins, carbohydrates, milk sugar and cellulose, respectively.
- Fatty acids - fatty acids are organic compounds that enter the structure of fats. They participate in the construction of the cell - the cell membrane and organelles, as well as in combined organic compounds with proteins (lipoproteins) and carbohydrates (liposaccharides).
- They are classified as saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Essential fatty acids (omega-3 and 6) are vital to human health, participating in cell structure, energy metabolism and signaling pathways. They are sourced from eastern sources such as olive oil, avocados, nuts, fatty cold water fish and others.
With a diet poor in such products, it is of great importance to obtain omega 3 fatty acids in the form of a food supplement to ensure our health.
- Immunostimulants - immunostimulants are substances that improve the action of our immune system by strengthening our body's defense against infectious agents. These agents stimulate the activity of immune cells, causing a stronger response.
Immunostimulators (as they are also called) are substances that are found freely in the composition of some foods or are obtained through taking drugs or nutritional supplements. They serve both for the prevention of diseases and for shortening the period of recovery and reducing complications.
For your convenience, we have also categorized our nutritional supplements according to need, so that you can easily identify yourself in one of the following categories when choosing the right supplements for you:
- Supplements for women and women's health - the female body has a different structure and hormonal expression, which determines the different and specific needs of the representatives of the fairer sex. Gender determines some common conditions, specifics and diseases that are more common in women than in men. Therefore, in the category we have offered nutritional supplements that favor women's health
- Supplements for men and men's health - the stronger sex has specific characteristics determined by the different genes expressed by the DNA. This factor determines both the weak and strong sides of the male sex, together with the specific needs of the male organism. In this category, we have selected the supplements that are most suitable and effective for the male gender.
- Supplements for young children and children's health - the growing child's organism has the important need to take a balanced and rich diet, so that it is not deprived of any substances that are important for the development of individual organs and systems. In the tender age of childhood, it is most important for the young organism to build a healthy and resistant immune system so that proper growth is not hindered by various infectious agents.
- Supplements for pregnant and lactating women - in this category fall those substances and substances that justify the specific needs of a pregnant woman, together with those of the fetus that develops in the womb and. In the period of pregnancy, statistics show that a rich and varied diet quite it often turns out to be insufficient and the intake of certain nutritional supplements has become mandatory in medical practice.
- Supplements for the elderly - the elderly body undergoes many changes that determine its specific needs. In order for a person to be efficient and independent until old age, it is necessary that the body receives adequate care.
In people after 50 years of age, special attention should be paid to hormone-dependent changes, as well as to degenerative diseases, for example, of the bone-joint apparatus and the nervous system.
It is vital to follow a proper and healthy diet and to exercise moderately. The addition of certain substances in the form of nutritional supplements is effective for the prevention and prevention of specific age-related diseases - diabetes type 2, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases of the CNS, reduction of bone density and mobility of the joint apparatus and low immunity and increased risk of neoplasms.
- Supplements for athletes - heavy and prolonged physical exertion also requires adequate recovery. The athletes' need for dietary supplements is based on the increased need for the intake of any essential substances, from all categories.
