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This mineral helps regulate your immune system, but it’s easy to take too much.
 

What vitamins do you need, and how much do you need?

The term "vitamin" comes from "vita" (meaning life) and "amine" (an organic, nitrogen-containing compound related to ammonia). Initially called "accessory factors," they are essential for life in trace amounts. All vitamins were originally thought to be amines, as was the case with thiamine, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and several others that were among the first to be discovered. By the time it was clear that not all of these compounds were amines, the name "vitamin" had caught on.

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This mineral is essential for proper muscle, nerve, and immune function
 

Consume a couple of servings a day of dairy, along with fruits and vegetables, to get enough of this bone-building mineral.
 

This vitamin plays an important role in controlling bleeding and bone remodeling.
 

Your body needs vitamin E for immune function and blood clotting, but not too much.
 

If you follow federal government guidelines, you’re most likely getting enough.