Vitamin rich foods that support strong bones, joints, improved eyesight, and mental alertness. Three or more meals per day that will increase stamina well into the evenings of study. Foods that help reduce stress due to their nutritional values and convenience. Simple Carbs give short bursts of energy followed by severe crashes. Eating sugars make you hungrier and lead to dehydration and overeating.
Minerals are metals and other inorganic compounds that work much like vitamins.
My Recommendations The hectic lifestyle of the busy graduate student mandates that we have a diet rich in nutrients that support our stressful lifestyle. Nutritionists suggest that we eat as many of our vitamins and minerals as possible and supplement our diet with a good multivitamin. The following slides represent the vitamins and minerals that I believe best support our needs for energy, mental function,bone, joint and eye support due to the countless hours we spend slouching in front of computer screens. It is best to eat fresh whole foods to get the optimum level of B vitamins Good sources of B1 are beans, whole grains, oatmeal, vegetables, milk, brown rice. Necessary for the conversion of carbohydrates to energy.