Vitamins are essential to life.
They are substances and compounds that cannot be manufactured by the body, therefore must be obtained thru diet and supplementation. Often referred to as psuedo-vitamins, these nutrients are found on the same shelf as true Vitamins. Also included here are Pro-vitamins, which are substances that are converted into vitamins in the body after ingestion. A fat soluable vitamin, that is critical for healthy eyes and skin and has antioxidant properties. We can get Vitamin A from milk, butter, liver, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, carrots, spinach, broccoli, squash and raw appricots.