If a vitamin meets the USP standards, the label will indicate this. Vitamins are vital, organic dietary substances that are not proteins, carbohydrates or fats.
Vitamins are crucial for biologic function and disease prevention.
They cannot be produced by the body and must be obtained by eating a variety of healthy foods. Human beings use oxygen as fuel to power the body. The breakdown of this fuel produces byproducts that are known as free radicals. These chemical changes in the body may contribute to numerous diseases, and to the aging process itself. Free radicals release iron which is usually tightly bound to protein, and it is this free iron that is associated with Parkinson s disease.