What you need to know about taking vitamins and minerals

The human body needs vitamins to live a full life. Doctors and scientists identify approximately 20 important vitamins, minerals and amino acids that are involved in metabolism. In a multivitamin complex, all substances are usually balanced. It is worth remembering a few simple compatibility rules. Vitamin A interacts well with iron and zinc, vitamins C and E. Vitamin B2 is combined with zinc and vitamins B3, B6, B9, K. B3 can be taken with copper and iron, with vitamins B2, B6 and H. Vitamin B5 is "friends" with B1, B2, B4, B9, B12 and C. Vitamin B12 is combined with calcium, B5, B9. Calciferol, or vitamin D, is compatible with phosphorus and calcium. Tocopherol, or vitamin E, interacts well with vitamin C and selenium. It is highly undesirable to combine B1 with calcium and magnesium, as well as with B2, B3, B6 and B12. Vitamin B6 inhibits the activation of B1, and B12 destroys B1. Iron and copper slow down the absorption of B2. Copper reduces the activity of B5.