Lets Get Down to Vitamins

I started to wonder what type of vitamins I should be taking if I am going to really embark on this hardcore serious running. No more fooling around with a jog here and there that never really gets logged in my journal, never timed, never challenged. All that's changed now, which means I better make sure my body is in tip top shape! So as my boyfriend would tell you, looking things up via Google is my favorite past time and that's what I did. Basically every morning these are the vitamins a women 20-30 should be taking.
-Multi-vitamin
-Vitamins C and E, with a selenium
-Iron
-Vitamin D
Now if you really really know me you would say "Ashley take pills? sista please!" I don't like poppin pills because there are natural ways to enrich your body with the above vitamins (and its cheaper then buying all those supplements).

For Vitamin C- this ones easy just eat broccoli, bell peppers, strawberries, oranges, lemons, cauliflower, and my favorite Brussels sprouts. Basically this one vitamin does the following in short terms; helps your cells protect from free radical damage which lowers cancer risk.
For Vitamin E- load up on almonds, and spinich as well as blueberries. Vitamin E does wonders for your skin by protecting it from ultraviolet rays so if you tan you especially need this. It also helps your cells to communicate with one another!
High Selenium- This is found in mushrooms, cod, tuna, and salmon, what it does is help your thyroid produce the thyroid hormone you body needs.
For Vitamin D- start eating salmon, shrimp, milk, and eggs! There is a whole slue of disease's this helps to prevent, as well as keeping bones and teeth strong. It does more, it regulates cell growth and reduces inflammation.
Iron- this one is a bit harder especially if you are a vegetarian cause there is lots of Iron in meats but you can also find it in spinach, broccoli, lentils, asparagus and thyme. Iron helps enhance the oxygen distribution throughout your body, which duh has to happen in order to get those muscle the O2 they need to make you run. Iron also helps produce the energy your muscle use, and keeps your immune system healthy.

See that was easy, and if you have any questions ask, or Google them.