A vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism.
In other words, an organic chemical compound (or related set of compounds) is called a vitamin
when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet.
Thus, the term is conditional both on the circumstances and on the particular organism.
For example, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is a vitamin for humans, but not for most other animals, and
biotin and vitamin D are required in the human diet only in certain circumstances. By convention,
the term vitamin does not include other essential nutrients such as dietary minerals, essential fatty acids,
or essential amino acids (which are needed in larger amounts than vitamins), nor does it encompass
the large number of other nutrients that promote health but are otherwise required less often.
Thirteen vitamins are universally recognized at present.
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Vitamins are classified by their biological and chemical activity,
not their structure.
When trace minerals are deficient in our food and water, the body's defense systems cannot function properly.
Likewise, animals lacking proper amounts of copper, iron, selenium, and others, have been found to be much
more likely to develop diseases and have shorter lifespans. Most animals are usually prescribed drugs, specifically
antibiotics and vitamins, at times when they are ill. However, antibiotics kill all germs and rarely
discriminate between good and bad germs. When the 'good' germs are constantly assaulted by antibiotics,
the 'bad' germs can become super-germs which may then become impervious to drugs. Keeping the immune system
healthy in the first place can vastly reduce the need for constant antibiotic treatment. Indeed, antibiotics
are only indicated when the body cannot naturally fight against bacteria, not simply when you have a cold but
are healthy enough to fight it off.
Vitamins help to fortify the immune system and also control the body's appropriation of minerals.
However, if there are no vitamins and no trace minerals, the body has no ability to use the vitamins to help
fight disease and therefore the vitamins are useless. It is for that reason that replacing lost minerals in
both your diet and your pet's diet is essential.
Our pets/animals need vitamins and minerals. Just like for us, vitamins and minerals are very important nutrients.
In today�s environment, they may need them more than we had originally thought as current diets rob us of
much beneficial nutrients. Vitamins perform many important functions for our pets/animals. If your pets/animals depend on
canned or dried food, it is necessary to consider supplementing their diet with vitamins and minerals. Our pets too
live in a polluted world full of toxic chemicals. Besides, they live closer to the ground, closer to pollutants
that emanate from synthetic carpets, or to cleaning solvents used on the floor, or to the herbicides and pesticides
sprayed in the yard. Indeed, lawn fertilizers have been shown to increase the chance of disease in dogs that play
on sprayed lawns.