## INTRODUCTION

Good everyone in the house, we new topic today on health we want to look at which is of great importance but many people negalate it, but it has caused a lot of health challenges in our life, but am sure that at the end of this post,we all will take a new look at our life, join me as we take a little study on Vitamins.

## What are Vitamins

Vitamins are said to be a group of substance that are needed in the human body for normal cell function, growth and all round development in order for our body to work properly. Firstly let's take a good at ,

## Vitamin A

Vitamin A is an essential vitamin that the body needs for growth. This vitamin is of vital because it function * Helps in vision * It build immune function * It's helpful in reproduction process * The heart, lungs and kidney with several part and organs of the body functions correctly.

## Deficiency of vitamin A

It leads to eye problem, such as night blindness

## Natural source

* Meat * Fish * Dairy produce * Oily fruits * Vegetables (onions and lots more) *Dark friut etc

## Vitamin K

Vitamin K is refered to as a group of fat-soluble that play a role in the blood clotting, bone metabolism and regulating blood vessels, and healing of wounds. It's function are; * It helps keep blood pressure lower by preventing mineralization where mineral build up in the arteries * Vitamin k reduce the high risk of stoke.

## Natural Sources of vitamin K

* Green Vegetables * Kale * Collard greens * Spinach * Lettuce * Pine nuts * Soy beans * Pumpkin * Blueberries

## Deficiency of vitamin K

It can increase clotting time there by leading to hemorrhage and excess bleeding.

## Vitamin D

From time imemoral, it has been said that sunlight is the measure source of vitamin D, specially when little children are born with yellow fever and some related illness, they'll be exposed to the heat of the morning sun to get vitamin D, with some supplements and food too.

## Functions of vitamin D

* It promote intestinal calcium absorption and helps maintain adequate blood levels and phosphorus which aids healthy bone * Vitamin D maintain healthy teeth and regulate inflammation

## Deficiency of vitamin D

* It causes rickets in Children, leading to a bowlegged appearance, in adults it shows as osteomalacia.

##Natural sources of vitamin D

* Sunlight * Vegetables

## Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a vital nutrient for health. It helps form and maintain bones and skins and also blood vessels, it's an antioxidants.

## Functions of vitamin C

* It helps to remove unwanted substance known as reactive oxidative species from the body * It helps the body to absorb Iron * It boosts the immune system * It enhances wound healing * It helps the body produce collagen, l-carnitine and some neurotransmitter.

## Natural sources of vitamin C

Vegetables and fruits like; * Grapefruit * Orange * Strawberries * Tomatoes * Potatoes * Green pears * Spinach * Red and green peppers

## Deficiency of vitamin C

The deficiency in vitamin C are much amongs which are; * Bruising * Dry hair and skins * Gum and dental problem * Scurvy * Anemia

## CONCLUSION

Your health is more important than anything you can think of in life. This community @steemalive is making sure that as steemtian, we stay healthy and enjoy everything we make in this platform, that why am thanking him and asking everyone of us to take our health more seriously than ever before by using most of the listed fruits and vegetables in order to build a strong immune system and fight any health challenges that may occur. Special regards to; @steemalive @ijelady @focusnow @marajah @chichieze Know me more [here](https://steemit.com/hive-172186/@christybless/my-introduction-post-to-steemit-mentorship-by-cryptokannon-i-was-invited-by-chichieze)