1. FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS

2. FYI Your body can store excesses of fat soluble vitamins and can draw on reserves when your intake is low

3. Vitamin A – AKA “The Beauty Vitamin” Forms healthy epithelial tissue which keeps skin and hair healthy Helps keep the eyes free from dryness and infection Maintains healthy eyesight

4. FOOD SOURCES OF VITAMIN A

5. Beta carotene Is found in plant foods and is the “precursor” or provitamin of Vitamin A The deeper the color of the food, the more Beta Carotene it contains

6. Vitamin A Deficiencies Symptoms include dry, scaly skin, and fatigue Night Blindness – eyes adapt slowly to darkness and night vision becomes poor Deficiency is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world

7. Vitamin A Toxicity Severe headaches Dry skin Hair loss Liver damage

8. Vitamin D – The Sunshine Vitamin Helps Calcium form strong bones Helps regulate blood calcium levels

9. Sources of Vitamin D

10. Vitamin D Deficiencies Rickets Osteomalacia

11. Vitamin D Excess Can be poisonous Toxicity occurs from consuming too many supplements Raises blood calcium levels and the excess is absorbed into the kidneys and other soft organs

12. Vitamin E Helps break down polyunsaturated fats Antioxidant – helps protect blood cell membranes from overexposure to oxygen

13. Food sources of Vitamin E