Don’t forget your Vitamins


There are 2 classes of biomolecules: macro and micro.

The macro molecules are the ones that hog the limelight: Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids. We eat a lot of these each day and we break them down to create ATP …the Energizer bunnies that keep our bodies alive.

But the micro molecules…vitamins and minerals…Don’t get nearly enough attention.

For one thing, we only need a small amount of each one each day (miligrams or mjcrograms). And another thing, is we don’t create any energy from their breakdown.

However.

Even though minerals and vitamins don’t release energy from being broken down, without them it would be impossible to create energy from the Macro Trio of Proteins, Carbohydrates and Lipids.

In other words, the little guys run this show when it comes to regulating the metabolic pathways that keep us alive.

So here’s the question: what are your Vitamins?

I don’t mean your Thiamine, Riboflavin and Vitamin A.

I mean the “little things” that don’t have anything to do with what you’re supposed to be doing…and everything to do with who you really are.

They’re the interests, skills and hobbies that so easily get put off till “later”. They’re also the things you need if you want to generate the maximum ATP from whatever pathway you’re pursuing.

Remember, you only need 900 micrograms of vitamin A each day to maintain your vision.

But if you keep neglecting your intake of it…because it’s only 900 micrograms…the end result could be blindness.

Be honest with yourself about what your Vitamins are…and then be brave enough to prioritise your intake of them each day.

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