Vitamin A is another little fellow that does a lot for our bodies. It mainly aids with our eyesight. However, it serves a lot of other purposes, too!
According to webMD (yes, I am using them as today's reference site), Vitamin A is:
According to webMD (yes, I am using them as today's reference site), Vitamin A is:
- used to reduce complications of diseases such as malaria, HIV, measles, and diarrhea in children with vitamin A deficiency.
- Women use vitamin A for heavy menstrual periods, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), vaginal infections, yeast infections, “lumpy breasts” (fibrocystic breast disease), and to prevent breast cancer. Some women with HIV use vitamin A to decrease the risk of transmitting HIV to the baby during pregnancy, childbirth, or breast-feeding.
- Men use vitamin A to raise their sperm count.
- for improving vision and treating eye disorders including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and cataracts.
- used for skin conditions including acne, eczema, psoriasis, cold sores, wounds, burns, sunburn, and more.
- used for gastrointestinal ulcers, Crohn’s disease, gum disease, diabetes, sinus infections, hayfever, and urinary tract infections (UTIs).
- used for shigellosis, diseases of the nervous system, nose infections, loss of sense of smell, asthma, persistent headaches, kidney stones, overactive thyroid, iron-poor blood (anemia), deafness, ringing in the ears, and precancerous mouth sores (leukoplakia).
- used in preventing and treating cancer, protecting the heart and cardiovascular system, slowing the aging process, and boosting the immune system.
- is applied to the skin to improve wound healing, reduce wrinkles, and to protect the skin against UV radiation.
