WEBVTT - How Do Vitamins Work?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to brain Stuff to houstuf Words podcast. Hi Marshall,

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<v Speaker 1>brain It seems like you hear something new about vitamins

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<v Speaker 1>every day in the news. They stop cancer, they cure diseases,

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<v Speaker 1>they reverse aging, you name it. But if you ever

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<v Speaker 1>wondered what a vitamin is, A vitamin is a little

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<v Speaker 1>molecule that your body needs but has no way of

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<v Speaker 1>manufacturing itself. The amount you need every day is tiny,

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<v Speaker 1>less than a graham, but the only way for your

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<v Speaker 1>body to get it is from the outside, and without

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<v Speaker 1>it you have a major problem. Take vitamin C as

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<v Speaker 1>an example. In your body, you're forming collagen all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>One step and the reaction needs the molecule we know

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<v Speaker 1>is vitamin C. Without it, you cannot create new collagen.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty soon, all your teeth become loose because collagen is

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<v Speaker 1>what holds them in place. That's the start of a

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<v Speaker 1>disease known as scurvy. For more on this and thousands

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