11 Best Vitamins For Men, Backed by a Doctor

11 Best Vitamins For Men, Backed by a Doctor

By Dr Chiraag Hegdekar, Copywriter

04/10/22

The BEST vitamins for men? It can be a confusing question with so many multivitamin combos currently available in the market. It is important to note that your vitamin priorities will be different if you’re a man or woman — so pay attention!

In this article you’ll get the exact list of vitamins you need to be taking, with why they’re crucial for your mind and body.

But with research showing so many people aren’t getting enough of their micronutrients through food alone, you may be deficient without even knowing it! Fortunately, research has also shown your vitamin deficiencies can easily be fixed by taking your supplements.

One important point — Some vitamins, like A, D, E & K are fat-soluble, and some, like the B vitamins and C, are water-soluble. So, to cover all your bases, try to take your multivitamins with a glass of water and a meal. Even if it isn’t a full meal, a spoon of nut butter would work great.

If you tend to forget your medicines (we’ve all been there) the best time to take your multivitamins is in the morning — that way that random phone call or Instagram ping won’t distract you.

The 11 most important vitamins for men to take.

Vitamin A – Helps you see better in dim light, keeps your skin healthy and helps your body fight illness.
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9) – Keeps your red blood cells healthy to prevent diseases like anaemia.
Niacin (Vitamin B3) – Helps keep depression, fatigue and headaches at bay by helping your body turn food to energy.
Vitamin C – Essential to prevent disease and to help you recover from illnesses. It also helps your nervous system, skin, bones and cartilage to function.
Vitamin D – Keeps your bones healthy and can even reduce cancer cell growth. Post-pandemic changes like working from home means that a lot of people lack vitamin D. Usually obtained by sun exposure, our indoor lives have made it harder to keep our vitamin D levels up.
Vitamin E – Stops your cells being damaged by ‘free radicals’ by acting as a powerful antioxidant.
Vitamin K – Helps your blood clot properly and keeps your bones healthy.
Calcium – Important for so many things. Everyone knows about how calcium helps your bones and teeth stay strong, but it also helps your muscles contract and keeps your heart rhythms and nerves working properly.
Magnesium – Similar to calcium, and just as important, it keeps your bones, nerves and muscles healthy and strengthens your immune system.
Selenium – Helps with fertility. It aids the body in DNA synthesis and protects against cell damage. Without enough selenium you could experience hair loss, infertility and fatigue.
Zinc – You only need trace amounts, but it’s oh-so-important! Over 100 of your enzymes use zinc to create DNA, grow cells, build protein, heal damaged tissue and support your immune system.

The final point for men’s vitamins.

Woo! Congratulations on making it through. That was a doozy!

Follow this list and you’ll be fine. Better than fine, you’ll be skipping around with all the extra health and energy.

You can take multivitamins daily, but be careful not to exceed the dosage given on your box. Too much of a good thing and all that.

It’s never too late to fix your vitamin deficiencies, but the earlier to start, the faster you’ll start seeing and feeling the incredible results.

Just remember though, a balanced diet can’t be replaced with anything. So make sure you’re getting in your fruits, veggies, grains, proteins and fats.