Healthy lifestyle is of course the primary driver of good health. Vitamins and minerals also play a critical role in keeping us healthy; that has been well established since the discovery, in 1928, of vitamin C by the Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi , and its ability to cure scurvy. A lack of vitamin A can cause blindness; vitamin B12 anemia; vitamin D rickets.

The skin is the body’s first barrier against infection and other diseases, including those caused by exposure to the sun. Connected to blood vessels and sweat and oil glands and nerve endings, it regulates temperature and body fluids. A healthy skin is smooth, unblemished,

Nearly all research point to eating healthy (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc) rather than relying on vitamin, mineral and other supplements. If the diet is not healthy, can supplements help to make up for shortage of nutrients? The evidence is scant as to how it really helps, especially in preventing diseases.