Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients because acting together, they perform hundreds of roles in the body. Vitamins help heal bones, heal wounds, convert food into energy, repair cellular damage and boost your immune system.

For healthy people,supplements may help prevent vitamin and mineral deficiencies when their diet does not provide all necessary nutrients. Whether it’s flu season or you just want to make sure your body is fighting against all the daily chemicals and pollutants that we encounter, you can take vitamin supplements to reap different health benefits.

Vitamin C is one of the biggest immune system boosters of all. In fact, a lack of vitamin C can even make you more prone to getting sick. Foods rich in vitamin C include oranges, grapefruits, tangerines, strawberries, bell peppers, spinach, kale and broccoli. Daily intake of vitamin C is essential for good health because your body doesn’t produce or store it.

Vitamin B6 is vital to supporting biochemical reactions in the immune system. Vitamin B6-rich foods include chicken and cold-water fish such as salmon and tuna. Vitamin B6 also is found in green vegetables and in chickpeas, which is the main ingredient in hummus.

Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that helps the body fight off infection. Foods rich in vitamin E include nuts, seeds and spinach.

Vitamin B-12 plays an important role in white blood cell production, and white blood cells are essential for proper immune system functioning. Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, including fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and dairy products.

You can find vitamin supplements at CVS, Walgreensor any nutritional stores.