By Raisa Weisspapir
Signs of Vitamin A deficiency:
Repeated colds, sinus infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, ear infections
Rough dry prematurely aged and wrinkled skin
Insomnia
Loss of smell
Allergies
Dandruff
Night blindness
Eye inflammation
Dryness of the mucous membranes of the mouth, respiratory and reproductive systems
Dosage:
The Recommended Dietary Allowance of vitamin A is 4,000-5,000 I.U. daily for adults and 1,500- 4,000 for children.
Food Sources of Vitamin A: according to Paul Pitchford
In International Units
100-gram (3 ½ - ounce) Samples
Dunaliella8,300,000
Green onions 5,000
Spirulina 250,000
Watercress 4,900
Wild blue-green 70,000
Winter squash 4,200
Wheat/Barley grass 66,000
Collard 3,300
Chlorella 55,000
Swiss chard 3,300
Carrot 28,000
Chinese cabbage 3,300
Sweet potato 26,000
Apricot 2,700
Kale 8,900
Romaine lettuce 2,600
Parsley8,500 Persimmon 1,800
Spinach 8,100
Cantaloupe 1,800
Turnip green 7,600
Peach 400
Beet green 6,100
Here are some herbs containing Vitamin A:
Alfalfa, borage leaves, burdock root, chickweed, rose, hips, nettle, raspberry leaf.
Factors that interfere with the absorption of Vitamin A are:
Antibiotics, laxatives, and some cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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