Is it Important to take Vitamins?

Is it important to take vitamins ?
In order to function effectively it is crucial for our body to  get essential nutrients it needs
However,in this crazy fast peaced world where career and education consume too much of our time, we tend to favor what is quick and easy specially when it comes to food, we turn to the junk food instead of the old daily balanced diet.
The stress caused by pollution in addition to the lack of a balanced diet depletes our body of nutrients.
This is also may explain why cancer and other chronic diseases became rampant nowadays.
It's up to us to replace these nutrients,we can do this through a combination of a healthy diet and proper supplementation.
For the average person, it's difficult to get the proper amount of nutrients needed from food alone.
Have you ever wondered how many people actually eat five to ten vegetables and fruits in a daily basis? Or who drinks 7 to 9 glasses of water each day? Even the healthiest of eaters cannot be assured that
they are getting the recommended amount of vitamins and minerals. Mainly because it's hard to judge
exactly how much nutrients you are getting from the food you are eating.
Following a balanced regimen and then supplementing it with a quality multivitamin will be the most logic decision to make. We'll be able to get the nutrients that our body really needs from the food and then back it up with the multivitamin for a powerful effect..

I often hear people say that supplements are expensive, and many feel they cannot afford them. In my opinion it's ironic that the same people who can not afford to take supplements can afford to buy soda,hamburgers, cigarettes, alcohol, or coffee, why not save your money for your health? There are plenty of supermarket multivitamins that are inexpensive however they cannot  be compared to a quality, more
expensive ones. The best way is to decide how much you can afford to spend and then do a research on the web on the multivitamins you can afford.
Multivitamins are probably the single most important supplement you can take. If you aren't taking one,you really should start doing so.