One way to keep yourself healthy is to stock some vitamins in your bug out bag or shelter. There are many multivitamin supplements out there on the market that have an expiry date beyond two years. Make sure that you stock up on tees and keep them with the rest of your foods in case you cannot obtain certain vitamin-rich produce or meat.
Most vitamins are fat soluble and store in your body but this is not true of Vitamin C and Vitamin B complex which are water soluble. Our bodies get rid of trace minerals quite easily as well so mineral supplements are important to keep us in peak physical and emotional health.
How well your body will survive hard times might depend on healthy you are in the first place. It is a good idea to keep fit and take your vitamins every day as a preventative measure against sickness and so that you are more hardy. When we are under stress, especially anxiety, we use up the nutrients in our bodies faster. It is especially important, when dealing with stress to make sure we have enough calcium, magnesium and all of the B vitamins as they help us stay mentally clear and psychologically well.
Minerals supplements keep for a very long item. Many vitamins are also still good even after the expiry date but they will not be as potent as they were when they were first bought. This means you do not after discard vitamins that are past the expiry date. Taking expired vitamins is usually better than taking no vitamins at all. Vitamins, especially B vitamins, can develop a strong smell after a while but this also does not mean they have gone bad. Never eat a vitamin that is wet or appears to be covered with mold. Do not eat gel capsules with a substance inside that is melted as you do not know what has caused the gel cap containing the vitamin to degrade. You can also buy vitamin powders but her to keep them dry and also away from bugs and moths.
It is important to keep vitamins as dry as possible and most come with little freeze dried packs in them to keep them dried. If not then you can buy these freeze dried packs of silica to absorb moisture from the box or container where you are storing the vitamins. This will keep them fresh.