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What Vitamins Should a Women in Her 30s Take?

Published Jul,12 2011 | By Kristen Hamlin

Vitamins are important for good health at any age. Combined with regular exercise and an overall healthy lifestyle, vitamins help your body function properly and prevent health problems. The vitamins you need – and their quantities – change throughout your life.

An adjunct instructor at Central Maine Community College, Kristen Hamlin is also a freelance writer on topics including lifestyle, education, and business. She is the author of Graduate! Everything You Need to Succeed After College (Capital Books), and her work has appeared in Lewiston Auburn Magazine, Young Money, USA Today and a variety of online outlets. She has a B.A. in Communication from Stonehill College, and a Master of Liberal Studies in Creative Writing from the University of Denver.