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Today we're looking at these, my vitamins
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They're small and come in many different shapes and sizes but have a whole host of different responsibilities within our body
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From maintaining our immune function to helping us sleep better and even boosting performance
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Vitamins are organic compounds that are necessary in small amounts in the human diet to sustain life and health
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The absence of certain vitamins can cause disease, poor growth and a variety of serious health problems
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Thirteen vitamins have been identified as a human diet have been identified as necessary for human health
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And there are several more vitamin-like substances that may also contribute to good nutrition
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But how are they made? This is a works order and it tells the line operator that day
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how exactly to make the products that we need. Think of it like a recipe sheet
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Once the raw materials are picked from the raw material warehouse that brought through to this room, a wayroom
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The line operator then checks the works order to measure out exactly how much he needs to make the product that we require
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It's a very careful and meticulous process. Once everything is checked off, materials are then brought through here, ready for blending
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So now that those carefully weighed out raw materials are ready for mixing
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they're exported up here to the space that we call the ribbon tip. The ribbon tip is a space where the line operator is responsible for dropping those raw materials down into the large IBCs ready for mixing For pills capsules we like to keep our blend to a maximum of 100 kilos That a lot of vitamins but it necessary to make sure that we can measure exactly how much we need for the blend of that day
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The amount of each vitamin and mineral in our tablet and capsule products is expertly calculated
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taking into account a number of factors. Firstly, the nutrient reference values are the number of vitamins and minerals healthy people need to prevent deficiency
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Next up, global compliance regulations. Each country has different regulations on permitted levels of vitamins and minerals in supplements
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We make sure we develop products to be compliant in as many countries as possible
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Now that the raw materials have been blended, the IBC is brought to this upper mezzanine floor
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and connected to the pill press machine. So the raw materials pass through the IBC
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into this pill press machine where it's ready to undergo extreme compression
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The machine works extremely quickly, generating five pills per second or 250,000 per hour
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The machine is also capable of x-raying the materials to ensure that there's no cross-contamination
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Once the pills are compressed and complete, they're then collected and once the works order is complete and the IBC is empty
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the pills are then brought over to the packaging line ready for fulfilment. So while these get filled, let's take a look at how vitamins and minerals
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can help you outside of the gym. Sleep. Getting roughly 8 hours is one key component to maximizing gains feeling refreshed and making sure you recover ready to do it all over again But do we have anything that can help us out
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5HTP is one of the best supplements for boosting serotonin. But we're talking about sleep and recovery
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So why does serotonin matter? We'll get to that in a minute. 5HTP is a well-known compound that is a precursor to serotonin, an important
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neurotransmitter that controls our appetite, mood and sleep. If our levels are low, we might not be in the
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best mood, won't want to eat as much and we definitely won't sleep as well as we could be doing
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so your sore muscles won't have much of a chance to recover after your workout. Right, so what is it
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5-hydroxy-tryptophan is a chemical byproduct of the protein building block L-tryptophan. It's produced from the
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African plant known as graphonia simplicepholia. Taken in capsule form, 5HTP works mainly in your brain and central nervous system
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The compound sends signals to your brain and serotonin production is boosted
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This all takes place in the neuron, originating in the rafi nuclei, which is right here in the brainstem
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So this tiny capsule can really help improve quality of sleep and mood
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better sleep better recovery more gains Every job has a set quantity of consumables This includes bottles bottle caps and labels The bottles caps and labels are loaded onto the line
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and then the pills are manually tipped into the pill operator. The line operator is then responsible for pouring those pills onto the vibrating plate
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The vibrating plate allows for easy movement through the filter into the pill pot
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The line is carefully calibrated to measure how many is needed inside each pot
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So now that the pots have been filled, they pass along this belt into the automatic capping machine
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As it's called, the machine is responsible for automatically applying the caps to each and every pots
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If there's a problem on the line, the line is clever enough to automatically stop
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The line operator is then responsible for coming along and double checking that there's not an issue
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If there is, the capsules or the pots are rejected. If not, the capsule is applied by hand and then the line can reach you
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They then travelled down the laser printer which prints the batch number, the date of manufacturing
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and the best before date on the top of the cab. After this they travelled down the line to the labeler which applies the label and then all
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the bottles pass through an X-ray machine to check for contamination. The bottles are then ready to be packed
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And there you have it, job complete, ready to go out into the world to service millions
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of customers around the globe. Thank you for watching and see you next time
