Vitamins in My Cabinet

There are a ton of vitamins sitting placidly, as normal vitamins should, (I would be afraid if they were bouncing around) in one of the dusty top shelves in our kitchen. I thought it would be interesting to find out what each vitamin does and which ones I should or shouldn't take.
With no further ado, I present Vitamin C. In one of the larger bottles, instead of being the usual colorful orange, they are a dusky brown. On the bottle, it describes the vitamin as protecting the bodies cells from potential damage and enhancing the immune system. We could all use a boost to the immunie system. I found on Wikipedia the even greater benefits of The V-C. It acts as a co-enzyme in the body working with collegen, which I'm sure you've heard is important to the health of your skin, teeth, and bones. It affects the bodies processing of dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrinaline, which keep you energized and happy. There's also something you may not know about-Vitamin C affects carnitine, an enzyme that helps with energy transfer in the mitochondria.
Also found in our medicine cabinet is the Vitamin E. Labeled "Heart and Circulation," this product is recommended to help boost the immune system and reputed to maintain a healthy heart. Wikipedia states Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant, which stops free radicals which may cause harm to the body in the form of heart disease and cancer.
Collecting dust unopened in that corner of the house is "Stess B-Complex," containing Vitamin C and Zinc, the suppliment which looks the newest and freshest and of which I'd probably pop a few. The bottle claims along with reducing stress that it's vitamins help convert food into energy, is essential to growth and development and aids in immune defense. Vitamin B's are actually a range of different pieces to the organic puzzle: including thiamine and riboflavin. Several of these vitamins are reputed to boost immune response, maintain healthy skin and muscles, boost metabolism, and promote cell growth and division. A lack in these vitamins results in several different maladies. So make sure you get your B's!
Along with these vitamins, there's Zinc and Iron suppliments. Zinc and Iron, you can find on the periodic table so what are they doing mixed with vitamins? Zinc is naturally produced in the body, the forebrain taking the lead in production, as an activator of certian enzymes. From the NIH's Office of Dietary Suppliments we have a disscussion of Iron as essential in transport of oxygen in the blood. Without iron no oxygen could get to your blood cells so it's an important part of a healthy diet.
Others which could be labeled suppliments, rather than vitamins are cod liver oil, L-Tyrosine, Ginkgo/Gotu Kola, Bone Meal, and Echinacea complex. Those vitamins are best left to another day.
For now I think I'll start taking the B-Vitamin Stress complex and see if I notice any changes in energy and skin tone. We have all these vitamins and no-one every uses them, so I'll take a step into the coals for once and use myself as a vitamin guinea pig.