Minerals

Why Are Minerals So Important to Overall Health

MINERALS work synergistically with vitamins, enzymes, hormones and other nutrient co-factors to regulate thousands of your body’s biological functions. Follow the blue links for more information on these minerals – natural sources.

Boron: Enhances the body’s ability to absorb calcium and magnesium; aids beneficial levels of estrogen and testosterone in healthy post-menopausal women and helps convert vitamin D to its active form, supporting the absorption of calcium.

Calcium: This very well-known essential MAJOR mineral aids the building of healthy muscle mass, healthy hearts, and healthy bones.

Chloride: Aids and works together with electrolytes producing healthy stomach acid and maintains fluid balance.

Cobalt: Recognized more as Vitamin B12; it is key for cellular blood production and nerve support.

Copper: Copper aids enzyme function.

Iron: Important for oxygen transportation to all parts of body.

Humate (Humic/Fulvic Acid): is so important because it carries every mineral the body requires. Iron is one of the most essential of all MINERALs in the body. We know

Magnesium: Paramount for collagen building. Aids chelation and toxin removal. A MUST for strong bones and healthy hearts.

Manganese: Aids strong bones, energy and function of the reproductive and nervous systems.

Molybdenum: Necessary to aid processes in body, such as iron utilization.

Nickel: Contains B vitamin co-factor and is part of Trace Minerals.

Phosphorus: Aids energy and stamina.

Potassium: Aids electrolyte count balance.

Selenium: A key mineral and provider of antioxidant enzymes for the body.

Sodium: Like magnesium and zinc supports collagen, and magnesium and calcium are both needed in the right amounts in body, sodium is a key electrolyte that works together with potassium.

Sulphur: A key synergistic mineral working with amino acids.

Z inc: One of the most important minerals to aid collagen in addition to being known for its ability to boost the IMMUNE system.

Macro and Micro Nutrients

The Basis of Health Nutrition Basics Nutrients can be divided into 2 categories: macronutrients, and micronutrients. For a more in-depth look at the nutrients we are going to discuss briefly – please visit our FOOD FOR LIFE: Daily Nutrition page for more information on eating and Food For Life: Natural Sources page. Read on….. Disclaimer:

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Why Are Minerals So Important to Overall Health MINERALS work synergistically with vitamins, enzymes, hormones and other nutrient co-factors to regulate thousands of your body’s biological functions. Follow the blue links for more information on these minerals – natural sources. Boron: Enhances the body’s ability to absorb calcium and magnesium;

Micronutrients

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Macronutrients

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