When reading of nutrition and health, minerals and trace elements are often mentioned. We respond by eating lots of fruits and veggies, and maybe a vitamin supplement. We never doubt the validity of needing these things with names from the periodic table, but have you ever stopped and wondered what exactly it is they do for us? Or for that matter what are they and where do they naturally occur? Well you can stop lying awake nights, wondering about this!! Processed food cannot provide the services in the following list: CALCIUM: Critical for many biological functions, including nerve transmission, fat and protein digestion, muscle contraction, healthy teeth and bones, blood clotting, nerve functions, and more. SODIUM: Muscle contraction, fluid balance, cell life and potential, and numerous other functions. POTASIUM: Bone formation, fluid balance, blood pressure, muscle contraction, and many more functions. PHOSPHORUS: Bone formation, assistance in the breakdown of fats, protein and carbohydrates. MAGNESIUM: Muscle contraction, nerve transmission, calcium metabolism, enzyme cofactor--ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO ALL KNOWN FORMS OF LIFE. BORON: Calcium metabolism--an inadequate level of boron is also suspected in negatively influencing the body's uptake of magnesium and calcium, possibly resulting in bone density loss and elevated blood pressure. CHLORINE: Digestion, blood pressure. COBALT: Essential for formation of vitamin B12, metabolism of fatty acids, and synthesis of hemoglobin. SULPHUR: Protien synthesis, collagen cross linking, and ligament structure. COPPER: Immune system, artery strength, helps form hemoglobin from iron and assist in metabolizing vitamin C and the oxidation of fatty acids. CHROMIUM: Insulin action, cardiovascular health, glucose tolerance factor. IRON: Blood formation, immune function. SELENIUM: Immune stimulant, certain brain functions, acts as antioxidant. NICKEL: Immune regulation, brain development, and DNA synthesis. IODINE: Thyroid functions, aids in upkeep of immune system. MOLYBDEMUM: Enzyme action. SILICON: Enzyme action, connective tissue. TIN: Enzyme action MANGANESE: Bone development and growth, metabolism of fat and energy, reproductive systems. ZINC: Enzymatic reactions, reproductive health, growth and development, immune functions. |
