Mineral functions

When reading about nutrition and health, minerals and trace elements are often mentioned. We respond by eating lots of fruits and vegetables, and perhaps a vitamin supplement. We never doubt the validity of needing these things with periodic table names, but have you ever stopped and wondered what exactly they do for us? Or, for that matter, what are they and where do they naturally occur? Well, you can stop lying up at night wondering about this! Processed foods cannot provide the services on the following list:

CALCIUM – Critical for many biological functions, including nerve transmission, digestion of fats and proteins, muscle contraction, healthy teeth and bones, blood clotting, nerve functions, and more.

SODIUM: Muscle contraction, fluid balance, cell life and potential, and many other functions.

POTASSIUM: Bone formation, fluid balance, blood pressure, muscle contraction and many more functions.

PHOSPHORUS: Bone formation, helps in the breakdown of fats, proteins and carbohydrates.

MAGNESIUM: Muscle contraction, nerve transmission, calcium metabolism, enzyme cofactor: ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR ALL KNOWN LIFE FORMS.

BORON: Calcium Metabolism: An inadequate level of boron is also suspected to negatively influence the absorption of magnesium and calcium in the body, possibly resulting in loss of bone density and elevated blood pressure.

CHLORINE: Digestion, blood pressure.

COBALT: Essential for the formation of vitamin B12, metabolism of fatty acids and synthesis of hemoglobin.

SULFUR: Protein synthesis, collagen cross-linking and ligament structure.

COPPER: Immune system, blood strength, helps form hemoglobin from iron and helps metabolize vitamin C and fatty acid oxidation.

CHROMIUM: Insulin action, cardiovascular health, glucose tolerance factor.

IRON: Blood formation, immune function.

SELENIUM: Immune stimulant, certain brain functions, acts as an antioxidant. NICKEL: Immunological regulation, brain development and DNA synthesis.

IODINE: Thyroid functions, helps in the maintenance of the immune system.

MOLYBDEMUS: Enzymatic action.

SILICON: Enzymatic action, connective tissue.

TIN: Enzymatic action

MANGANESE: Bone development and growth, fat and energy metabolism, reproductive systems.

ZINC: Enzyme reactions, reproductive health, growth and development, immune functions.