Minerals

• Calcium
• Chloride
• Chromium
• Copper
• Flouride
• Iodine
• Iron
• Magnesium
• Molybdenum
• Phosphorus
• Potassium
• Selenium
• Sodium
• Sulphur
• Zinc

Calcium

Calcium helps in proper bone development and is one of the main building blocks of bone.

Chloride

Chloride is a salt and an essential electrolyte and it helps control the flow of body fluids in the veins as well as throughout the body. It also helps reduce excess acid levels and aids in the digestive process. It helps break foods down so they can be properly absorbed by the small intestines.

Chromium

Chromium is stored in the blood and is responsible for stimulating the activity of insulin inside the body. Chromium also helps control cholesterol and fat levels.

Copper

Copper helps with several key body functions:

• Copper is also essential to build healthy skin
• Helps produce elastin which enables skin to stretch, spring back into shape, and prevent wrinkles
• Copper helps produce collagen which builds skin's connective tissues and helps heal wounds
• Copper helps in building hemoglobin and help produce red blood cells
• Copper helps in bone formation to keep them strong and help prevent bone breaks or fractures
• Copper is one of the ingredients found in the hair's pigmentation that gives hair its color and shine
• Copper must be present in order for the body to make the neurotransmitter noradrenaline
• Copper is important for lowering the risks associated with the onset of heart disease including heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and stroke
• Copper helps the immune system
• Helps in processes that manufacture important anti-oxidant enzymes

Fluoride

Fluoride is not an essential mineral, but it helps protect teeth and bones.

Iodine

Iodine was deemed to be so important that the US government passed legislation recommending that Iodine be added to table salt. Iodine works with two hormones triiodothyronine and thyroxine which are required by every part of the body and play a role in the body's ability to produce energy. These hormones control and regulate basal metabolic rates, determining how fast and how efficiently the body is able to burn calories. Thyroid hormones are also what helps control a child's mental development and overall growth rate. Pregnant women who do not get enough iodine increase the risks that their newborn babies will develop some degree of mental retardation.

Iron

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Magnesium

The Magnesium Mineral is one of the family of major minerals although it is not as well known as some of the other minerals

Molybdenum

The Molybdenum mineral is one of the family of trace minerals and although the body stores this mineral in most body

Phosphorus

Within the body, up to 80% of the Phosphorus mineral can be found in the teeth and the bones. Working together, both

Potassium

As well as being another of the major mineral family, the Potassium mineral is also a member of the electrolyte family

Selenium

The Selenium mineral is one of the family of trace minerals and as such, the body only needs a small amount. Nevertheless, the Selenium

Sodium

The Sodium mineral, otherwise known as salt, has been getting a lot of attention over recent years, attention which has been mainly

Sulphur

The Sulphur mineral is an amazing mineral that has a historical reputation for curing many ailments and alleviating the symtoms

Zinc

The Zinc mineral is one of the family of trace minerals and is vital to all stages of growth. The Zinc mineral is an essential must have mineral