health ABC > Minerals
Calcium/magnesium supplements…what do they do?
Some people take one of these combined tablets complete with incorporated boron 3-4 times per week in addition to the minerals contained in their general multi-vitamin tablet. So, why do we need these valuabl...read more
Do you bite your nails?
You may be deficient in minerals What are minerals? Yes, nail biting often begins with boredom or impatience or fidgeting. If you are among the millions who regularly bite their nails, you...read more
How essential are trace elements in our diet?
Inorganic, organic, chelated, elemental, ionic, colloidal, essential, trace - all these claims! What do we really need? Credentials in nutrition apparently mean very little when it comes to minerals.<...read more
Is diet a factor in developing MS?
Comparison with general population A diagnosis of MS does not mean that someone has nutritional difficulties. One research study showed that the majority of people who are newly diagnosed or who have only mi...read more
Magnesium
What is magnesium? Magnesium is a mineral stored in your body tissues. It plays a role in more than 300 enzyme reactions within your body. What magnesium does for you Magnesium is aSelenium
What is selenium? Selenium is a mineral that works as an antioxidant together with vitamin E. It also helps keep the male sperm and prostate gland healthy. What selenium does for you Selen...read more
The importance of vitamins & minerals
So, what do they do for the body? Well, vitamins are an essential component to the body, keeping it tuned and functioning correctly, like a finely tuned car engine. Take away the spark plugs of a car engine, ...read more
The wonders of Zinc
Zinc is one of those minerals that we have all heard of but have no idea what it does, but we do know that the white spots on the fingernails indicate zinc deficiency. Anothe...read more
Vitamin D
What is vitamin D? Vitamin D (also called calciferol), a fat soluble vitamin, acts as a hormone, which means that it’s made in one place in the body but used elsewhere.Most of the vita...read more
What do you know about vitamins and minerals?
Vitamins A sensible, varied vegetarian diet will provide all the necessary vitamins and minerals, as you will see from the following table. Vitamin A Most red, green and yellow fruit and <...read more
Zinc
What is zinc? Zinc is a mineral distributed in the body’s organs, tissues and fluids, and is crucial for the proper function of more than 70 enzymes. What zinc does for you Zinc has ...read more
