Minerals are considered necessary to the nutrition and function of the human body. They are iron, calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, iodine, copper, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum and zinc. Collectively they make up 4% to 5% of the body weight. There is enough lime (calcium) in an adult to whitewash a good size basement; enough […]
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Essential Vitamins and Minerals for Your Health
Making sure you get the proper vitamins and nutrients in your food can be a challenge. The food you eat is the best way to get your nutrients, yet it is not always practical in today’s society. People don’t always eat a balanced meal if they are on the go. Even if we are mindful […]
Vitamins, Minerals, and Other Supplements That Eliminate Acne
Many supplements exist that will help speed up the success of your acne treatment. It is well known that taking certain vitamins, minerals, or other types of supplements will help to eliminate skin disorders. We are listing some of the most effective ones to use when fighting acne. Vitamins 50,000 IU of water-soluble Vitamin A […]
Rocks, Gemstones and Minerals
The earth has been undergoing tremendous changes for over four and a half billion years to become the planet that we now know. That also applies to the fact that it has also taken that long to form some of the minerals and rocks that it has produced. Even though the earth is in perpetual […]
Food Pyramid Tells Which Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements Are Needed
They teach us the basic food pyramid in school. We learn which foods supply which vitamins minerals and other micro-nutrients and the value of them for good health and how important each is to our growth and development. But by adulthood many of us have forgotten all about that and tend to live off a […]
Developing Those Elusive Bright Eyes. With Vitamins and Minerals
Vision is one of our most precious senses. Without it the world as we know it would be blank. One of the things that we can do daily to protect our eyes from harm is to be sure that each day we consume the recommended daily intake levels of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that […]
What Are Vitamins and Minerals and What Do They Do?
Vitamins and minerals are essential substances that the human body requires in order to exist and survive and plays a vital role in maintaining health. They have important roles in keeping the body functioning properly and maintaining good health, particularly in this modern society where most foods are either processed or over-cooked and contains lots […]
Minerals in Drinking Water
There are two kinds of chemicals, inorganic and organic. There are about 115 inorganic elements that make up the earth’s surface. Inorganic minerals are referred to as salts or mineral salts. When these inorganic minerals are dissolved in water they are referred to as “total dissolved solids” or TDS. It is believed that mineral waters […]
Liquid Vitamins and Minerals
Liquid vitamins and minerals are nutritional health supplements and health products that include antioxidants, which are formulated from organic natural ingredients and are essential for the human body. Liquid vitamins and minerals in nutritional health supplements are essential for re-charging the body’s bio-systems and supporting DNA synthesis. These nutritional supplements do not use metallic minerals, […]
Vitamins and Minerals
What are vitamins and minerals? First, we define what these words mean: Vitamins and minerals are substances that are required for normal metabolism. They are essential in small amounts to maintain good health, promote growth and regulate body functions. The body only utilizes them without breaking them down, which is the reason why they are […]
Types of Minerals
Mineral, from the nutritional point of view, is a chemical element which is needed by the body of an organism. This is usually an element other than the four elements primarily needed by organisms- carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Minerals are best supplied to the organisms’ bodies by the diet they consume, specially foods rich […]
Minerals and Health
Just as the foundations of our homes must be made from the strongest stone or cement in order for our houses to endure the challenges of time and weather, so minerals are essential for our continued strength and health. Comprising the very structure of our cells and organ systems as well as our bones, minerals […]
How Important Are Vitamins and Minerals?
Our bodies need vitamins and minerals to function, and in reality, the best way to get these vitamins is through the food we eat. Unfortunately, we cant get all of the vitamins we need from food. That why we should take some vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent getting sick. We can even take vitamins […]