Zinc, (Zn), is an essential trace mineral found in the body in larger amounts than any other trace mineral, 1.8 grams, except iron, 5 grams. It has been recognized as essential to humans in 1960s when deficiency cases were first recognized. The mineral is absorbed throughout the small intestine [...] Continue Reading… Click On Sitemap [...]
The mineral Iron , (Fe), is found in every living cell. There is a total content of 5g in the body or about 50 mg/kg of body weight. This mineral exists in the body in combination with protein and its importance for health has been recognized for centuries. [...] Continue Reading… Click On Sitemap for [...]
Magnesium, (Mg), is an essential mineral that accounts only for 0.05 percent of the body’s total weight. Approximately 70 percent of the mineral is located in the bones and the rest in soft tissues such as muscles and in body fluids. Magnesium, like calcium is a cation (divalent). It [...] Continue Reading… Click On Sitemap [...]
Sodium , (Na), is a positive ionic mineral (cation) in the extracellular fluid and a key factor in fluid retention. Together with potassium contribute in the regulation of fluid volume in the intracellular and extracellular cell compartments. As both minerals shift across the cell membranes create electrical potential charges [...] Continue Reading… Click On Sitemap [...]











