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MINERALS

General Overview

Vitamins cannot be assimilated without the aid of minerals. Although the body can manufacture a few vitamins, it cannot manufacture any minerals. All tissues and internal fluids of our body contain varying quantities of minerals. Minerals are integral to the bones, teeth, soft tissue, muscle, blood, and nerve cells within the body. They are vital to overall mental and physical well-being.

Minerals act as catalysts for many biological reactions.

These include:

•	Muscle response

•	Transmission of messages through the nervous system

•	Production of hormones

•	Digestion and the utilization of nutrients in foods.

Major Minerals

CALCIUM

IRON

MAGNESIUM

PHOSPHORUS

POTASSIUM

SODIUM

Trace Minerals

CHROMIUM

COPPER

IODINE

FLUORIDE (FLUORINE)

MANGANESE

MOLYBDENUM

SELENIUM

ZINC