Mineral For Health
October 2nd, 2008Many vitamins and minerals are active in their own right, serving individual purposes within the body. Minerals complement each other, serving as cofactor to each other in the body’s most essential processes.
Calcium and phosphorus, the two minerals that are present in the highest amounts in the body, are the key mineral players in the hard surfaces of bones and teeth, with the mineral magnesium serving to help the body metabolize the calcium and the phosphorus.
The mineral manganese serves a purpose in this process as well and the mineral zinc is needed to metabolize phosphorus. The mineral iron is responsible for the production of hemoglobin in the blood. Minerals also serve as cofactors in a variety of chemical combinations in the body.
The amount of mineral available in food and water can vary from region to region. That is because the amount of minerals found in plants depends on the quality of the soil, the type and amount of mineral deposits in the soil.
Nutritional supplements can serve as an effective and safe means of ensuring that each day the body achieves the standard recommended daily intake levels of the minerals it need to perform the essential operations of the body.


