Minerals are essential nutrients that your body needs in small amounts to work properly.
Minerals include calcium and iron amongst many others and are found in:
- meat
- cereals
- fish
- milk and dairy foods
- fruit and vegetables
- nuts
- food supplements
Minerals are necessary for 3 main reasons:
- building strong bones and teeth
- controlling body fluids inside and outside cells
- turning the food you eat into energy
Most people should be able to get all the nutrients they need by eating a varied and balanced diet. If you choose to take vitamin and mineral supplements, seek advice where appropriate.
Calcium Caprylate: contains anti-bacterial & anti-fungal properties. Inhibits clumping of platelets and is effective against the organisms of Candida Albicans, rhodotorulla etc. Taken with a yeast-free, sugar-free diet for Candida. Can be combined with probiotics for double action against infectious organisms.
Chromium (picolinate): An essential trace mineral that plays an important role in our bodies’ normal carbohydrate metabolism, which converts foods we eat into sugars. Chromium helps insulin (a natural hormone that is released in response to eating carbohydrates) to properly “transport” these sugars into cells to be stored as energy. It also supports stable blood sugar levels – crucial for slimmers as high and low spikes can lead to cravings, excessive hunger and binge eating.
L-Tyrosine: An amino acid and a precursor of several important neurotransmitters, including l-dopa, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. These are important contributors to mood, cognitive performance as well as combating stress. L-tyrosine is also a precursor to the thyroid hormone, thyroxine (also known as T4) and supplementation may have a positive effect on thyroid hormone levels which help to contribute to an effective / increased metabolic rate.
Magnesium Oxide: A form of the mineral magnesium. A well know contributor to the correct fluid balance within cells (and hence diuretic effect) and for its vital role in muscular contractions.
Potassium (iodine): An essential component required for a healthy thyroid gland. It is needed by the body to keep skin, hair and nails in good condition and to maintain a healthy metabolic rate, cell metabolism (conversion of food to energy) and strong connective tissue.
Selenium contributes to the maintenance of normal hair, the maintenance of normal nails, the normal function of the immune system, normal thyroid function and the protection of cells from oxidative stress. Click here and here for EFSA scientific opinions.
Zinc: Isa mineral element essential for the healing of wounds & stimulation of the immune system. contributes to normal DNA synthesis, normal acid-base metabolism, normal carbohydrate metabolism, normal cognitive function, normal fertility and reproduction, normal macronutrient metabolism, normal metabolism of fatty acids, normal metabolism of vitamin A, normal protein synthesis, the maintenance of normal bones, the maintenance of normal hair, nails and skin, the maintenance of normal testosterone levels in the blood, the maintenance of normal vision, the normal function of the immune system, the protection of cells from oxidative stress and it has a role in the process of cell division. Click here and here for EFSA scientific opinions.
Sources consulted:
www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource
www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/food-and-nutrition
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