| The Function of VITAMINS & MINERALS |
| An FYI page for those who want to know |
| VITAMIN A - healthy eyes and skin |
| VITAMIN B1 - THIAMIN - helps body turn carbohydrates into energy |
| VITAMIN B2 - RIBOFLAVIN - helps produce energy in all your cells |
| VITAMIN B3 - NIACIN - helps body use sugars and fatty acids |
| VITAMIN B6 - PYRIDOXINE - helps produce antibodies that fight infection VITAMIN B12 - COBALAMIN - helps make the protective lining of nerve cells FOLIC ACID - important in making DNA of new cells BIOTIN - helps body turn food into energy VITAMIN B5 - PANTOTHENIC ACID - helps body turn food into energy CHLORINE - part of a brain chemical that lets nerve cells communicate VITAMIN C - keeps immune syste, gums and capillaries healthy VITAMIN D - makes it possible for body to absorb calcium from food VITAMIN E - neutralizes free radicals that can cause heart disease and cancer VITAMIN K - essential for blood clotting BORON - influences calcium, phosphorus and magnesium metabolism; bone formation CALCIUM - strong bones, fights high blood pressure, colon cancer and PMS CHLORIDE - regulates fluids in and out of your cells CHROMIUM - helps insulin do it's job COPPER - healthy connective tissue in cardiovascular system CHROMIUM - works with insulin to help body use blood sugar FLOURIDE - hardens tooth enamel GERMANIUM - helps increase body's oxygen supply; increase energy level; improve circulation IODINE - part of a thyroid hormone that regulates the rate of energy burn IRON - part of hemoglobin which carries oxygen to all cells in your body MAGNESIUM - strong bones and healthy nerves and muscles MANGANESE - part of many enzymes that control the chemical reactions in your body MOLYBDENUM - helps body make hemoglobin PHOSPHORUS - part of DNA nad genes; also part of your bones POTASSIUM - maintains normal blood pressure SELENIUM - protects cells from free radicals that can cause cancer and heart disease VANADIUM - cellular metabolism; formation of bones and teeth; inhibits cholesterol ZINC - wound healing and a strong immune system |
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