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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Mineral Supplements " Your Easy To Understand Guide

By Neil Butterfield

We seem to hear a lot about vitamins " the good, bad, and the ugly, but somehow minerals are like an invisible ingredient that plays a very important role in our health but seldom get the attention they deserve. Here is your easy to understand guide to mineral supplements.

First, lets have a look at the role of minerals. They are involved in almost every action in the body within the billions of cells that compose our body. They enable enzymes, they activate chemical reactions, they promote healthy brain function, and they build solid bone structure.

Unlike some vitamins, your body cannot make minerals. Instead you get them from food and supplements.

Studies that were done recently show how important minerals are to good health. Some results of these studies that you should know are as follows:

1. Canada- over the past 50 years, calcium, iron and other minerals have been sharply declining in foods.

2.The American population as a whole is not getting enough minerals like zinc, calcium, magnesium, chromium, and selenium from their food.- (US Department of Agriculture study)

This means even if you are eating a diet that is packed with fresh fruits and vegetables, and you are eating meat you are still at risk of becoming vitamin or mineral deficient. A lack of minerals can do a great deal of damage when it comes to your health. Even if you take enough vitamins if you do not have sufficient minerals your body will not be able to use the vitamins.

3. Chelated minerals have an absorbency rate that is less than 20%. That means if you are taking chelated minerals you are not getting the amount you think you are. However, studies have shown that liquid minerals are almost 100% absorbed by the body, and liquid ionic minerals are the best because they are completely water soluble.

Science That Is As Good As Nature.

Do you know anything about the company you're considering buying from? While many people think that throwing a bunch of minerals together makes a supplement, liquid Ionic minerals that are created by scientists are the highest quality minerals you can buy.

When choosing a supplement, you should pick companies that are pharmaceutical GMP compliant. These supplements meet the highest standards. Supplements without this label, might not live up to their promises since there are few regulations in effect for supplements in the USA.

Which Mineral Supplements should you choose?

We already talked about the importance of liquid ionic minerals. Now lets look at some of the more important minerals that you need to stay healthy.

Magnesium/ Calcium a Winning Team-Calcium is good, but a calcium magnesium combo is better. Together this pair is unbeatable at keeping your bones and teeth healthy. Separately, but if you're only taking a calcium supplement you're getting less than half the benefit.

And worse yet if you are taking a compound tablet, capsule or even chelated calcium you are only absorbing a maximum of 20%. That means if you take 1000 mg of calcium you will get at most 200 mg absorbed and it can be a lot less in many cases. Thats why you need to take liquid calcium. Because it is water soluble you will absorb almost 100% ensuring you are actually getting the dosage you are taking. This applies to all minerals.

Zinc - often used in natural remedies to fight off colds and flu because of its miraculous healing powers and immune strengthening abilities.

Chromium - the mineral you want to take if you're worried about blood sugar, cholesterol, fat, and a sluggish metabolism.

Selenium - usually found in soil and transfer to plants, Selenium is key component in a strong immune system.

There are plenty of other minerals but these are a few of the main ones. See that wasnt so hard to understand was it? Now youre ready to look for liquid ionic minerals so that you can ensure you are meeting your daily needs. - 17269

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