Why you need your minerals

Like vitamins, minerals are micronutrients, which our bodies require, in small but steady supplies.

As micronutrients, the importance of minerals in our diet is far greater than the required amount indicates.

Our material bodies are made up of more than 100 elements, which have been identified.

Of these, four elements make up 96% of our bodies: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen,

The elements, which make up the remaining 4%, are referred to as the minerals. The bulk of these minerals are stored in the bones, mostly in the form of calcium and phosphorous, with the soft tissue and blood stream carrying a great variety …read more