List of minerals – Your guide to minerals and supplementation

This section will give you a list of minerals that we take daily in our supplement. Before we give you a brief list however, we will outline some information we think may be of value for you.

What are minerals?

Minerals occur naturally in the earth, and just like vitamins, they function as essential parts to enzymes and coenzymes. Enzymes are required for speeding up chemical reactions that take place in our internal systems.

Coenzymes assist enzymes to carry out their vital functions. In conclusion, these chemical reactions are what control our body’s metabolic system.

This is why consuming mineral supplements, or, foods with a wide scale of required minerals, are absolutely vital for maintaining good health. If there is a lack of certain minerals, it may be beneficial to take a well balanced quality multi vitamin.

How can mineral supplements be beneficial to you?

Mineral supplements play a vital role in our metabolic systems. This means they are also required to produce energy, growth, and the reproduction and health of our cells. A deficiency in even one mineral can lead to unwanted health problems, because they often work together with other minerals and vitamins. A classic example is how vitamin A needs the mineral zinc to serve in its correct form.

Some minerals also function as antioxidants that can kill free radical scavengers. Free radicals are reactive chemicals that cause damage to our internal systems if they are not kept at bay with antioxidants, such as the mineral selenium.

While you can get the required minerals from food alone, unfortunately with today’s processing methods, it is becoming more important to ensure a daily intake of a quality mineral source. You can find an article on a list of minerals and information, and how the nutritional value of foods has decreased over the decades here.

This article states that many people in some of the richest countries in the world are malnourished, and lack many important nutrients in there daily diets. If you think of the modern day diet today, it can be strongly evident that this problem has got worse over the years.

Some tips and precautions when buying mineral supplements

1.Choose a mineral supplement that uses the CHELATED form. Chelated minerals are attached to protein a molecule, which allows them to easily transport into the bloodstream. Minerals that can come in chelated form are: boron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, vanadium.

2. Because vitamins work together, it is crucial that your supplement is formulated by scientists with top notch credentials. Many products on the market are simply just slammed together, and many of the ingredients can end up canceling each other out. This is no good for you, and could even lead to unwanted consequences.

3. Be sure the products do not contain any fillers or additives. This can be anything from sugar or, even sand!

4. Contact them and ask if they have a Certificate of Analysis on file confirming the potency of the ingredients listed.

A quality product with a wide array of essential minerals in chelated form can be found below:

Why not check out a product that meets all of the above and more. Total Balance from  Xtend-Life Natural Products is well worth looking in to. We have been using this supplement and have noticed a general sense of well being. Our energy levels have also improved, and we generally feel more positive than ever before.

We have searched around for many multi ingredient supplements, and to be honest, haven’t even come close to finding a supplement that can give these types of quality ingredients at the prices they offer.

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