Minerals

• Potassium - Macromineral - A systematic electrolyte, nerve impulse, muscle contraction - Found in bananas, prunes, carrots and oranges.
• Chlorine - Macromineral - Needed for the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach - Found in table salt.
• Sodium - Macromineral - Electrolyte, helps with nerve impulses - Found in table salt.
• Calcium - Macromineral - Needed for bones, muscles, heart and digestive system health - Found in dairy products, eggs and leafy green vegetables.
• Phosphorus - Macrominerals - A component of bones cells, energy processing and in DNA for ATP - Found in red meat, dairy foods , fish and poultry.
• Magnesium - Macromineral - Required for processing ATP and for bones - Found in spinach, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains.
• Iron - Trace mineral - Required for many proteins and enzymes - Found in meat, seafood, nuts and beans.
• Zinc - Trace mineral - Required for several enzymes - Found in oysters and red meat.
• Manganese - Trace mineral - A cofactor in enzyme functions - Found in grains and legumes.
• Copper - Trace mineral - Required component of many enzymes - Found in liver and seafood.
• Iodine - Trace minerals - Required for synthesis of thyroid hormones - Found in grains and eggs.
• Chromium - Trace mineral - Involved in glucose and lipid and metabolism - Found in broccoli and grapes.
• Molybdenum - Trace mineral - It forms a crucial part of an enzyme called sulfite oxidase - Found in legumes and nuts.
• Selenium - Trace mineral - Essential to the activity of antioxidant enzymes - Found in brazil nuts, seafoods and organ meats.
• Cobalt - Trace mineral - Required in the synthesis of Vitamin B12 - Found in eggs.