Health and Fitness

Pure lithium, like, calcium, sodium or potassium, is a naturally occurring inorganic chemical element. It is one of the alkali-metal groups. Lithium is found abundantly in certain rocks and the sea and in small amounts in plant life and animal tissues. In addition it shows up in water, notably in the springs and spas.

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Molybdenum is an essential trace mineral required for the proper function of certain enzyme-dependent procedures including that of sulphite oxidase, an enzymatic catalyst responsiable for the break down of sulphites.

Sulphites are present in all kind of protein containing food and also widely used as preservatives in a range of food items [...]

The trace mineral Boron is a nonmetallic essential element with numerous uses in the human body. This mineral has an important effect on the bones - it prevents bone loss and demineralization. Boron is tied in with the metabolism of calcium and magnesium, so is crucial for healthy bones and articulations.

It is essential for the [...]

Silicon is a trace mineral that is needed by the human body in very small amounts. It is the second most common chemical element on earth, lead only by oxygen. It is vital for healthy bone cartilage, organ and connective tissues (artery walls, aorta, trachea, tendons and ligaments) and for fine-looking skin, hair and nails. [...]

Fluorine is a trace mineral found in minute amount in all human tissues but primarily in the skeleton and teeth. It occurs in the body in the body in compounds called fluorides. It was noticed by dentists in early 1900s that people living in South-Western Unite States, where the water had naturally high concentration of [...]

Iodine (I2) is a trace mineral that converts in the body or is present in foods as iodide (I-) and other nonelemental forms. The major role of this mineral is the healthy development and functioning of the thyroid gland and the synthesis of thyroxin (T4), a hormone produced by the thyroid gland. The body contains [...]

Molybdenum is an essential trace mineral in human nutrition. The body needs molybdenum for normal growth and for health. Molybdenum is mostly notable for interacting with copper and iron. High intakes will inhibit the absorption of copper causing a condition known as molybdenosis and in turn, high intake of copper in the diet will antagonize [...]

Manganese is a trace mineral that plays an important role as a cofactor in the activation of numerous enzymes including superoxide dismutase, an antioxidant enzyme and pyruvate carboxylase, a carbohydrate metabolism enzyme. This mineral also aids the utilization of the vitamins ascorbic acid, biotin, thiamine and choline.

Manganese it participates as a catalyst in the synthesis [...]

Selenium is a vital and essential mineral found in minute amounts in the body. The significance of this mineral in human nutrition became evident in late 1980s and its biological roles are many and diverse including growth, metabolism and normal development. It is a natural antioxidant and by delaying oxidation of polyunsaturated acids it preserves [...]

Chromium is an essential trace mineral distributed widely through out the food in our diet. It is an important mineral for the proper metabolism of lipids and carbohydrates that in turn may help prevent type 2 and gestational diabetes. This mineral may also involve in the synthesis of protein with its binding action with [...]