Vitamins are
organic substances that are essential for life. They are found in food and
derived from both animals and plants. Vitamins are so called micronutrients,
because the amounts that are required for normal functioning are
minuscule, yet vitamins perform very important tasks. Among other
things, vitamins help us digest our food, fight infection, and manufacture
new cells. With rare exceptions, vitamins cannot be manufactured by the
body, and must be obtained from food or supplements. Vitamins
help our bodies operate at peak efficiency.
Since most people in today's hurried
world don't have time to eat regular nutritious meals, it is important to
supplement our diet with vitamins. It is especially important that we
receive the highest quality product in a form that will be quickly and
easily absorbed. And it is
difficult to obtain the necessary vitamins and minerals from food because
of mineral-deficient soils that are common throughout the world today. It
only takes 10 years of intensive farming to exhaust the minerals in any
tract of land. The depletion of necessary nutrients by cooking and
processing living foods adds to the difficulty in obtaining vital minerals
and vitamins from our food. Severe vitamin
deficiencies will result in serious illnesses. Even a modest deficiency in
certain vitamins, can have a profound effect on health.
Vitamin
E- can help control hot flashes and vaginal dryness,
protect against heart disease and some psychological symptoms - like mood
swings, fatigue and anxiety - when taken with other nutrients like
potassium, magnesium, the B vitamins and bioflavonoids. Mega doses
of anything can be risky, so caution is needed.
Vitamin E is usually not good for anyone with high blood pressure,
diabetes or a rheumatic heart condition. Too much vitamin
E may also cause liver problems.
Vitamin C
- can help strengthen capillaries and lessen the
effect of vasomotor disturbances that can cause those a annoying hot
flashes. Vitamin C is an anti-stress vitamin
that has some calming effects. It can also slow excessive menstrual
bleeding, speed wound and burn healing, and maintain collagen, the main
supportive protein of the skin, tendons, bones, cartilage and connective
tissue.
B complex- is an anti-stress compound. VitaminsB1
(thiamine), B2
(riboflavin), B3
(niacin), B5
(pantothenic acid) and
B6
(pyridoxine), together with vitamin C can give relief from migraine
headaches. Vitamin B6
in mild doses usually
works as a natural diuretic, counteracting the water retention that makes
us feel bloated.
Minerals -
are naturally occurring chemical elements found
throughout the human body in the bones, muscles, teeth, blood and nerve
cells. Minerals help to maintain a normal water balance within the
body, regulating the breakdown of sugar and carbohydrates (chromium),
helps form red blood cells and maintain nerve tissue (cobalt),
strengthening bones and teeth (fluoride),
regulating the thyroid (iodine), stimulate a
healthy immune system (iron), fighting cancer
cells (manganese), essential for protein
synthesis and a healthy nervous system (molybdenum),
destroying free radicals with vitamin E (selenium),
antibiotic capabilities (sulfur), helping
wounds heal, production of white blood cells (zinc).
Minerals are involved in virtually every activity from immune function to
the beating of our hearts.
Calcium -
is the most abundant mineral in the human body.
Roughly 99% of the body's calcium is found in the teeth and bones. Calcium
is instrumental in muscle contraction, blood clotting, and maintenance of
cell membranes, and plays a critical role in the normal
functioning of the
heart. This is important because heart disease in women increases
after menopause. One of the most devastating effects of menopause is bone
loss, which leads to fractures, spine curvature, and tooth loss. Calcium
supplements are advised for menopausal women, although it is beneficial to
begin sufficient calcium intake at an early age. Calcium can also help
with emotional stresses. Vitamin D increases calcium absorption in the body,
and magnesium appears to regulate the flow of calcium between
cells.
Magnesium
-
the mineral is essential for strong bones and is also heart-healthy.
Magnesium can
help to prevent insulin resistance, that is, the inability to use insulin
efficiently to turn glucose into energy. As a result of insulin
resistance, glucose levels rise, which can lead to diabetes and heart
disease.
Calcium
alone is
insufficient to maintain a healthy body; we also need
magnesium
and
potassium to assist calcium in its
essential functions. These three nutrients work together to contact and
relax muscles, maintain a healthy nervous system. Without the
balancing influence provided by calcium,
magnesium
and
potassium, damage can occur to the
arteries, especially those leading to the heart and brain,
constricting the flow of blood to these organs. The result can be
high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke and migraine headaches.
Magnesium
and
potassium to assist calcium in its
essential functions. These three nutrients work together to contact and
relax muscles, maintain a healthy nervous system. Without the
balancing influence provided by
calcium,
magnesium
and
potassium, damage can occur to the
arteries, especially those leading to the heart and brain,
constricting the flow of blood to these organs. The result can be
high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke and migraine headaches.
A short note about a one of a kind
supplement containing the "other" essential elements in a
biologically available form. I mention it because I don't think you
can find a worthwhile supplement of this kind anywhere else.
T. J. Clark Legendary
Colloidal Mineral Formula was
developed specifically to supplement the balance of the body's natural
chemical production. This health renewing mineral formula contains
approximately 70 of the 94 naturally occurring elements, including all of
the essential minerals, in trace amounts. These plant-source
minerals are not toxic and create natural, synergistic compounds
which form the active ingredients.
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