Minerals

Long Life Due To Calcium In Diet

Shigechiyo Izumi, a Japanese man living in the Amami Islands died in 1986.
According to the Guinness Book of Records he was the male with the greatest authenticated age in the world

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Mineral Supplements | Essential Role in Health and Fitness

There are two categories of minerals required by the human body.
Both categories play a part in building bones, teeth, cells and enzymes, regulating the balances of bodily fluids and nerve responses, delivering oxygen to cells and removing carbon dioxide.

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What Are Inorganic Substances?

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Minerals are the inorganic substance that occurs naturally in rocks and in the ground and has its own characteristic appearance and chemical composition.

The three main functions of minerals are as constituents of the skeleton, as soluble salts which help control the composition of the body fluids, and as essential adjuncts to the action of many enzymes and other proteins.

There are many different types of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc, and chromium picolinate.

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