Trace Minerals

What These Trace Minerals Do – :: Minerals are necessary for normal metabolism ::  add mechanical strength to bones, are a component of enzymes and hormones, functions as buffers, and regulate the balance and motion of fluids in and out of cells. Trace minerals are essential elements that occur in minute amounts, each one making up less than 0.005% of adult body weight.

Selenium – protects all membranes, reduces risk of cancer, enhances immune system, antioxidant. Selenium deficiency causes heart attach, muscular dystrophy, and cystic fibrosis.

Chromium – required for glucose tolerance factor. Chromium deficiency causes hypoglycemia and diabetes.

Vanadium – required for glucose tolerance factor. Vanadium deficiency causes hypoglycemia and diabetes.

Tin – supports hair growth and can enhance reflexes. Tin deficiency causes symmetrical baldness and reduced response to noise.

Lithium – reduces aggressiveness, violence and self destruction. Lithium deficiency causes depression, mania, suicide, spousal and offspring abuse.

Gallium – modulates brain chemistry, antitumor activity. Gallium deficiency causes brain dysfunction.

Molybdenum – modulates calcium/magnesium/copper metabolism. Molybdenum deficiency causes copper deficiency.

Boron – modulates calcium/magnesium, retention in bones. Boron deficiency causes osteoporosis, and arthritis.

:: Zinc :: – enhances immune system, thymus, protects against birth defects. Zinc deficiency causes birth defects, infertility, chronic infections.

Nickel – lowers requirement for B12. Nickel deficiency causes B12 deficiency symptoms.

Lanthanum, Praeseodymium, Neodymium, Samarium, Europium, Thulium, Ytterbium – enhances cell growth, extends life. Deficiency causes a shortened life span.