If you’ve seen chlorine listed among the minerals your body needs, here’s the short version: the thing doing the work isn’t the chlorine you smell at a swimming pool. It’s …
Donald Rice
Donald Rice
Donald Rice is a natural health advocate and health writer focused on nutrition, wellness, and alternative health education. He creates clear, research-based content designed to help readers better understand health topics through reputable sources, including peer-reviewed studies, academic institutions, government health agencies, and established medical organizations.
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Sulfur is an acid forming mineral, found in all body tissues, and is needed for the formation of four amino acids: cysteine, methionine, glutathione, and taurine. It is needed for healthy hair, skin and …
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Iron (Fe) is needed for hemoglobin formation in the blood. Hemoglobin enables the red blood cells to fill with oxygen and carry it to the cells. It is also needed …
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The clearest zinc benefits are the everyday ones: zinc keeps your immune system working, helps wounds close, supports normal growth, and lets your body build proteins and DNA. It is …
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Minerals
Iodine Benefits: What This Essential Mineral Does for Your Thyroid — and How Much You Actually Need
by Donald RiceYour thyroid gland can’t make thyroid hormone without iodine. That’s really one of the main iodine benefits and adds to the story of why this mineral matters — but the …
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Sodium (Na) works closely with potassium and chlorine in a number of important functions. They maintain proper electrolyte balance; for they change into electrically charged ions which carry nerve impulses. …
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There is more potassium (K) in body cells than any other mineral, and you need large amounts of it. Potassium helps maintain proper acid-like alkaline balance in the blood and …
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Phosphorus works with calcium, but only when in proper balance. They work together to build bones and teeth. It is also needed to maintain an acid-alkali balance in the blood. …
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Magnesium (Mg) is second only to potassium in its concentration within cells. It is crucial to many functions, including energy production, protein formation, and cellular replication. It partakes in more …
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Calcium (Ca) is needed to build and repair bones and teeth. Essential for heart and muscle action. Protects against radioactive strontium 90 intake. Needed for enzyme and blood clotting. Very …
