Eat your Minerals

(this section is a work in progress…)

more information coming soon…

- Builds healthy BONES and TEETH
- Blood CLOTTING and Wound HEALING
- MUSCLE contraction
- HEART health- regulates heart rhythm, muscle contraction for heart beat, relaxes blood vessels to lower blood pressure
- IMMUNITY
- NERVE/neurologic/MOOD functioning- helps with nerve signaling as well as release and uptake of neurotransmitters

Sources - Almonds, Apples, Artichokes, Avocado, Beans, Blueberries, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Cauliflower, Citrus, Dairy, Edamame, Eggs, Leafy greens- collard, mustard, turnip, kale, bok choy, and spinach, Peppers, Radishes, Raspberries, Winter squash, calcium-fortified foods

- IRON metabolism
- HEMOGLOBIN formation
- Building COLLAGEN and connective tissue, maintains healthy blood vessels
- NEUROTRANSMITTER production, involved in mood and other neurologic functioning
- Activating PLATELETS for blood clotting
- Producing ENERGY in mitochondria to be used by the body
- IMMUNE system functioning
- NERVE cell functioning
- Clearing out harmful oxygen FREE RADICALS

Sources- Beets, Beans, Capers, Cashews, Chickpeas, Crab, Edamame, Kale, Lentils, Mushrooms, Nuts, Olives, Oysters, Salmon, Sunflower and sesame seeds, Spinach, Swiss chard, Tofu, Whole grains

-Important for ENERGY and METABOLISM
-Transports OXYGEN throughout the body
-Helps with NEUROLOGIC functioning
-Improves IMMUNITY

Sources - Red meat/Poultry/Seafood, Broccoli, Dark green leafy vegetables/ Spinach, Nuts/Grains/Seeds, Legumes, Lentils, Beans, Chickpeas, Peas, Soybeans, Potato with skin, Pumpkin seeds, Quinoa, Tofu, Iron-fortified foods
Vitamin C improves iron absorption
Calcium can actually inhibit iron absorption. If with iron deficiency that is resistant to treatment, consider separating your intake of calcium-rich and high iron foods.

…. magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, selenium, zinc coming soon ….

Eat your Vitamins