Trace Mineral Benefits

The best way, perhaps, to indicate the benefits resulting from regular ingestion of certain trace minerals is to set forth their interactions with one another, and with certain vitamins and enzymes.

Arsenic: Promotes growth and normal reproductive capability. Several of its compounds are used in medicines.
Boron: Promotes normal growth. Controls over excretion of calcium and magnesium. Maintains proper levels of steroid hormones.
Cadmium and Mercury
Replaces some of the functions of Zinc in certain situations. Cadmium promotes proper growth and reproductive capability in livestock.
Calcium and Iron: Can decrease absorption of Lead and prevent toxicity. Calcium combines with Phosphorous to promote solid bone formation.
Chlorine(ide): One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments.
Chromium: Regularizes glucose metabolism.
Cobalt: Essential for formation of Vitamin B12. Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities.
Copper: May increase toxicity of Cadmium. Copper helps prevent anemia, poor growth, poor iron transport and damage to cells from free radicals.
Fluorine(ide): Helps tooth enamel to harden and prevent cavities.
Iodine: Prevents goiter and cretinism.
Iron: Maintains body temperature, reduces fatigue, headaches and controls radical changes of behavior. Iron absorption is increased in combination with Vitamin C.
Lead: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals.
Lithium: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals.
Magnesium: Promotes healthy bone structure and proper ATP utilization.
Manganese: Absorption is a) enhanced when Iron is suppressed, b) depressed when Iron is high. Manganese is a preventative against mental retardation, reproductive problems and congenital malformations.
Molybdenum: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capability. Increases life expectancy and food intake. Along with Vitamin C and Zinc, suppresses Copper absorption.
Nickel: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities, and maintains proper plasma glucose levels.
Phosphorus: Forestalls bone loss and reinforces appetite and strength.
Potassium: Moderates heartbeat, counteracts fatigue, muscle cramps, and constipation. One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments.
Selenium: Can protect against Mercury poisoning. Mitigates against muscle pain, weakness, and heart disease (Keshan’s disease).
Silicon: Prevent abnormalities in bone and connective tissue.
Sodium: Counteracts muscle cramps. One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments.
Sulphur: Is found in antioxidants and certain amino acids.
Tin: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals.
Vanadium: Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals.
Zinc: Prevents damage due to high levels of Cadmium. Active against mental retardation, changes in taste, delayed sexuality, skin change, hair loss, and skeletal abnormalities. Along with Molybdenum and Vitamin C, suppresses Copper absorption.



	Who We Are What We Do Management Team Montmorillonite Mineral List About Chelated Trace Minerals Trace Mineral Benefits Important Questions Maps How to Order Minerals Definitions Contact Us Bibliography & Links Home		Trace Mineral Benefits The best way, perhaps, to indicate the benefits resulting from regular ingestion of certain trace minerals is to set forth their interactions with one another, and with certain vitamins and enzymes. Arsenic Promotes growth and normal reproductive capability. Several of its compounds are used in medicines. Boron Promotes normal growth. Controls over excretion of calcium and magnesium. Maintains proper levels of steroid hormones. Cadmium and Mercury Replaces some of the functions of Zinc in certain situations. Cadmium promotes proper growth and reproductive capability in livestock. Calcium and Iron Can decrease absorption of Lead and prevent toxicity. Calcium combines with Phosphorous to promote solid bone formation. Chlorine(ide) One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments. Chromium Regularizes glucose metabolism. Cobalt Essential for formation of Vitamin B12. Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities. Copper May increase toxicity of Cadmium. Copper helps prevent anemia, poor growth, poor iron transport and damage to cells from free radicals. Fluorine(ide) Helps tooth enamel to harden and prevent cavities. Iodine Prevents goiter and cretinism. Iron Maintains body temperature, reduces fatigue, headaches and controls radical changes of behavior. Iron absorption is increased in combination with Vitamin C. Lead Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals. Lithium Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals. Magnesium Promotes healthy bone structure and proper ATP utilization. Manganese Absorption is a) enhanced when Iron is suppressed, b) depressed when Iron is high. Manganese is a preventative against mental retardation, reproductive problems and congenital malformations. Molybdenum Promotes normal growth and reproductive capability. Increases life expectancy and food intake. Along with Vitamin C and Zinc, suppresses Copper absorption. Nickel Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities, and maintains proper plasma glucose levels. Phosphorus Forestalls bone loss and reinforces appetite and strength. Potassium Moderates heartbeat, counteracts fatigue, muscle cramps, and constipation. One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments. Selenium Can protect against Mercury poisoning. Mitigates against muscle pain, weakness, and heart disease (Keshan’s disease). Silicon Prevent abnormalities in bone and connective tissue. Sodium Counteracts muscle cramps. One of main Electrolytes responsible for regulating and distributing fluids amongst the different body compartments. Sulphur Is found in antioxidants and certain amino acids. Tin Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals. Vanadium Promotes normal growth and reproductive capabilities in animals. Zinc Prevents damage due to high levels of Cadmium. Active against mental retardation, changes in taste, delayed sexuality, skin change, hair loss, and skeletal abnormalities. Along with Molybdenum and Vitamin C, suppresses Copper absorption.