Archive for Juni 2014

Chromium

Chromium, the basis: Chromium is a mineral that humans require in trace amounts, although its mechanisms of action in the body and the amoun...

Sulphur Basics Sulphur or Sulfur is an interesting nonmetallic element that is found mainly as part of larger compounds. It is not discussed...

Function The body uses sodium to control blood pressure and blood volume. Sodium is also needed for your muscles and nerves to work properly...

Silicon Silicon or Silica is as plentiful as sand on the beach–literally! Yet in its inorganic form, it does not do us much good. Just like ...

Functions: Potassium, together with sodium, is essential for the maintenance of normal osmotic pressure within cells. About 98% of the total...

Phosphorus Phosphorus is a mineral that makes up 1% of a person's total body weight. It is present in every cell of the body. Most of th...

Introduction Magnesium, an abundant mineral in the body, is naturally present in many foods, added to other food products, available as a di...

Functions: Structurally, Calcium is involved in the maintenance of intracellular structures such as organelles and chromatin. Calcium bound ...

General adaptation syndrome, or GAS, is a term used to describe the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress. Stressors in hu...

Understanding the human body The 5 main body systems and some of the ways nutrition impacts each of them 1. The circulatory system - It has ...