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5 Excellent Reasons to Consider Chromium
Post on by Paula Gallagher
Chromium is an essential micronutrient or trace mineral required for proper insulin function, healthy blood-sugar levels, and carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. The typical North...... -
Trace Minerals: Iodine
Post on by Paula Gallagher
Iodine is next in our series, A to Zinc. Iodine is found in nature bound to other minerals in a “salt” formation. It appears naturally in soil as a trace element. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, soil contains insufficient quantities of...... -
All About Trace Minerals, Starting With Iron
Post on by Paula Gallagher
Next in our series A to Zinc, we look at trace minerals. Trace minerals, or microminerals, are required in far smaller amounts (less than 100 mg/day) than macrominerals. Each has a specific biochemical function in the human body. There are 17 microminerals, and......
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