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Calcium is a mineral.
Role in body: Calcium is a component of mineral crystals in bone and teeth; it is involved in muscle contraction, initiation of heartbeat, blood clotting, and release and function of various hormones and neurotransmitters.
Deficiencies can cause rickets in children, and bone softening and osteoporosis in adults. |
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Fluoride is a mineral.
Role in body: Fluoride is involved in teeth and bone strengthening. Deficiencies can cause dental caries. |
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Iodine is a mineral.
Role in body: Iodine is a component of thyroid hormone function. Deficiencies can cause goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid. |
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Iron is a mineral.
Role in body: Iron is a component of heme structures found in hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochromes, which transport oxygen in the blood or store and handle O2 in cells. |
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Magnesium is a mineral.
Role in body: Magnesium is involved in energy metabolism and is a component of enzymes involved in many of the body's functions. |
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Phosphorus is a mineral.
Role in body: As phosphate it is a component of mineral crystals in bones and teeth. It is part of high energy molecules (ATP & CP) in cells, and is part of the cell membrane molecules. |
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Zinc is a mineral.
Role in body: Zinc is a component of numerous enzymes. Deficiencies can cause slow healing of wounds, loss of taste, slowed growth and development in children. |
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Cobalamin is a water soluble vitamin, vitamin B12.
Role in body: B12 is essential for building blocks of DNA, it helps red blood cells and maintains the myelin sheath for insulation of nerves. |
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Folic Acid is a water soluble vitamin. Folic acid or folate is a B vitamin. It is also referred to as vitamin M, vitamin B₉, vitamin Bc, pteroyl-L-glutamic acid, and pteroyl-L-glutamate.
Role in body: Folic acid is essential for the manufacture of genetic material, it helps form red blood cells and assists in cell division. |
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Niacin is a water soluble vitamin.
Role in body: niacin, or Vitamin B3 is a coenzyme for several reaction in energy metabolism; in large doses it lowers cholesterol. |
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Riboflavin is a water soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) is a coenzyme for several reactions in energy metabolism. |
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Thiamine is a water soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Thiamine (Vitamin B1) is a coenzyme for several reactions in energy metabolism. It is necessary for muscle coordination and proper development and maintenance of CNS. |
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Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Vitamin A is essential for proper development and maintenance of eyes and vision, needed to maintain skin integrity, digestive tract & other tissues. It's needed for proper immune system functioning and cell differentiation. |
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Vitamin C is a water soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Vitamin C is an antioxidant; it is involved in collagen formation; it aids in iron absorption. |
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Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Vitamin D helps to maintain adequate calcium in the blood by increasing calcium absorption in the GI tract and it decreases calcium loss in urine. |
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Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Vitamin E is an antioxidant, it helps protect red blood cells, muscles and other tissues from free radical damage. |
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Vitamin K is a fat soluble vitamin.
Role in body: Vitamin K is needed for normal blood clotting and for bone strength. |
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