Saturday, September 21, 2013

Day 130: Essential Minerals

Today I felt pretty good as well.  I didn’t get out the door for my jog until after 6 PM but it was nice.  The sun  had dropped behind the trees giving me plenty of shade and the temperature was in the mid 70s with a slight breeze.   I kept a good pace and felt good afterwards.  I didn’t break as much of a sweat as I would like since it was so cool.  I am going to have to start jogging in a sweatshirt. 

Daily Recap:
Matt:  Jog at that break neck speed I am so capable of.
Kelly: TBD

Yesterday I covered essential vitamins today I would like to talk about essential minerals and what they do. 

Calcium is important in teeth and bone growth as well as essential in assisting in the electrical signals used for communication with the central nervous system.

Iron is important in the formation to red blood cells. It is essential for carrying oxygen form the lungs to the rest of the body.

Zinc is used for growth and development as well as wound healing, immune function, and fertility.  Zinc is also needed for your sense of smell and taste.

Iodine is a essential component of the thyroid hormone.

Chromium is essential in assisting in glucose utilization through enhancing insulin action in the body.


There are several more but those are the essential minerals that are needed for the body to function normally.  

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