A look at Vitamin D and minerals

1. Vitamins & Supplements
This is a look at vitamins & supplements.
December 2018

2. Vitamin C & it's uses
● Vitamin C: is a Ascorbic Acid: It is the body's
primary water soluble antioxidant.
● C is known to support collagen formation &
immune function.

9. ●Benefits of Vitamin C With Rose Hips
● Vitamin C is helpful to maintain the health of
blood vessels, bones.
● Cold and Flu Symptoms: with high concentration.
● Rheumatoid Arthritis.

14. Vitamin E deficiency
Vitamin E
Vitamin deficiency symptoms include the following:
Muscle weakness,
Loss of muscle mass,
Vision problems,
Abnormal eye movements,
Unsteady walking.
According to health experts the long-term deficiency could cause liver and kidney
problems.

24. Benefits of Magnesium
● Health benefits have been associated with magnesium:
● Bone health. Magnesium is important for bone formation. ...
● Calcium absorption. Calcium and magnesium are important
for maintaining bone health and preventing osteoporosis. ...
● Diabetes. ...
● Heart health. ...
● Migraine headaches. ...
● Premenstrual syndrome. ...
●
Relieving anxiety.

26. Why is manganese important to the human body?
*It aids in the formation of connective
tissue, bones, blood-clotting factors,
and sex hormones and plays a role in
fat and carbohydrate metabolism,
calcium absorption, and blood sugar
regulation.
*Manganese is also necessary for
normal brain and nerve function.

27. Health Benefits of Manganese:

28. What is Phosphorus used for?
● We need phosphorus to keep bones strong and
healthy, to help make energy, and to move your
muscles.
● In addition, phosphorus helps to: build strong
bones and teeth. filter out waste in kidneys.
● Phosphorus: is an essential mineral primarily used
for growth and repair of body cells and tissues.

29. What is Potassium Citrate?
● Potassium is a mineral that is found in many
foods and is needed for several functions of your
body, especially the beating of your heart.
● Potassium citrate is used to treat a kidney stone
condition called renal tubular acidosis.

31. What is sodium for in Health?
● Sodium: is found mainly in body fluids.
● It plays a major role in maintaining blood volume
and blood pressure by attracting and holding
water.
● Sodium: is also important in cellular osmotic
pressure (the passage of fluids in and out of the
cells) and in transmitting nerve impulses.

32. Dangerous Sodium Levels:
● Hyponatremia is a low sodium level in the blood.
● It is generally defined as a sodium concentration
of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with
severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEql/L.
● Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.
● Mild symptoms include a decreased ability to
think, headaches, nausea, and poor balance.

33. What happens when your body is low
on sodium?
● Low blood sodium: (hyponatremia) occurs when
you have an abnormally low amount of sodium in
your blood or when you have too much water in
your blood.
● Signs & symptoms of hyponatremia can include
altered personality, lethargy and confusion.
● Severe hyponatremia can cause seizures, coma
and even death.

34. ●What is a critically low sodium level?
● Hyponatremia is a low sodium level in the blood.
● It is generally defined as a sodium concentration
of less than 135 mmol/L (135 mEq/L), with
severe hyponatremia being below 120 mEql/L.
● Symptoms can be absent, mild or severe.
● Mild symptoms include a decreased ability to
think, headaches, nausea, and poor balance.

35. What are good Sodium Levels?
● It helps maintain normal blood pressure, supports
the work of your nerves and muscles, and
regulates your body's fluid balance.
● A normal blood sodium level is between 135 and
145 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L).

38. ●What are the benefits of taking zinc?
● The following are some of the health benefits of
zinc:
● 1) Zinc and regulating immune function. ...
● 2) Zinc for treating diarrhea. ...
● 3) Zinc effects on learning and memory. ...
● 4) Zinc to treat the common cold. ...
● 5) Zinc's role in wound healing. ...
● 6) Zinc and decreased risk of age-related chronic
disease.

39. Source:
● Nature's Prescription: Foods, Vitamins, and
Supplements That Prevent Disease Paperback –
March 1, 1998,by Publisher:Frank W. Cawood
and Associates (Editor)
● Nature's Medicines: From Asthma to Weight
Gain, from Colds to Heart Disease- The Most
Powerful All-Natural Cures Hardcover – August
27, 1999 by Gale Maleskey (Author)Publisher:
Rodale Books