Minerals are essential for your body to keep you stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, making hormones and regulating your heartbeat.
There are two basic kinds of minerals:
MACRO means large in Greek so Macro-minerals are minerals your body needs in larger amounts. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur.
They're called trace minerals partly because they are needed by the body in such very small amounts. These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium. The best way to get the minerals your body needs is by eating a wide variety of foods. In some cases, your doctor may recommend a mineral supplement.
Found in protein sources like milk and meat etc
Calcium, the most abundant mineral in the body is the top macromineral when it ...
