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I'm Taking Pig Hormones! A Look at Natural Thyroid
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Vitamins & Minerals are essential to sustain life. Its what keeps us alive and healthy. Among many other things, they help us digest food, burn energy, grow hair, re-build muscel fibers, strenghten cells, and its what keeps our skin smooth. Since our bodies are made out of
these certain vitamins and minerals, we need to consume these nutrients daily to replenish our bodys useages.
Vitamins and Minerals are macronutrients. A macronutrient is something that our body needs in small amounts. This is different than nutrients that we need in larger amounts like proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Not only are vitamins and minerals macronutrients, but they are considered coenzymes as well. This is because they assist the enzymes in the body to carry out all of the daily activities as efficiently as possible.
There are about 50 essential nutrients.
Intro to Vitamins and Minerals
*RDA stands for Recommended Daily Allowance
*MG stands for Milligram
The 6 major classes of nutrients are:
1. water - Essential for all body functions
2. carbohydrates - Fuel or "go" foods
3. fats - Concentrated Fuel or "go" foods
4. proteins - Building blocks or "grow" foods
5. vitamins - "glow" foods
6. minerals - "glow" foods
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Hair loss — prevention and treatmentPakistan ObserverThis fear is not unfounded as each year more people (both men and women) are forced to come to grips with the possibility of serious hair loss. Like every cell in the human body, the hair follicle also observes a pattern of growth cycle.and more » |
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