Archive for 'Supplement' Category

Zinc

Zinc is a metal. It is an essential mineral that is naturally present in some foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Zinc is the most common trace mineral in the body and is found in every cell, next to iron. Zinc also got antioxidant properties and it helps protect cells [...]

Phosphorus

Phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body, next to Calcium. About 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth. Phosphorus is an essential mineral that is required by every cell in the body for normal function. Along with the [...]

Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a compound found naturally in the body, made from glucose and the amino acid glutamine. It is in the fluid that is around joints. Glucosamine is an important precursor in the biosynthesis of cartilage. Specifically, it is a building block of proteogycans’-protein molecules with a content of bound carbohydrate. Proteoglycans and collagen compose [...]

Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral that accounts for about 0.05 percent of the body’s total weight. According to ODS, Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly [...]

Calcium

According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, Calcium plays an important role in building stronger, denser bones early in life and keeping bones strong and healthy later in life. Approximately 99 percent of the body’s calcium is stored in the bones and teeth. It is the most abundant mineral in the body, is found in [...]