
Have you ever considered what a vitamin
really is? We know that they are good for us and even that we need
them to survive, but what is a vitamin? Well, a vitamin is a
substance that our body needs to survive that it cannot manufacture
on its own. In other words, it's something that we must get from an
outside source. In the past, people got nearly all of their vitamins
from fruits and vegetables.
In this fast-paced, fast-food generation, most of us find that we are not able to get the vitamins that we need without supplementation. Over farming of the land without proper crop rotations, over processing of our food, and harvesting food before it is ripe (to ensure that it is transportable) are all processes that rob us of valuable nutrients.
A
mineral, as defined by Webster's, is a naturally occurring,
homogeneous inorganic solid substance having a definite chemical
composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and
hardness. Minerals are critical to human growth and even survival.
The body uses minerals to generate soft tissue and bones, but they
are also used in the processes that the body performs. Minerals
regulate your heartbeat, oxygen transport system, internal fluid
pressure and the response of your nervous system.
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