How Minerals Regulate Body Structure
Minerals help regulate the body process and body structure. There are two types of minerals, major and minor, a major mineral is necessary for many processes in your body, especially fluid balance, maintenance of bones and teeth, muscle contractions and nervous system function. Calcium and potassium are just a couple of the minerals in this group which contributes to the body’s everyday functions. Calcium aids the body with bone mass and bone density that helps support body weight allowing us to run, jump and walk a good source of calcium can be found in such foods as milk, cheese and yogurt, nuts and green leafy vegetables and dietary supplements, if enough of calcium is not absorbed in the body it can cause a calcium deficiency leading to scurvy causing weakness, fatigue, bone and joint pain and rapture capillary veins under the skin this can be treated by consuming more calcium. Potassium helps the body keep normal muscle contraction and nervous system functions, it also helps with fluid balance throughout the body. It also with balance outs the sodium intake to maintain a blood pressure. It’s found in fruits and vegetables as well as in legumes, milk, nuts and meats and dietary supplements however too little potassium cause a deficiency creating an imbalance of electrolytes in the body causing muscle cramps, poor appetite, apathy and irregular heartbeat even death.
Minor minerals are known as trace minerals which also aid in …show more content…
An iron deficiency can lead to Amina causing fatigue and weakness whereas copper is a part of many enzymes that are needed for iron metabolism; its sources come from such foods as legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains and drinking water a deficiency in this mineral can cause fatigue and joint pain and Amina using dietary supplements will balance out the
Minor minerals are known as trace minerals which also aid in …show more content…
An iron deficiency can lead to Amina causing fatigue and weakness whereas copper is a part of many enzymes that are needed for iron metabolism; its sources come from such foods as legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains and drinking water a deficiency in this mineral can cause fatigue and joint pain and Amina using dietary supplements will balance out the