Minerals Introduce
Here with discussed about Needful Minerals for human body for everyday. There are mention minerals function details, source and daily requirement for human body as per ages.
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Details about Minerals and Rocks
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| Boron |
- It helps in the use of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.
- It controls cell growth and helps in checking abnormal growth.
Natural Source:
Boron is found abundantly in carrot, apple, and pear.
Daily Requirement:
A daily intake of 2 mg would be adequate.
Function:
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| Bromine |
- It helps for body impressiveness.
Natural Source:
Bromine is found in food stuff, especially in the animal tissues.
Daily Requirement:
No basic need
Function:
- It is essential for strong teeth and healthy bones.
Calcium - Ionic calcium greatly helps in blood clotting, by acting as a co-factor in the coagulation process.
- Tacking calcium reduces the risk of developing polyps which may be a precursor to cancer.
- It helps in blood clotting, maintaining nerve and muscle function.
Natural Source:
Dairy products like milk, curd, yoghurt and cheese are the best sources of calcium. Other important sources are spinach, fenugreek leaves, Mustard leaves, dry figs, almonds, whole meal bread/ flour, potaotes, dried apricot, citrus, celery, parsley, certain fish like pomfret, and fruits.
Other calcium rich items are bran cereals, breads, ragi, sea same seeds, pulses, rajmah, soyabean, popy seed, dry, coconut, vegetables and fruits, and drink enough water.
The RDA is 400 to 500 mg of calcium for children and adults. For menopausal women, who do not take estrogen, it will be 1000 to 15000 mg of calcium.
Unfortunately, calcium tablets by themselves are barely absorbed and the calcium is excreted in the urine underutilized. So take the calcium supplement along with the vitamin D which is available in oily fish, fortified cereals, or exposure to sunlight.
The magnesium deficiency reduces the calcium levels. The ideal calcium to magnesium ratio is 2.1 for effective absorption. Natural sources fo magnesium are green leafy vegetables, peanuts, soyabean and millets that are its rich sources.
The excess of calcium can cause kidney damage, constipation, nausea, excessive thirst, abdominal pin and general confusion.
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| Clorine |
- It helps in cleansing / expelling waste matter to purify blood.
- It is a main factor for regulating body reaction, as it is the chief anion of the body and provides for about 2/3rd of the anions of plasma.
- The chlorides of Sodium, Potassium are important agents in the regulation of osmotic pressure in the tissues.
- Chlorine ions are essentials for the action of ptyalin and pancreatic amylase.
- Chloride shift helps carbon-dioxide carriage and regulation of bod reaction.
- It is also necessary for manufacture of glandular hormone secretions.
- It prevents building of excessive fat and auto intoxication.
- It also regulates the alkali acid balance in the blood.
- It involves in maintenance of proper fluid and electrolyte balance in the system.
Natural source:
Chlorine is present as sodium chloride in kilk water, other articles of diet etc. It is also found in wheat, barley, grains and pulses, fruits like melon, pineapple, and green leafy vegetables.
Daily Requirement:
The RDA is 10-20 mg. The salt intake in summer should be more to meet with excessive perspiration, vomiting, and diarrhoea due to heat.
Function:
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| Chromium |
- It prevents diabetes and controls high blood pressure.
- It controls fatty acids and cholesterol synthesis.
- It prevents and delays hardening of arteries.
- It helps to take protein where it is needed also helps in growth.
- It gets depleted with age, injuries, surgical operations, and strenuous exercise.
Natural Source:
Sources of Chromium are nuts,areca nut, betel leaves, mushrooms, beer, liver, cereals shellfish, brewer's east, corn oil etc. Daily requirements of Chromium.
Daily Requirement:
The RDA is 5-200 mcg for an adult. It can be 10-60 mcg for infants, and 20-200 mcg for children.
Function:
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| Chobalt |
- It is essential element required for the normal functioning of the pancreas.
- It is also essential for hemoglobin formation.
- It may be necessary for the first stage of hormone production i.e. capture of iodine by the gland.
Natural Source:
The food sources of cobalt include green leafy vegetables, meat, liver, mild, oysters and clams.
Daily Requirement:
Cobalt being a component of Vitamin B-12 is essential for human haemopiesis. Only minute amount of cobalt in our daily diet is sufficient.
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