POTASSIUM

    1.  Release of energy from cells

     2.  Manufacture of glycogen and protein

     3.  Regulates fluid balance

     4.  Transmission of nerve impulses

     5.  Important in maintaining normal heart beat

     6.  Muscle contractions

 

SODIUM

      1.  Maintains normal fluid balance

     2.  Transmission of nerve impulses

     3.  Muscle contractions

     4.  Helps to increase permeability of cell walls

 

CALCIUM    

     1.  Development and maintenance of strong bones & teeth

     2.  Protects against Osteoporosis

     3.  Ensures proper clotting of the blood

     4.  Needed for the contraction & relaxation of muscles, especially the heart

     5.  Needed for proper utilization of iron

     6.  Assists in the absorption of Vitamin B-12

     7.  Helps to regulate cell permeability

 

MAGNESIUM

     1.  Helps to form strong bones and teeth

     2.  Helps to regulate muscle relaxation and contraction

     3.  Maintains proper function of nerves

     4.  Activates enzymes controlling energy metabolism

 

SULFATE

     1.  Maintains healthy hair and nails

     2.  Needed in eliminating blood diseases

     3.  Helps to eliminate some skin diseases

     4.  Stimulates the liver and increases the flow of bile

     5.  Important in maintaining normal body metabolism

     6.  Detoxifies some poisons in the body

 

AMMONIA

     1.  Breaks down into nitrates, which are found in the DNA of all living things

 

PHOSPHATE

     1.  Development of strong bones and teeth

     2.  A component of the enzyme system in a cell, which governs the release of energy

     3.  Assists with protein production and defines the structure of cell DNA & RNA

     4.  Helps to maintain the neutrality of the bodys fluids