Five Essential Minerals
CALCIUM
Contribute to formations of strong bones and teeth, to get blood regulate heart beat, maintain balance to our body.
PHOSPHORUS
Combine with calcium, helps form maintain bones and teeth. Assist to our body cell to absorb food and rid of waste.
COPPER
Vital transporting to our body like oxygen to every cell, insufficient iron on diet causes anemia. Copper and iron work together.
IODINE
Essentials to thyroid gland in making hormones which regulates the rate of food is burn in the body. this hormones is important to proper growth and developments.
IRON
Small amount of iron in our body cells is in the red blood cells help form hemoglobin’s, the red coloring matter of the red cell.
These are the five essentials minerals and their body functions. Next time you plan to eat such as junk foods, think twice and ask your self if these food I like to eat are good to my body? Nowadays, i saw many people on the street are obese. So, be responsible to your health and eat a balance diet.


