GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

COPPER

Copper is an essential nutrient that is required to convert the body’s iron into hemoglobin. Deficiency is rare and tends to be limited to people with inherited diseases that inhibit copper absorption. Deficiency may also occur in infant who are not breast-fed and in some premature babies.

Benefits and Functions:

· Necessary for the absorption and utilization of iron

· Helps oxidize vitamin C

· Assists in the regulation of blood pressure and heart rate

· Strengthens blood vessels

· Protects tissue from free radical damage

· Supports the immune system

· Contributes to cancer prevention

· Helps proper bone formation and maintenance

Possible symptoms of deficiency:

· General weakness

· Impaired respiration

· Sores on the skin

· Anemia

· Edema

· Skeletal defects

· Rheumatoid arthritis

· High blood pressure

· Infertility

CALCIUM

MAGNESIUM

IRON

IODINE