GLOBAL INSTITUTE FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

MANGANESE

Manganese is essential for the proper utilization of food and for the formation and maintenance of bone, cartilage, and connective tissue. Those with memory problems, heavy meat and dairy consumers, and people suffering from recurrent dizziness, may benefit from adding more manganese to their diets.

Benefits and functions:

· Works as an antioxidant nutrient

· Assists in normal blood clotting

· Necessary for the metabolism of vitamin B1 and vitamin E

· Activates various enzymes necessary for proper digestion

· Acts as a catalyst in the breakdown of fats and cholesterol

· Helps nourish the nerves and brain

· Helps eliminate fatigue

· Helps prevent osteoporosis

· Improves memory

· Reduces nervous irritability

· Aids in muscle reflexes

· Necessary for normal skeletal development

· Maintains sex hormone production

Possible symptoms of deficiency:

· Paralysis

· Convulsions

· Dizziness

· Loss of hearing

· Digestive problems

· Blindness and deafness in infants

· Ataxia

CALCIUM

MAGNESIUM

IRON

IODINE

COPPER

ZINC