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  Calcium is the most abundant mineral in out body: Calcium accounts for about 1.5- 2% of total body weight.   Calcium helps build and maintain strong bones: Our bodies require calcium to build and maintain strong bones. Approximately 99% of calcium is stored in our bones and teeth. If an inadequate amount of calcium is received from the diet, it will be withdrawn from bone and teeth stores so that other parts of the body can use it. Thus, if your body is not receiving enough calcium, the body will continue to extract it from the bones and teeth,...

Iron is responsible for producing red blood cells in the human body, which carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Anaemia is a condition where one lack’s enough healthy blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the tissues. One way of treating anaemia is with oral iron supplementation.   In this article you can find: What is iron? What is anaemia? How does iron supplementation treat anaemia?   What is iron? Iron is an essential mineral we need for growth and development. Iron’s main role in the body is to produce hemoglobin, a protein molecule in red blood cells that transports...

Vitamin E, also referred to as tocopherol or alpha-tocopherol, is a type of fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins refer to vitamins that are absorbed along with fats in the diet and can be stored in the body's fatty tissue. Vitamin E also works as a powerful antioxidant. Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant. Antioxidants are compounds that help prevent cell damage caused by free radicals (unstable atoms that can damage cells). They do this by neutralizing the free radicals by sacrificing some of their own electrons (a negatively charged subatomic particle). This process naturally switches off a free radical, breaking a...

Vitamin D is a type of fat-soluble vitamin. Fat-soluble vitamins refer to the vitamins that are absorbed along with fats in the diet and can be stored in the body's fatty tissue.   Vitamin D plays a key role in numerous important bodily processes. This includes helping the body absorb other nutrients, ensuring that your muscles and bones work efficiently, regulating neurotransmitter synthesis, helping to support the immune system, supporting heart health, as well as regulating insulin levels.   Research suggests that almost half the Irish population is deficient in vitamin D. This is believed to be due to the...