What are minerals and why do we needs them?
A. Minerals are non-organic substances necessary for proper functioning of the body. There are 60 minerals! in the body out of which 22 are considered necessary for good health. While human body can manufacture some vitamins, it cannot manufacture a single mineral! The importance of minerals is clear when it is realized that all body tissues and fluids contain some or all minerals. Minerals are in bones, teeth, soft tissue, muscle, blood, and nerve cells. They are indispensable for mental and physical well-being. All the complex substances the body needs to build new and healthy cells, are dependent on minerals. The human body cannot maintain good health without a complete set of minerals that are included in the daily diet. Also in the human body, there are minerals that exist in minute quantities and traces (trace minerals), yet they play a major role in health, being essential to the assimilation and use of vitamins and other nutrients.
