THE BABYWOLD MINERAL GUIDE

You can print this table out and stick it up in your kitchen so you can make sure your child’s diet contains all the necessary minerals to aid healthy growth and development.

Calcium 

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Functions: builds bones and teeth, used for blood clotting, essential for nerve message transmission, keeps the heart beating regularly, helps usage of iron.

Chromium 

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Functions: used for glucose tolerance factor to work with insulin and balance the blood sugar levels, helps supply protein to where it is needed, lowers cholesterol levels.

Iodine 

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Functions: aids production of thyroxin hormone which is needed for the metabolism and good mental function.

Iron

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Functions: needed for red blood cell formation, used for energy production, and helps metabolise B vitamins.

Magnesium 

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Functions: needed for calcium metabolism, stress response, energy cycle, nerve and muscle function, and mental function.

Manganese 

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Functions: important for bones, used in energy cycle, aids digestion, used by the thyroid gland.

Selenium

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Functions: anti-oxidant, helps the use of oxygen in the body, makes vitamin E more effective.

Zinc 

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Functions: needed for all protein metabolism, growth, cell repair, and enzyme production, essential for reproductive organs.

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