How It Works

Vitamins and minerals are the basic building blocks of health.

Vitamins and minerals are crucial for turning food into energy, and they play a key role in growth and development, physical fitness, mental aptitude, and in supporting the body’s organ systems.

In addition, they are essential for things like activating nerve functions and muscle contractions, promoting healthy immunity, and protecting cells against damage.

Vitamins

• Vitamin A helps to improve eyesight, promote immune function, supports the growth and remodeling of bones, and aids in the differentiation of cells. Vitamin A is also essential for lactation, reproduction, skin health, and the formation of steroid hormones.
• Vitamin C helps produce collagen, protects against bruising, and aids in the absorption of iron and folate. Vitamin C performs many functions involving the immune system and tissue development. Plus, the adrenal glands need large amounts of vitamin C in order to support immunity and help produce energy. As an antioxidant, vitamin C works together with vitamin E to combat free radicals.
• Vitamin D works synergistically with vitamin A. It plays a role in absorbing and regulating calcium and phosphorus for healthy bones. This vitamin helps the body synthesize protein. Vitamin D is vital to the health of the nervous system and kidneys.
• Vitamin E is a powerful antioxidant that supports circulation, helps to maintain the fluidity of the blood, and is necessary for maintenance of the skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle membranes. Vitamin E also assists in the production of enzymes needed to maintain overall health, prevent premature aging, and keep tissue supple.
• B-vitamins play important roles in cellular energy metabolism, cardiovascular health, immune function, mood regulation, hormone balance, nervous system health, prenatal development, adrenal function, and the health of hair, skin and nails, to name just a few.

Minerals

• Calcium is essential for healthy bones, teeth and muscles, and it plays an essential role in blood clotting, nerve conduction, and immune function. Calcium is also critical for muscle contractions, including those in the heart.
• Iron is a mineral used by the body in the production of red blood cells and proteins. Iron helps the blood transport oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. Without sufficient iron, the tissues, muscles and other systems do not receive adequate oxygen and thus they cannot perform properly.
• Phosphorous works with calcium to support strong bones and teeth. It also works synergistically with B-vitamins to help maintain proper fluid balance in the body.
• Iodine is essential for healthy thyroid gland function. It is needed to help regulate body temperature, produce blood cells, and support muscle and nerve functions. Iodine also plays an important role in the growth of hair follicles, skin cells and nail beds.
• Magnesium is critical for energy production, nervous system balance, and structural health. Magnesium helps muscles relax, supports brain and kidney function, and is essential for maintaining a healthy heart rhythm.
• Zinc is key to hundreds of important functions, including sugar and protein metabolism, DNA formation, and energy production. It's needed for proper growth and development of bones, helps strengthen your immune system, and acts play an important role in the proper functioning of the antioxidant defense system.
• Selenium is a trace mineral that helps form several antioxidant enzymes. Selenium is also needed for healthy thyroid function and plays a key role in metabolism. Selenium works together with vitamin E to help quench free radicals before they can damage cells.
• Copper is an essential trace mineral that helps build and maintain strong bones and muscles. Copper is also involved in the formation of connective tissues, including those found in bones and joints. And copper helps the body absorb iron, which is important for bone health. Plus, copper works with zinc for healthy hair growth.
• Manganese plays an important role in energy production, immune response, and antioxidant defense. Manganese also supports the muscular and skeletal systems, is essential for calcium absorption and blood building, and is involved in the metabolism of glucose and lipids (fats).
• Chromium is an essential trace mineral that has been well-studied and shown to help regulate blood sugar and blood fat levels already within the normal range. Chromium is also needed by the liver to manufacture fatty acids, lecithin, cholesterol and lipoproteins.
• Potassium helps generate energy and is needed for maintaining healthy blood pressure and normal heartbeat. Potassium is also essential to the urinary system as it supports kidney function.
• Lutein is a carotenoid with powerful antioxidant properties that are beneficial to the eyes and skin. As an antioxidant, lutein can filter out damaging blue light, protecting eye tissues. Lutein also helps protect against UV and free radical damage, thereby supporting healthy vision and skin. Lutein is not manufactured in the body so it must be obtained from food or through supplementation.
• Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant carotenoid found in tomatoes, is most often linked with prostate health and has been shown to have a protective effect on prostate gland function. Lycopene helps to neutralize damaging free radicals inside the body and maintain the structure and integrity of cellular makeup. Lycopene may also help curb free radical damage to the brain.