What are Minerals, and why do we need them?
Minerals are naturally occurring elements found in the earth.
Every living cell on this planet depends on minerals for proper function and structure. Minerals are needed for the proper composition of body fluids, the formation of blood and bone, the maintenance of healthy nerve function, and the regulation of tone, including that of the muscles of the cardiovascular system. Like vitamins, minerals function as coenzymes enabling the body to perform its functions, including energy production, growth, and healing.
Because all enzymes activities involve minerals, minerals are essential for proper utilization of vitamins and other nutrients.
The human body, as all of nature, must maintain its proper chemical balance. This balance depends on the levels of different minerals in the body and specially the ratios of certain mineral levels to one another. The level of each mineral in the body has an affect on every other, so if one is out of balance, all mineral levels are affected. If not corrected, this can start a chain reaction of imbalances that lead to illness.
These information has been taken from this highly recommended book:
Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Third Edition
By: Phyllis A. Balch, CNC and, James F. Balch, M.D.