Chromium (Cr) is a naturally occurring element found in rocks, animals, plants, and soil, predominantly in its insoluble trivalent form [Cr(III)]. Like many trace metal elements, chromium is essential to life at low concentrations, playing a key role in glucose, fat and protein metabolism by potentiating the action of insulin (this article will give you a[…]
The Functions of Vitamin C in the Body Vitamin C is a water-soluble vitamin, meaning that your body doesn’t store it. You have to get what you need from food, including citrus fruits, broccoli, tomatoes. You need vitamin C for the GROWTH and REPAIR of tissues in all parts of your body. It helps the body make collagen, an[…]
ANTIOXIDANTS are the best protective measure against OXIDATIVE STRESS, a damaging cellular process that is triggered by some nasty chemicals called FREE RADICALS. Free radicals are atoms or groups of atoms with unpaired or odd numbers of electrons.This chemical instability makes them “misbehave”, free radicals are like vampires: they attack healthy cells “sucking” electrons from them. This makes healthy[…]
