Important
Minerals to Burn More Calories
Metabolism is closely related to the burning of
calories. Increasing metabolism is an effective way to help you lose weight.
People who have a high metabolism, tend to avoid obesity, because the calorie
burning process that occurs in the body is also run out rapidly. In addition to
do an exercise regularly, another way to increase metabolism is to fill the
body’s mineral needs.
Unlike vitamins, minerals typically do not
contain the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. To be classified as a mineral, a
substance must be a solid and have a crystalline structure. This substance
should also naturally formed, homogenous, and has a certain chemical
composition.
Types
of Minerals
Minerals are divided into two groups, namely
major minerals and trace minerals. Major minerals are the minerals needed by
the body in an amount greater than 100 mg per day. While trace minerals are
minerals that the body needs in small amounts or less than 100 mg per day.
Calcium
The weight of calcium from the body weight is
about 1.5 kg and 99 % of that form bones and teeth. While the remaining of
calcium which is about 1 % present is in the extracellular fluid (fluid around
the cells of the body). The benefits of calcium for the body such as,
regulating body fluid balance, keeping the muscle contraction during exercise,
and keeping blood clotting within normal limits.
Phosphorus
Approximately 85 % of phosphorus in the body is
found in the bone. Phosphorus is also needed to convey the genetic code from
one cell to another cell when the cell is cleaved and reproducible. Phosphorus
increased the need for an additional 440 mg per day for nursing mothers.
Phosphorus is essential for carbohydrate metabolism, protein synthesis, and
carrying fat and fatty acids in the tissues and organs.
Magnesium
The body uses magnesium to regulate the release
of energy, the nerve cell function, and the muscle contraction. It also used to
form the body tissue, especially in the bone. The adult body has about 30 % and
three -quarters of magnesium present in the bone. Magnesium is also a part of
the more than 300 different enzymes that stimulate chemical reactions in the
body.
Iron
The human body consists of about 4-5 grams of
iron, and is mostly found as part of hemoglobin and myoglobin, those are the
two proteins that transfer oxygen and circulate it throughout the body.
Hemoglobin is found in red blood cells. Myoglobin found in muscle tissue. Iron
is also part of many enzymes and is important for healthy immunity system
function.
Zinc
The human body store about 2 grams of zinc in
muscle and bone. Zinc has many roles in the body including the growth and
repair of normal cells, wound healing and healthy immunity. Sufficient zinc
intake is very important to make a variety of enzymes and hormones, including
growth hormone, insulin and testosterone, a hormone that is needed to produce
healthy sperm in large quantities. Without enough zinc, men may experience
infertility or decreased fertility.
Sulfur
Although sulfur nutrition is often regarded as the
indispensable man, but it almost never mentioned in the books and resources. It
is because sulfur is an integral part of all proteins as well as fats and is
found in many body fluids.
Fluorine
Fluorine is found mostly in the form of fluoride
both in food and water. Body stores of fluoride in bones and teeth. A small
amount of fluoride found naturally in all plant and animal tissues. Addition of
fluoride intake can also be obtained from water containing fluoride.
That’s the kind of minerals are included in the
category of major minerals and their benefits for your body. In addition to the
major minerals, some trace minerals, which the body needs less than 100 mg per
day to increase metabolism. The minerals which are belonging to the trace
minerals include:
Lodine
Lodine is a component of the thyroid hormones
thyroxine and triiodothyronine namely, that help regulate cell activity and
metabolism. This hormone is also essential for protein synthesis, tissue growth
(including the establishment of a healthy nervous system), prevent mumps and
improve bone health.
Selenium
Selenium has an important role in controlling the
effects of thyroid hormone in the body’s metabolism. Thyroid hormone itself is
a hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which has great influence on the
body’s metabolism.
Copper Copper has long been known as a mineral
that body needs to keep functioning optimally. Copper is one of the elements
belonging to the micro minerals because minerals are needed only in small
amounts in the body. However, even so, this mineral is important to ensure the
body’s metabolism to function optimally, it is also important for the formation
of hemoglobin or red blood cells.
Manganese
Manganese is involved in the function of various
organs and systems are also required for normalizing immune function, blood
sugar regulation, cellular energy production, reproduction, digestion, and bone
growth. In addition, manganese is also working with vitamin K to support blood
clotting and is an important component of an important antioxidant enzyme
called superoxide dismutase which will provide protection during the attack of
free radicals in the body’s metabolic processes.
Chromium
Chromium has various roles in metabolism.
Chromium is also a partner for the glucose tolerance factor (GTF) or glucose tolerance
factor, which increases insulin to regulate glucose utilization in the body,
the end result of metabolism and the main energy source of every cell of the
body. It also involved in maintaining good blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
Minerals in the body needs cannot be ignored.
Minerals are catalysts vitamins and nutrients of your body that is needed to
increase the body’s metabolism and maintain optimal health. Therefore, you need
to supply your daily mineral needs.