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Micro and Macro Nutrients

Horizontales
helps with electrolyte balance, most common source...salt
helps metabolize fats, carbs, and proteins, also helps detoxify the body from free radicals
needed for growth, appetite, and digestion, found in yeast
essential for healthy bone growth and the most abundant mineral in the body
helps you see at night and is needed to help repair skin and intestinal cells
made of branched-chain and essential amino acids
is needed to make DNA in new cells, common in green vegetables
easier to absorb from animal sources than plant sources, needed to make hemoglobin
can be made from the amino acid tryptophan
helps insulate the body and is needed to help with absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K
sugar, starches, and fibers
it helps produce thyroid hormones essential for growth, body temperature, and metabolism
need to balance this with copper, too much of this can lead to copper deficiency
Verticales
An essential nutrient that we absorb from mostly fruits, especially oranges
needed for blood clotting and building bones
helps with making collagen in your skin, bones, and cartilage
important for brain health and in the production of serotonin
nutrient that our body makes from exposure to sunlight
it is an electrolyte that is closely associated with sodium
is found in DNA so it is essential for growth and replacing cells and tissues
plays a role in defending your body from free radicals, found in organ meats
helps release energy from fats and carbs, bone health, blood clotting, and muscle contraction
found naturally only in meat, vegans need to supplement
needed for EVERY living organism