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that they can meet again in physical health blog. How the physical health of
the reader? Hopefully always healthy and body in shape. Let the reader, on this
occasion I will share a little article about the body's need for water and
minerals to maintain physical health. But before that, it would be better if
you read my previous article first. Well readers, you just see the following
article.
As we know, water and minerals are part of the micro
substances in the body. So how important is our body's need for water and
minerals.
A. Water
Water is one of the most important substances that must be met by our body. Because water has several major functions for the body is as
follows:
1. Water serves as a solvent other compounds in the body
such as vitamins and others.
2. Water serves as a carrier of other substances from one
cell to another cell or from one network to another network.
3. Water serves to maintain the stability of our body
temperature.
Setting process water in the body controlled by various
glands clogged, such as the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, and tools such
expenditure skin through sweat glands.
B. Mineral
Minerals are essential nutrients that function for health
maintenance and disease prevention. Minerals and vitamins act of interaction.
You need vitamins to minerals can work and vice versa. Without some minerals or
vitamins, some vitamins or minerals are not functioning properly. The biggest
difference between vitamins and minerals is that minerals are inorganic
compounds, while vitamin is an organic compound.
Minerals can be classified according to the amount that our
body needs.
1. The major minerals are minerals that we need more than
100 mg a day. Examples of major minerals are calcium, copper, phosphorus,
potassium, sodium and chloride.
2. minor minerals are minerals that we need less than 100 mg
a day. Examples of minor minerals are chromium, magnesium, iodine, iron,
fluorine, manganese, selenium, and zinc.
The different types of minerals are solely based on the
amount needed by the body, not of importance for the body. Some minerals needed
by the body are as follows:
1. Iodine serves for the development of intelligence.
Contained in food is seafood and iodized salt. Iodine deficiency can cause
goitre.
2. Phosphorus serves for the formation of bones and teeth
and adjust the balance of acids and bases in the body. Phosphorus is abundant
in meat, fish and eggs.
3. Calcium serves for the formation of bones and teeth. Many are in milk, eggs, and fruits.
4. Iron serves for the formation of hemoglobin in the blood,
many found in milk, liver, egg yolk, and green vegetables.
5. Fluorine serves to strengthen the teeth. Many contained
in egg yolk, brain, and milk.
6. Potassium serves to affect the work of the heart muscle.
Abundant in nuts, liver, fish, and shellfish.
7. Sodium is used to regulate the smooth muscle work
especially heart muscle and regulate the balance of fluids in the body. There
are a lot of fish, bananas, potatoes, and vegetables.
Let the reader, perhaps this is all I can share on this
occasion. Hopefully this article useful to readers. Criticism and suggestions
are always I look forward to the future development of the blog.
