Best sources: Most fruits and green leafy vegetables.PABA
Other names: Para-amino benzoic acid, vitamin Bx
Actions: Promotes growth. Good for skin, hair.
Best sources: Molasses, bran, brown rice, sunflower seeds, wheat germ.MODULE 3.6
Essential ElementsMAJOR MINERALS, TRACE MINERALS AND TISSUE SALTS
The human body reduced to its simplest form is a small pile of ashes. The
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen from protein-rich tissues and
carbohydrate (or fat stores) have dissolved into the air or evaporated as water,
leaving only the minerals. These “mineral ashes,” weighing approximately
five pounds, might be small in quantity, but they would represent a vital role
played out in all body tissues.
Minerals are involved in a variety of functions. They are necessary to
promote growth and regulate body processes. They provide structure to
bones and participate in muscle contraction, blood formation, protein
building, energy production, and lots of other bodily processes. They are