Copper helps our bodies utilize iron, create enzymes and blood
Copper is a metalic substance that is a vital component of hundreds of enzymes in our body. It is also an essential component of our blood.
Andy Williams
Zinc is great to help fight infection
Zinc is an essential part of many enzymes in our body. It is also commonly used in lozenges for early treatment of colds. However, in high doses, it can be toxic.
Niacin (vitamin B3) is the vitamin that can cause Pellagra when deficient
Niacin is also known as vitamin B3. Not only has it been used in the treatment of anxiety, depression and other mental disorders, but it may also lower cholesterol.
Iodine for good thyroid health
Iodine is an important mineral for the production of thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Too much or too little iodine can cause problems.
Magnesium for energy regulation, an enzyme co-factor and involved in muscle contraction
About 50% of the Magnesium in our bodies is found in bone. In the body, it has vital roles in muscle and nerve function, as well as heart rhythm, immune system and bones. It may help reduce blood pressure and may have a role in a whole host of medical problems when we are deficient, and most people probably are.
Potassium – cellular transport, nerve & muscle function
Potassium is an essential mineral that often works with sodium to help the transport of nutrients across the cell membrane and into the cell. It’s essential for good heart, muscle and nerve function.
Sodium Chloride helps nutrient tansport into cells
Sodium chloride is the chemical name for common table salt. Despite being told we eat to much, sodium chloride is essential for our bodies, and is involved in the transport of nutrients into cells.
Iron the oxygen carrier
Iron is essential to our health as an oxygen (and carbon dioxide) carrier in the blood cell protein hemoglobin. Iron is one of those substances that can be dangerous if too much, or if too little.
Flavonoids (Formerly called Vitamin P)
Found in green tea and other plants, vitamin P is not actually a vitamin but a group of compounds called flavanoids. These chemicals are thought to help protect against radiation damage.
Alpha-Carotene can be made into Vitamin A but is a co-factor for other substances
Alpha carotene is found in carrots, peppers and other plants. Alpha Carotene may be important in the prevention of cervical cancer but it is also a source of vitamin A, since it can be converted by our body.
Antivitamins – substances that works against vitamins
Antivitamins is simply the term given to substances which can counter-act or nullify the vitamins we eat in our food and supplements. This article looks at some of the most common “antivitamins”.
Beta-Carotene is a powerful antioxidant used to make vitamin A
Beta Carotene is used by the body to make vitamin A. If you don’t get enough beta carotene your body can get vitamin A from other foods, like oily fish.
Sodium Benzoate (E211)
Sodium Benzoate (E211) is a preservative that affect bacteria by making the contents of their cells acidic. The bacteria don’t die, but they do become dormant (at least until you drink them).
Ponceau 4R (E124)
Ponceau 4R (E124) is a bright red dye used as a substitute to the red dye originally extracted from cochineal bugs. Commonly added to cherry or strawberry juice, people with aspirin allergy may also be allergic to Ponceau 4R.
Tartrazine (E102)
Tartrazine (E102) is a man-made dye that is added to juices and other products to give them a bright yellow color. Many people are allergic to tartrazine and it may even trigger auto-immune responses in some individuals.
Sunset Yellow (E110) 2
Sunset Yellow (E110) is a dye used to color fruit and vegetable juices. This additive has been reported as triggering allergies, skin reaction, ADHD and more.
Quinoline Yellow WS (E104)
Quinoline Yellow WS (E104) is a yellow-green dye used to color fruit and vegetable juices. This additive increases absorption of aluminium in the gut – an element thought to contribute to Alzheimer’s disease!
Stevia (E960)
Stevia (E960) is a natural sweetner from a plant in Paraguay (Stevia rebaudiana) and has been used by South Americans for centuries as a sweetner.
Plasticizers like bisphenol-A (BPA) can be a huge hidden danger
Plasticizers are found in the plastic drinks bottles themselves. If your juice bottle gets warm, these plasticizers can leak back into the juice and it’s not something you want to be drinking.
Citric Acid (E330)
Citric acid (E330) is a pH regulator, flavoring and preservative. It also helps prevent the juice pulp sinking to the bottom.