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to undergo the same subtle enzyme activities, repro-
changes on associating with duction and growth, the
oxygen. 81 production of sex hor-
mones, tissue respiration,
Magnesium and Vitamin B1, Vitamin E,
This is a vital catalyst in fat and carbohydrate
enzyme activities, particu- metabolism.
larly in energy production.
It assists in the taking in of Phosphorus
calcium and potassium, Human beings need this
playing a role in bone for- important mineral for the
mation and carbohydrate formation of bones and
and mineral metabolism. teeth, cell growth and
Magnesium deficiency pre- repair, energy production,
vents the transmission of the contraction of the heart
nerve and muscle signals, muscle, nerve and muscle
also causing such disorders movement, and kidney
as irritability, mental confu- function. Phosphorus also
sion, insomnia, restlessness, benefits the body by assist-
poor digestion, heart palpi- ing vitamins in nutrients
tations, fainting, hyperten- being turned into energy.
sion, sudden heart failure, Up to 85% of phosphorus is
asthma, chronic fatigue and stored in the bones in the
chronic pain. form of phosphate, the main
anion in the intracellular
Manganese fluid. As well as being con-
Manganese affects the vertible, phosphates can
working of also combine with com-