At the foundation of every healthy diet is an appropriate balance of vitamins and minerals. Provided by nature in the plants and meats we consume, vitamins and minerals are critical to growth and development at every stage of life. Once absorbed into the bloodstream, molecules of these nutrients help the body complete a remarkable range of critical functions.

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We hope you find all of “The 9 Visual Rules of Wellness” to be informative and compelling.

VITAMINS & MINERALS VIDEOS

CHAPTER 1 (currently viewing) What are Vitamins and Minerals? At the foundation of every healthy diet is an appropriate balance of vitamins and minerals. VIEW VIDEO

CHAPTER 4 The ABC’s of Vitamins Even if it does sound like a grade-school aphorism created to get kids to eat their vegetables... VIEW VIDEO

CHAPTER 9 Salt & Other Minerals Though minerals are themselves inactive, they are put to work in every tissue, every organ, and every system of the human body. VIEW VIDEO

CHAPTER 11 Vitamin D A study released in March, 2011, by the CDC indicated that about a quarter of the U.S. population is low on Vitamin D... VIEW VIDEO