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Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, making hormones and regulating your heartbeat.

There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace minerals. Macrominerals are minerals your body needs in larger amounts. They include calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride and sulfur. Your body needs just small amounts of trace minerals. These include iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

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  1. Minerals (National Library of Medicine)  
    Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including building bones, making ... regulating your heartbeat. There are two kinds of minerals: macrominerals and trace minerals. Macrominerals are minerals your ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/minerals.html - Health Topics
  2. Minerals: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium (American Academy of Pediatrics)  
    ... Nutrition > Minerals: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Healthy Living Minerals: Calcium, Phosphorus, and Magnesium Article Body Three minerals— calcium , phosphorus, and magnesium— ...
    www.healthychildren.org/...ium-Phosphorus-and-Magnesium.aspx - External Health Links
  3. Magnesium in diet 
    Diet - magnesium ... Magnesium in the body serves several important functions: Contraction and relaxation of muscles Function of certain enzymes ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002423.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Serum magnesium - test 
    Magnesium - blood ... doctor suspects you may have abnormal levels of magnesium in your blood. About half of the body's magnesium is found in bone. The other half is ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003487.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Magnesium From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... Office of Dietary Supplements Dietary Supplement Fact Sheet: Magnesium Health Professional Other Resources Create PDF Magnesium: What is it? Magnesium is the fourth most ...
    ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/magnesium - Drugs and Supplements
  6. Hypomagnesemia 
    Low blood magnesium; Magnesium - low ... that can confirm hypomagnesemia include: Comprehensive metabolic panel Magnesium blood test Urine magnesium test
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000315.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Magnesium Oxide 
    Magnesium is an element your body needs to function normally. Magnesium oxide may be used for different reasons. Some ... to relieve heartburn, sour stomach, or acid indigestion. Magnesium oxide also may be used as a laxative ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601074.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Vitamins and Minerals in Kidney Disease (National Kidney Foundation)  
    ... Disease A to Z Health Guide Vitamins and Minerals in Kidney Disease Vitamins and minerals are important ... the form of supplements. What are vitamins and minerals? Vitamins and minerals are substances needed by your ...
    www.kidney.org/atoz/content/vitamineral.cfm - External Health Links
  9. Magnesium Gluconate 
    Magnesium gluconate is used to treat low blood magnesium. Low blood magnesium is caused by gastrointestinal disorders, prolonged vomiting or ... disease, or certain other conditions. Certain drugs lower magnesium levels as well.This medication is sometimes prescribed ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a601072.html - Drugs and Supplements
  10. Magnesium Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)  
    ... of this website will be limited. Search Help? Magnesium Share this page: Was this page helpful? Also ... checking my calcium and phosphorus along with my magnesium level? Low magnesium levels can affect calcium level ...
    labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/magnesium/tab/test - External Health Links
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