With few exceptions the body cannot manufacture or synthesize vitamins. They must be supplied in the diet or in dietary supplements. Vitamins are essential to the normal functioning of our bodies. They are necessary for our growth, vitality, and general well-being. Vitamins help regulate metabolism, help convert fat and carbohydrates into energy, and assist in forming bone and tissue.

Vitamins contribute to good health by regulating the metabolism and assisting the biochemical processes that release energy form foods. Some vitamins are water soluble and some are oil soluble. Water soluble vitamins must be taken into the body on a daily basis. They cannot be stored and are excreted within four hours to one day. This would include vitamin C and B-complex vitamins. Oil soluble vitamins can be stored for longer periods of time in the body's fatty tissue and the liver. These include vitamins A, D, E and K.

Minerals are needed for the proper composition of body fluids, the formation of blood and bone, the maintenance of nerve function, and the regulation of muscle tone.

There are two types of minerals: macro minerals and trace minerals. Macro minerals include calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium. They are needed in greater amounts than the trace minerals, however, they are still critical for good health. These trace minerals include boron, chromium, germanium, and iron.

Amino acids are the most important chemical substances known to life and they are the most abundant. Our body has about 20 times more amino acids than vitamins, which are in fact particular complex forms of amino acids, and approximately 4 times more amino acids than minerals. Amino acids are usually found attached and configured with one another. Joined together like this they are called proteins. In fact, amino acids are the essential building blocks of proteins. As proteins, they constitute as much as three quarters of our body mass with the exclusion of water.

Daily Essentials contains the necessary and essential nutrients needed to sustain the life and health of an organism. This complete formula includes vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids, and select herbs known to be powerful antioxidants. This formula can:

• Help reduce susceptibility to infections and the flu.
• Help build healthy teeth, gums, and bones.
• Help maintain sexual vitality.
• Help increase energy levels.
• Provide you the daily nutrients needed to lead a healthy life.

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In 1994, over 500,000 coronary bypass surgeries were performed in the U.S. and over 400,000 angioplasties. These procedures are costly and are often accompanied by prescriptive drug therapies with unwanted side effects. Preventing Cardiovascular Disease with EDTA Chelation The corrosion of your cardiovascular system is a slow process that may generally go unnoticed for years. A CVD prevention program should include improvements to your diet, some daily exercise and nutritional supplements that will not only improve your overall health but also "clean out" your veins and arteries through chelation. Oral chelation "grabs" a number of unwanted substances that can cause LDL Cholesterol plaque build up and free radical damage from the cardiovascular system, renders them harmless, and prepares them for excretion through the urine. Oral Chelation is a natural process of "roto-rootering" the cardiovascular system, helping the body cleanse the arteries and veins, as well as detoxify the liver and kidneys. EDTA Chelation as an FDA-Approved Treatment EDTA (or ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid, also known as edetic acid or tetra acetic acid) is a synthetic amino acid having a molecular weight of 292.25 and a molecule formula of C10H16N2O8 . EDTA is approved by the FDA for the treatment of lead poisoning and other metal toxicities when used intravenously, and a number of studies have found it also effective in treating blood vessel diseases, improving blood flow to the heart, legs and brain. Interestingly, the U.S. Navy administered EDTA orally to thousands of sailors in the 1940's to help combat lead toxicity. Today it is also used as an antioxidant in foods, as a chelating agent in many pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals, and as an anticoagulant for blood taken for hematological investigations. 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