Vitamins and minerals

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  1. 3. Is Needed to help build and fix your DNA and protect your cells from damage that can lead to serious diseases.
  2. 5. Acts as an antioxidant, scavenging loose electrons (Free Radicles) that can damage cells
  3. 8. Helps your body create red blood cells and keep nerve cells and your immune system healthy
  4. 10. Fights free radicals and may reduce or prevent some of the damage they cause
  5. 12. Needed to form red blood cells and DNA
  6. 13. Helps the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus
  7. 15. Keeps the nervous system healthy
  8. 18. Helps the immune system fight pathogens
  9. 19. Is important for normal brain development and for keeping the nerve system and immune system healthy
  10. 21. Helps in the formation of bones and teeth
  11. 22. Plays a role in preventing and reversing dental caries and building strong teeth and bones.
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  1. 1. maintains a balance of body fluids and keeps muscles and nerves running smoothly
  2. 2. Helps Regulate the amount of fluid and types of nutrients in and out of cells
  3. 4. Is Important for vision, growth, cell development, reproductivity, and immunity.
  4. 5. Helps the body make collagen
  5. 6. Builds and maintains strong bones
  6. 7. supports many of the body’s systems, including nervous system, liver, and skin.
  7. 9. Helps in the making and breaking down of fats
  8. 11. Helps regulate protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control, and blood pressure regulation.
  9. 14. helps with blood clotting and the building of bones
  10. 16. Is important in red blood cell formation and for healthy cell growth and function
  11. 17. Helps nerves, muscles, and the heart to function well, also helps move nutrients and waste around your body's cells.
  12. 20. used in hemoglobin in red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body