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Wonderful Life with the Elements
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Wonderful Life with the Elements

by Bunpei Yorifuji
September 2012
Beginner
208 pages
4h 32m
English
No Starch Press
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Right now, there are around 17 recognized dietary minerals.* They are the
starting point for many compounds, and they help control how other ele-
ments react with each other.
THEY ARE LIKE THE PLAYMAKERS OF OUR BODIES.
If the body were an orchestra, the minerals would be its conductor. If it were
an airport, the minerals would be its control tower. If a company, its direc-
tor. That is what minerals do. If we run low on iron, we get anemic, and if we
don’t get enough calcium, we get irritated. Our bodies cannot function with-
out proper playmakers, just like a good soccer team.
BUT MORE DOESN’T MEAN BETTER.
It’s best to have just a few leaders. ...
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