Potassium
This mineral is the primary positive ion (cation) found inside all of your cells.
what is potassium
Roughly 99% of this mineral is stored in the bones and teeth.
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This mineral is known by the chemical symbol Fe, from the Latin word ferrum.
what is iron
This mineral is often called "nature's relaxant" due to its role in muscle and nerve function.
what is magnesium
The majority of a person's daily intake of this mineral comes not from the salt shaker, but from this category of food.
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A state of low blood levels, or hypokalemia, can cause muscle weakness and abnormal rhythms in this organ.
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The chronic, irreversible condition resulting from long-term deficiency, characterized by porous and brittle bones.
What is Osteoporosis?
The most common health consequence of a deficiency in this mineral, characterized by low red blood cell count.
what is Anemia
This common, uncomfortable side effect in the legs and feet is a frequent sign of deficiency in this mineral.
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This mineral is the primary determinant of the body's extracellular fluid volume.
what is sodium
To re-establish the resting potential after a nerve impulse, this biological "pump" transports three sodium ions out of the cell for every two potassium ions it moves in.
What is the sodium-potassium pump?
This gland secretes a hormone that, in opposition to calcitonin, raises the concentration of calcium in the blood by stimulating its release from bone.
What is the parathyroid gland?
This blood protein is responsible for oxygen transport and requires a central atom of this mineral.
What is Hemoglobin?
An excess of this mineral, often caused by antacid use, primarily results in this gastrointestinal symptom.
What is Diarrhea?
High consumption of this mineral is strongly associated with an increased risk of this cardiovascular condition.
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The dangerous condition of hyperkalemia is often seen in advanced stages of this organ failure.
What is Kidney Disease?
High intake of this mineral, often through supplements, can increase the risk of developing these hard mineral deposits in the kidney.
What are Kidney Stones?
This non-protein part of the hemoglobin molecule must contain the mineral to effectively bind oxygen.
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This specific type of debilitating head pain has been linked to low levels of this mineral, and is often treated with its supplementation.
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What soluble is sodium
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When this mineral is deficient, muscle contractions become impaired, which is why a banana is often recommended to stop this common side effect.
What are Muscle Cramps?
Extremely low blood levels of this mineral can cause painful, involuntary hand and feet muscle contractions known as this.
What is Tetany?
This 25-amino-acid peptide hormone, primarily produced in the liver, controls systemic iron homeostasis by binding to the iron-exporting protein ferroportin, causing its internalization and lysosomal degradation.
What is hepcidin?
Magnesium's role as the indispensable counter-ion for this molecule allows for energy transfer in over 600 enzymatic reactions, making it the second most abundant intracellular cation.
What is Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)?
This process, used by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807 to isolate sodium, involves passing an electric current through molten sodium hydroxide.
What is... electrolysis?