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An estimated 90% of Americans are mineral deficient.

Why It's Important

Modern agricultural practices have stripped the Earth's soil of these essential minerals, making them harder to obtain through food alone.

Think of ionic trace minerals as the energy-bunny nutrients that support optimal cardiovascular, nervous system and cognitive functioning.

Even minor deficiencies can impact your ability to absorb and use nutrients.

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Although sodium gets a bad rap for cardiovascular health, you shouldn’t avoid it entirely. Your body needs it to function. Instead, focus on choosing better sources of sodium that aren’t processed or manufactured.

Why It's Important

Sodium maintains fluid balance through osmosis. Without proper amounts, you’re either losing more water than you can take in (dehydration), or consuming more water than your body can get rid of (hypervolemia). Both are bad.

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Chloride combines with hydrogen in your stomach to make hydrochloric acid, a powerful enzyme responsible for the breakdown of proteins and the absorption of minerals and vitamin B12.

Why It's Important

Chloride is one of three principle electrolytes and plays a key role in keeping your fluids balanced. Without enough chloride in your body, you won’t be able to properly balance your fluids.

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Potassium is one of three principal electrolytes and is the third most abundant mineral in our bodies.

Why It's Important

Potassium plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining optimal fluid balance. Cells in our body require proper water balance to function properly, which is where potassium’s hydrating properties really shine.

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Every tissue in your body needs vitamin B1 to function. Your body doesn’t produce this essential B vitamin on its own.

Why It's Important

Vitamin B1 is a key component to helping electrolytes flow in and out of cells. It also supports proper functioning of your nervous system, muscles and major organs like your brain, heart and stomach.

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In just 3.4fl oz of natural blood orange juice, you can get 40% of your recommended daily dose of Vitamin C.

Why It's Important

One blood orange has the antioxidant quenching capacity of 2kg of navel oranges, making it great at fighting free radicals responsible for heart disease, degenerative diseases and aging.

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Over 50% of Americans are magnesium deficient. Even with a health diet, you may not be getting enough of it.

Why It's Important

Magnesium helps the intracellular transport of sodium and potassium throughout your cells, meaning you’ll get more out of your electrolytes with it in your diet. Every cell in your body needs it to function. More than 300 nerve impulses enzymatic reactions require magnesium as a cofactor.

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Vitamin B5 is necessary for making blood cells, making it one of the most important vitamins to sustain human life.

Why It's Important

You need vitamin B5 to synthesize and metabolize fats, proteins and coenzyme A. Coenzyme A converts foods into fatty acids and cholesterol and is needed to deliver chemical messages inside our cells. Your liver needs coenzyme A to metabolize drugs and toxins safely.

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B6 is often lacking in the American diet. Your body doesn’t produce Vitamin B6 on its own, so you need to get it from food or supplements.

Why It's Important

You need vitamin B6 to create the neurotransmitters that regulate emotions like serotonin, dopamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It also decreases high blood levels of homocysteine, which is linked to depression.

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Typically, each star-shaped fruit has 8 points. It’s known for its culinary applications and medicinal properties.

Why It's Important

Star Anise is rich in flavonoids and polyphenols. Some of its health-promoting compounds make it a powerful antioxidant, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial.

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It tends to make you full, so you may reduce the chance of overeating, and is linked to weight loss and lower cholesterol levels.

Why It's Important

Medicinally, acacia treats chronic illnesses like diabetes, IBS and obesity. It’s a prebiotic used to remove toxins from the body and promote good gut bacteria in your intestines.