HUMAN BODY INGREDIENTS

HUMAN BODY INGREDIENTS

Taken from plus.google.com by Michael Parker (Originally shared by Nass Daoud).

     The first four ingredients below are essential parts of body’s protein, carbohydrate and fat architecture.

1.      Oxygen ------ 65.0%

Critical to the conversion of food into energy.

2.      Carbon-------18.5%

The so called backbone of the building blocks of the body and a key part of other important compounds such as testosterone and estrogen.

3.      Hydrogen------9.5%

Helps to transport nutrients, remove wastes and regulate body temperature, also plays an important role in energy production.

4.      Nitrogen-------3.3%

Found in amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, an essential part of the nucleic acids that constitutes D N A.

Other key elements:

5.      Calcium--------1.5%

Lends rigidity and strength to bones and teeth, also important for the functioning of nerves and muscles and for blood clotting.

6.      Phosphorus--------1.0%

Needed for building and maintaining bones and teeth, also found in the molecule A T P (adenosine triphosphate) which provides energy that drives chemical reactions in cells.

7.      Potassium--------0.4%

Important for electrical signaling in nerves and maintaining the balance of water in the body.

8.      Sulfur--------0.3%

Found in cartilage, insulin (the hormone that enables the body to use sugar), breast milk, proteins that play a role in the immune system, keratin, a substance in skin, hair and nails.

9.      Chlorine--------0.2%

Needed by nerves to function properly, also helps to produce gastric juices.

10.  Sodium--------0.2%

Plays a critical role in nerves electrical signaling and helps to regulate the amount of water in the body.

11.  Magnesium--------0.1%

Plays an important role in the structure of the skeleton and muscles and found in molecules that help enzymes use A T P to supply energy for chemical reaction in cells.

12.  Iodine-------- (trace amount)

Part of an essential hormone produced by the thyroid gland, regulates metabolism.

13.  Iron--------(trace amount)

Part of hemoglobin which carries oxygen in red blood cells.

14.  Zinc--------(trace amount)

Forms part of some enzymes involved in digestion.