Saturday, October 23, 2010

Tip Of The Day #2. Vitamins and Enzymes

DO YOU KNOW WHY WE NEED TO TAKE OUR VITAMINS? ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IS BECAUSE VITAMINS CONTAIN TRACES OF CERTAIN METAL ELEMENTS.

 IN PROPER AMOUNTS, THESE METALS FUNCTION AS OPTIMUM COFACTORS OR COENZYMES. 

COFACTORS/COENZYMES ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS IN THE BODY CELLS, ALTHOUGH THEY THEMSELVES ARE NOT PROTEINS. 

COFACTORS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED AS HELPER MOLECULES THAT ASSIST IN THE BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES WHICH OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

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