DOUGLAS LABORATORIES BASIC MINERALS ™

Basic Minerals™, from Douglas Laboratories, is a comprehensive mineral/trace element formula. Basic Minerals contains patented mineral amino acid chelates from Albion Laboratories and other welltolerated and highly absorbable mineral forms. Basic Minerals is iron-free, making it an appropriate choice for those concerned about getting too much iron but who want to supplement with a full-spectrum of other minerals and trace elements.

Minerals play a variety of essential roles throughout the body.

Some of the primary roles of each mineral include:
• Calcium is a principal mineral constituent of bones and is thus essential for strong bones.
• Magnesium is involved in energy metabolism, and is notably important in the heart, skeletal muscles,and nervous system.
• Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of thyroxin,the thyroid hormone that regulates the body’s metabolic rate.
• Zinc is important for growth, immune system function, protein synthesis, antioxidant mechanisms, and wound healing.
• Selenium is an essential cofactor of glutathione peroxidase, a potent antioxidant.
• Copper regulates iron metabolism and activates superoxide dismutase, a powerful endogenous antioxidant.
• Manganese is essential for antioxidant systems in the body, bone growth, fat metabolism, and protein, nucleic acid, and cartilage synthesis.
• Chromium is required for normal blood sugar and lipid metabolism; it is an integral component of glucose tolerance factor (GTF).
• Molybdenum is involved in copper and iron transport, nucleic acid synthesis, and sulfur metabolism.
• Potassium is involved in normal muscle tone, nerve function, and many enzymes.
• Vanadium is active in lipid and glucose metabolism.
• Boron is involved in steroid hormone metabolism,cell membrane stability, and bone health.

Basic Minerals may be used by individuals who want to supplement with a complete array of minerals and trace elements. Individuals who already take a Douglas Laboratories multiple vitamin-mineral-trace element supplement do not generally need additional minerals.

Three capsules twice daily with food, or as directed by a physician. Douglas Product Data Laboratories®

Six capsules contain:
Calcium (as calcium citrate) ....................... 400 mg
Iodine (from kelp)....................................... 150 mcg
Magnesium (as magnesium aspartate and
magnesium amino acid chelate**) ... ......... 400 mg
Zinc (as zinc amino acid chelate**) .............. 20 mg
Selenium (as selenium
amino acid complex).............................. 200 mcg
Copper (as copper amino
acid chelate**)....................................... 2 mg
Manganese (as manganese amino
acid chelate**)......................................... 20 mg
Chromium (as chromium
polynicotinate***)..................................... 200 mcg
Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino
acid chelate**)................................ ................. 150 mcg
Potassium (as potassium chloride).................. 99 mg
Vanadium (as vanadyl sulfate) ..................... 39 mcg
Boron (as boron aspartate-citrate) .................... 2 mg

**U.S. Patent No. 4,599,152 Albion Laboratories.
***ChromeMate® brand of chromium polynicotinate (niacin-bound
chromium) U.S. Patent No. 4,923,855 InterHealth Co