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Acidophilus (Lactobacillus Acidophilus)

General Description Lactobacillus acidophilus is a nonpathogenic bacteria that inhabits the gastrointestinal tract, where it aids in digestion and in the production of some B vitamins such as biotin. Food Sources Fermented dairy foods such as live culture yogurt and fermented milk are good sour ...

Calcium

General Description Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the human body, making up 1.5 to 2 percent of total body weight. Approximately 99 percent of the body's calcium is located in the bones and teeth. Calcium is essential for bone development and maintenance, and plays important roles in ...

Biotin

General Description Biotin is loosely categorized as a B vitamin. It is needed by the body for the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Biotin deficiency is rare because it is found in many foods and is made by microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract. Food sources Good food sou ...

Aloe (Aloe vera, Aloe barbadensis)

General Description Aloe is a perennial plant native to Africa and naturalized in many arid regions of North and South America and Asia. The plant has fleshy, tapered leaves, which can reach up to 20 inches in length and usually grow in a rosette pattern. A flower stem, which may be up to thre ...

Alfalfa

General Description Alfalfa (also known as lucerne or purple medic) is a perennial legume of the pea family, native to western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean region and cultivated throughout much of Europe, North America, and South America. The plant has an erect stem growing 40 to 90 cent ...

Boron

General Description Boron is a nonmetallic element discovered in 1810 and first isolated in its pure form in the late 1800s. Found only in trace amounts in the human body, boron was generally viewed as a nonessential mineral; however, research conducted over the last twenty years suggests that ...