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What is Calcium & its Function?

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  CALCIUM Calcium is one of the essential nutrient in our diets. Every cell in the body uses calcium, including the nervous system, muscles, and heart. Human body uses calcium to build strong bones and teeth, keep you healthy while getting older, send messages through the nervous system, help your blood clot, your muscles contract, and regulate the heart’s heartbeat.   If you don’t get enough calcium in your diet, in the result your body will take it from your bones to ensure normal functioning of the cell, which can link you to Osteoporosis disease. Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease, in the case of osteoporosis our body loss bone mass. Sometime calcium deficiency can lead to grumpy, anxiety, depression, and sleeping issues. Getting enough calcium in your diet is not just important for older people. It’s also vital for children, teens, and young adults since we continue building bone mass into our mid-20s. From then on, we can lose bone mass without sufficient calcium in our diets. W

What is CARBOHYDRATES & its Function?

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  CARBOHYDRATES One of the basic functions of carbohydrates is to provide energy to your body. Although a process called cellular respiration your cells convert carbohydrates into the fuel molecule ATP. Carbs have two categories, one is simple carbs and the other is complex carbs. Simple carbs  absorbed quickly in the body which leading to blood sugar spikes.  Simple carbs  are often found in foods and drinks like table sugar, cake and soda. Complex carbs are usually found in foods such as, whole grains, yogurt, beans, fruits and veggies. They’re absorbed by the body more slowly than simple carbs. In the result complex carbs have less of a hit on your blood sugar. Complex carbs are found in Peas, beans, and whole grains etc. Refined Carbs and Sugar Refined or simple carbohydrates include sugars and refined grains that have been snatched of all bran, fiber, and nutrients. These include white bread, pizza dough, pasta, pastries, white flour, white rice, sweet desserts, and some brea