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Old Fri, Nov-15-02, 13:24
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Question Magnesium, Potasium

I just started taking Magnesium, Potassium, and zinc in addtion to my Multivitamin. What exactly do they do? I know that I need them in my diet but I am not sure why...

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Old Fri, Nov-15-02, 13:31
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the functions of calcium, magnesium and potassium can be found in this post.

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Here's some helpful info about zinc from Healthwell.com.

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Check out this site, it might help.


http://www.herbalpharmacist.com/hn7...Start/Index.htm
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