Vitamins and minerals are essential to sustain life, and you must get them from food or dietary supplements. The nutrition they provide helps you feel better, more energetic and assists the body with normal functions. Vitamins and minerals are necessary for growth, vitality and well-being.

BioMins Vitamins and minerals are essential to sustain life, and you must get them from food or dietary supplements. The nutrition they provide helps you feel better, more energetic and assists the body with normal functions. Vitamins and minerals are necessary for growth, vitality and well-being.   The benefits of vitamins and minerals are many, but they are no replacement for food. A vitamin or mineral has no caloric or energy value by itself, but when taken as a dietary supplement to your daily food intake, they can help supplement your daily diet by balancing out the deficiencies of improper eating habits, overcooked foods and non-nutritive processed foods.   Your body needs minerals to aid in the assimilation of the vitamins. Minerals help accelerate the billions of chemical reactions occurring in your body all the time. Some help in the efficient metabolization of proteins, fat and carbohydrates. Others help regulate the utilization of certain vitamins. Minerals actually become components of the body structure - bones, cartilage, toenails and fingernails, and they contribute toward hardness and strength.   It's important to remember that nutrients are essential for energy, proper functioning of the organs, and utilization of food and cell growth. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water are used by the body through the digestive process, which simplifies the nutrients via enzymatic actions that break the nutrients down into smaller chemical fragments. These are then absorbed through the walls of the digestive tract and eventually enter the bloodstream to be used by the body. BioMins was developed with close attention to over 20 vitamins and minerals along with beneficial herbs recommended for daily consumption. BioMins also contains ChromeMate and L-OptiZinc which are the world's most bioavailable forms of chromium and zinc.   What Is ChromeMate? ChromeMate (generically called chromium nicotinate, chromium polynicotinate or niacinbound chromium) is a patented oxygen-coordinated niacin-bound chromium complex that plays an important role in proper insulin function, maintenance of healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels, normal energy production and promotion of healthy body weight.   What Does ChromeMate Do? Combined with exercise and a sensible diet, ChromeMate helps: Maintain healthy body weight and promotes normal energy metabolism Maintain healthy cholesterol levels and promotes cardiovascular health Promote normal insulin function and maintains healthy blood sugar levels   How Is ChromeMate Different? ChromeMate is a unique, patented niacin-bound chromium complex that significantly increases the bioavailability and biological activity of chromium. Studies have shown that ChromeMate is 18 times more bioactive than other forms of niacin-bound chromium and, in animal models used to evaluate bioavailability in humans, is absorbed and retained more than 600% greater than chromium chloride and 300% greater than chromium picolinate. Additional clinical (human) and sub-clinical (animal) studies have shown that ChromeMate lowers serum cholesterol and improves HDL (good) cholesterol levels, lowers blood pressure, reduces body weight, increases lean body mass and promotes proper insulin function in the body. One study showed that ChromeMate plus exercise in obese women resulted in significant loss of body weight, while chromium picolinate did not. Another study in obese human subjects showed that ChromeMate reduced body fat, while sparing lean muscle mass.   What Is L-OptiZinc and what does it do? L-OptiZinc is a unique, patented form of methionine-bound zinc, an essential trace mineral required for numerous vital cell functions, including growth and development, reproduction, digestion and for proper brain, nerve, vision and immune functions. As an antioxidant (similar to vitamins E, C and betacarotene), L-OptiZinc neutralizes harmful free radicals, which may cause cell death and damage in the body.* Promotes proper immune function Promotes proper nerve function Promotes reproduction, growth and development Promotes proper digestion Promotes eye health Promotes prostate health Promotes healthy skin, hair and nails Helps prevent the effects of premature aging Promotes healthy testosterone levels How Does L-OptiZinc Work? Zinc is an essential trace mineral involved in numerous enzyme systems the body needs to keep healthy and fit. L-OptiZinc is a patented 1:1 complex of zinc and methionine, the amino acid best absorbed by the body. Studies show that L-OptiZinc is absorbed better, retained longer and is more effective than other zinc supplements tested.   Are There Any Side Effects? High doses of zinc have been known to interfere with copper absorption and, when taken on an empty stomach, have been known to cause stomach upset. OptiZinc and L-OptiZinc do not interfere with copper absorption.   L-OptiZinc® and ChromeMate® are trademarks of Interhealth N.I. L-OptiZinc® (Patents 5,278,329 and 4,764,633) ChromeMate® (Patents 4,923,855, 4,954,492 and 5,194,615)   These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to prevent, treat or cure any disease.