Know yourself - Indepth Material

Your brain is the centre of a complex control system which governs your body, but function declines with aging, sometimes resulting in dementia. What can you do to keep your brain healthy? Exercise and diet may have brain benefits.

Copper is a metal element and an essential dietary trace mineral required for several important metabolic reactions in your body. As with most nutrients either too much or too little can be problematic. How much do you need and why?

Iodine, required by and found in your body in small amounts,is a trace mineral involved in a variety of essential metabolic processes as part of important hormones. Iodide is the functional form in your body. Learn more.

Chloride is an essential mineral and is commonly associated with sodium both within your body and in your diet. Learn more about this important, but perhaps less well known nutrient.

Phosphorus is one of the most abundant minerals in your body, but unlike calcium may not get the recognition it deserves for its involvement in important metabolic reactions. Learn more about this essential mineral.