e of their lack of vitamin C in their diet. This was corrected by issuing each sailor one lime per day which supplied citric acid, a source of vitamin C. Other sources include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Strawberries, Oranges, and grapefruits . Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin which is made up of a group of compounds called tocoherols. There are seven forms of it but the form known as Alpha tocoherol is the most potent . Tocoherols occur in the highest concentrations in cold pressed vegetable oils, all whole raw seeds and nuts, and soybeans. Vitamin E plays an essential role in cellular respiration of all muscles, especially the cardiac and skeletal. It makes these muscles able to function with less oxygen, thereby increasing efficiency and stamina. It also is an antioxidant, which prevents oxidization. This prevents saturated fatty compounds from breaking down and combining to form toxic compounds. Minerals are nutrients that exist in the body and in organic and inorganic combinations. There are approximately seventeen minerals that are necessary in human nutrition . Although only about four or five percent of the body weight is mineral matter, minerals are important to overall mental and physical health. All of the bodys tissues and fluids contain some amount of mineral. Minerals are necessary for proper muscle function and many other biological reactions in the body. Minerals are also important in the production of hormones. Another important function of minerals is to maintain the delicate water balance of the body and to regulate the bloods pH. Physical and emotional stress causes a strain on the bodys supply of minerals. A mineral deficiency often results in illness, which may be treated by the addition of the missing mineral to the diet. Calcium, a primary mineral, is available through dairy products. In order to get all the other minerals, one should eat protein rich foods, seeds, grains, nuts, greens, and limit...
