SeekingHealth Trace Mineral Complex II

• 9 essential minerals
• Supports healthy immune, hormone, neurotransmitter and cell function
• Free from iron and copper

Who Needs Trace Mineral Complex II

Your body needs an assortment of minerals to support essential daily functions, including both macro- and micro-minerals. Macrominerals like calcium and magnesium get a lot of attention, but trace minerals are just as essential for health, even though they're needed in much smaller amounts.†

Trace Minerals Complex II provides essential trace minerals in well-tolerated, bioavailable forms. This formula is free from iron and copper.†

It contains iodine, selenium, zinc, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, boron and vanadium in bioavailable forms for optimal absorption and use, and is free from iron and copper for those who don't need them. Because many diets fall short of it, potassium is also included.†

Trace minerals — also called trace elements or microminerals — are needed in small amounts for many enzymatic reactions, supporting healthy immune function, neurotransmitters, hormones, energy production and metabolism.†

Research indicates that the trace mineral content of foods is declining, likely because commercial farming depletes minerals in the soil. And because many trace mineral supplements are poorly absorbed, Trace Minerals Complex II uses chelated minerals for optimal absorption and utilisation.†

Trace Minerals Complex II supports healthy:†

• Nervous system function
• Hormone production
• Enzyme cofactor activity
• Hair, skin and nails
• Immune system function
• Cardiovascular function
• Bones
• Reproductive health
• Cognition
• Growth, development and tissue repair

For a similar formula that also provides copper, consider the original Trace Minerals Complex.†

Key Ingredients In Trace Mineral Complex II

• Iodine: plays a vital role in healthy thyroid function.†
• Zinc: required for a healthy immune system and the use of B vitamins.†
• Selenium: supports healthy antioxidant activity and thyroid function.†
• Molybdenum: supports the normal metabolism of sulfites in the body.†
• Chromium: supports healthy glucose metabolism.†

Why Trace Mineral Complex II Works

Like macrominerals, trace minerals can't be made by the body. They originate in the soil, where plants take them up, and we obtain them by eating plants or animals that have eaten plants.

Although trace minerals are found in many foods, they're often poorly absorbed because of phytates, other anti-nutrients or low stomach acid — and the trace mineral content of many foods is declining because of nutrient-depleted soils.

Trace minerals may be needed only in small amounts, but they play a big role in your health as cofactors for many enzymes: your immune system, nerves, hormones, digestion and nearly every other system rely on them.†

• Iodine is needed to make thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism, growth and other critical functions.†
• Zinc is needed for healthy immune and nervous system function, DNA production, gene expression, neurotransmitter synthesis and B vitamin absorption. As a cofactor for the SOD enzyme, zinc plays key antioxidant roles, and it is also needed for glutathione production.†
• Selenium is a powerful antioxidant and cofactor, essential for thyroid function as part of the selenoenzymes that convert T4 into active T3, and for the antioxidant GPX enzyme.†
• Manganese is a cofactor for MnSOD, the main antioxidant enzyme in mitochondria. It supports the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and cholesterol, healthy cartilage and bones, and, in the brain, the conversion of excitatory glutamate into glutamine.†
• Chromium supports normal glucose metabolism and may also have antioxidant effects.†
• Molybdenum is a cofactor for the SUOX enzyme, which breaks down sulfites into sulfates, and for aldehyde oxidase, which helps metabolise aldehydes.†
• Boron supports strong, healthy bones and teeth, and may play roles in reproduction, brain function, immunity and the metabolism of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium.†
• Vanadium supports normal glucose metabolism and healthy bones, skin and joints.†
• Potassium supports fluid balance within cells and is essential for healthy nerve and muscle function. Although not a trace mineral, it is included because many diets fall short of it.†