JAB Base, 270 ST

JAB Base contains carefully balanced minerals and zinc.

Minerals are essential, i.e. vital nutrients that we must consume through plant and animal foods. They have a variety of functions in the human body, for example they serve as signal transmitters, as building blocks for bones, teeth and proteins, are necessary for cell division or are involved in maintaining the acid-base balance in the body. A deficiency of minerals can lead to disorders of the immune and nervous systems and upset the enzymatic regulation of metabolic processes in the body.

An increased need can occur in certain life situations. Children, adolescents, the elderly, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, athletes and people under severe psychological and physical stress are particularly affected. An unbalanced diet can also lead to an increased need for these nutrients.

The minerals calcium and magnesium contained in JAB Base are often referred to as building materials. Electrolytes, they fulfil important functions in the transmission of stimuli and excitability of cells and also ensure that tissue tension is maintained.

Zinc is also a mineral. The occurrence in the human body is comparatively low at approx. 2.5 g, which is why zinc is also referred to as a trace element. However, it is the second most abundant mineral in the body after iron. Nevertheless, the body can neither synthesise zinc itself nor store surpluses, but excretes it continuously by natural means, through perspiration and via the digestive tract. Zinc is required by all body cells and more than 100 enzymes and plays a key role in controlling many metabolic processes. It is an important component of proteins that are responsible for the processing and stability of DNA and is also essential for maintaining a healthy acid-base balance.

Healthy bones and teeth

Calcium makes up the largest proportion of minerals in the human body. The highest concentrations are found in the bones and teeth - and only around 1 % is found in the blood and other tissues. Together with vitamin D, calcium is important for the development of healthy bones and teeth. Calcium also fulfils important functions in blood clotting as so-called factor IV. Magnesium is also an important component of bones and teeth and plays a role in skeletal structure.

Muscle and nerve cells