Health Mart Pharmacies: Minerals and Supplements

But if you’re like a majority of people, when eating healthy is difficult every day, a supplement might be an important addition to your health.

Health Mart Pharmacies’ Christine Jacobson outlines her top six recommendations for minerals and supplements.

If you don’t eat a well-balanced diet, are pregnant, postmenopausal or even a vegetarian, dietary supplements are a good option. Here are Christine Jacobson’s top six suggestions:

#6 Copper/Boron/Phosphrous/Strontium

– Good for bone formation in osteoporosis/osteopenia

– Important with calcium and Vitamin D

– Necessary for calcium to absorb into the bone matrix

#5 Gingko Biloba

– Good for memory

– Good for brain vaso-dilation to increase blood flow to brain

– Helps with clarity of mind and brain function

#4 Zinc

– Excellent mineral for immune function and defenses

– Helpful for maturation

– Promotes thyroid activity

– An anti-inflammatory and antioxidant

#3 Co-enzyme Q-10

– Excellent anti-oxidant

– Helps aid with cholesterol balance

– Helps lower blood pressure by decreasing platelet stickiness in blood

– Helps for cellular energy metabolism

#2 Calcium

– Important for bone density and structure

– Helps muscle function

– Increases energy production

– Natural blood clotter to keep blood stable

#1 Omega 3 – Fish Oil

– An essential fatty acid

– Important to check for EPA/DHA element

– Good for brain function

– Helps anxiety, depression and other psychological disturbances

– Reduces PMS

To find your nearest Health Mart Pharmacy, go to www.healthmart.com or look for these pharmacies nearest you.

Morgan Health Mart Drug

109 North Commercial Street

Morgan, Utah

(801) 929-3262

Spence’s Health Mart Pharmacy

550 East 1400 North

Logan, Utah

(435) 753-8500

Cache Valley Health Mart Pharmacy

2380 North 400 East

North Logan, Utah

(435) 787-1212

Wangsgard Health Mart Pharmacy

120 North Washington Blvd

Ogden, Utah

(801) 399-4400

Mountain View Health Mart Pharmacy

1100 West 2700 North

Pleasant View, UT

(801) 786-4090

Wasatch Health Mart Pharmacy

4387 Harrison Blvd

Ogden, Utah

(801) 479-0331

Larry’s Smithfield Health Mart Pharmacy

502 So Main, Suite B

Smithfield, Utah

(435) 563-6262