Calcium Phosphorus Iron Magnesium Zinc Iodine Copper Manganese

Calcium Phosphorus Iron Magnesium Zinc Iodine Copper Manganese Potassium Chloride Chromium Molybdenum Selenium

Oxygen provides the energy your cells need to burn carbohydrates; it allows chemical transport, breaks down waste products and toxins, regulates the p. H of body chemistry, and strongly builds up your immune system defense.

Carbon builds molecules of carbon chains

Carbon chains make Every part of our bodies !

Hydrogen makes up part of the water in your Body.

Which dissolves and transports food and water to all your cells.

Nitrogen is Important for digestion of food

And growth of the body

Calcium aides in chemical transport across cell membranes, regulates cell functions, helps regulate enzymes and protein synthesis.

Calcium is important to the structure of your bones !

The actual amount of elements in you Depends upon your body weight ! What would your Body’s Pie graph look Like?

1. Draw a circle in your journal. 2. Estimate your body weight and put it at the top of the page. 3. Take your body weight x. 65 to get the amount of Oxygen. Write this number in your journal. Oxygen = ______ lbs. (pounds) 4. Do the same with the rest of the calculations. Then estimate the pieces of your pie chart to place the amount of each element that makes your body weight body weight × × × . 18. 10. 03. 02 = = = lbs. of Carbon lbs. of Hydrogen lbs. of Nitrogen lbs. of Calcium lbs. of all other elements combined