Angstrom Minerals - Chromium 300ppm 8 fl oz (AMCROM)

Description of Angstrom Minerals - Chromium 300ppm 8 fl oz

Chromium helps the body regulate metabolism, and regulate insulin and blood sugar levels. It also helps the body lose weight by stimulating enzymes that metabolize glucose for energy. It plays an important role in the liver synthesis of fatty acids (burns fat).

Chromium is stored principally in the kidneys, spleen and testes, with trace amounts found in the heart, lungs, pancreas and brain. The body cannot easily absorb chromium.

Chromium enhances insulin performance and glucose utilization and helps carry proteins. When the body is deficient in chromium, twice the amount of time is needed for insulin to remove glucose from the blood. Refined sugar causes the body to deplete chromium more rapidly. Strenuous exercise can also deplete chromium levels.

Chromium works best if taken before meals.The elderly are unable to store as much chromium in the body as are younger people.

Chromium deficiency is a major factor in the development of heart disease such as heart attacks or hardening of the arteries.

The refining of starches and carbohydrates robs foods of chromium. American soil is chromium deficient compared to European soil.

Symptoms of Chromium Deficiency

• anxiety
• attention deficit disorder (A.D.D.)
• aortic cholesterol plaque
• arteriosclerosis
• bi-polar disease
• coronary blood vessel disease
• depression
• diabetes
• high blood cholesterol
• hyperinsulinism
• hypoglycemia
• hyperactivity
• impaired growth
• infertility
• decreased sperm count
• obesity
• pre-diabetes
• peripheral neuropathy

Natural Sources

• corn oil
• cloves
• whole grain cereals
• meat
• brewer’s yeast