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Stay Ahead of Cold & Flu Season with Mineral Support
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Are you ready for cold and flu season?
Nearly 80% of cold and flu cases happen in autumn and winter. [*] As the weather cools, your immune system takes a hit, leaving you more vulnerable to illness than usual.
If you want to stay healthy throughout the colder months, you need a little extra support. That’s where minerals come in. Your immune system depends on five key minerals to function at its best. Replenishing those minerals can help you maintain strong immunity, all year long.
Let’s talk about the five best minerals for immunity, and how you can use them to keep yourself feeling good, even at the height of cold and flu season.
Why Does Cold & Flu Season Happen?
The vast majority of cold and flu cases happen between October and February. [*] There are a few different reasons:
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Cold weather. As air cools, it carries less humidity. Dry air allows cold and flu viruses to survive longer and travel farther, which makes them most contagious during winter. [*]
- Reduced physical defenses. The hairs and mucus in your nose act as a natural shield. They trap invaders and stop them from entering your respiratory system. In winter, cold air dries out your nasal passages, making your defenses less effective. Viruses can more easily sneak into your system and make you sick. [*]
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More time indoors. Cold and flu viruses spread fastest in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation, where they can jump from one person to another quickly. In spring and summer we spend more time outside and away from others, which reduces transmission. When we move indoors during winter, it’s easier for airborne viruses to spread. [*]
- More immune stress. The shift from warm weather to cold causes an increase in many indoor pollutants. Mold, pet dander, dust that has built up in unused heating ducts all summer, and other allergens spike during winter. Indoor air quality is also generally lower than outdoor air quality. Together, these changes put extra stress on your immune system. It spends its daily resources keeping you healthy, leaving you more vulnerable to infections like the cold and flu. [*]
As the seasons change, these factors all wear away at your immunity. This is the time of year when you’re most vulnerable to illness, which is why you might need a little extra support.
The 5 Best Minerals for Immunity During Cold & Flu Season
Your immune system depends on five key minerals to function at its best: magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and selenium. [*]
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Magnesium enhances your general immunity. It’s a good baseline mineral for staying healthy, and about 60% of American adults don’t get enough of it. [*]
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Iron fuels the immune cells that respond to existing infection. Iron can help you fight off viruses that have already made it into your system, so you bounce back from illness faster. [*] Iron deficiency is also common in adults, especially women, who need twice as much iron as men. [*]
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Zinc works with iron to boost your response to infection. A large 2020 study found that replenishing zinc significantly reduces the duration and severity of the common cold. [*]
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Copper regulates your inflammatory response. It helps you attack invading viruses with greater intensity, killing them before they can make you sick. Copper also helps shut off inflammation as soon as it has done its job, allowing your immune system to rest and conserve energy to deal with future threats.
- Selenium boosts your adaptive immunity. Your immune system is smart: it recognizes viruses and bacteria it has seen before—like seasonal cold and flu viruses—and becomes better at killing them over time. Selenium enhances the process, lowering your odds of getting sick from the same virus twice.
Together, these five minerals keep your immune system running strong. [*] Replenishing them is one of the best things you can do to stay fit when cold and flu season arrives.
How to Support Your Immune System with Minerals
At BEAM Minerals, we make immune support simple. Our formula delivers every mineral you need to boost immunity, all in a single concentrated liquid. Just take a shot of it each morning with breakfast. It tastes like water and gives you full-spectrum mineral replenishment, in optimal ratios, with fast absorption.
Don’t let cold and flu season make your winter miserable. BEAM Minerals gives you natural, effective immune support in 30 seconds a day. It’s also good for your energy levels, focus, sleep, and more.
Minerals help you feel and perform your best, all year long. Try replenishing your mineral stores. You’ll be surprised by how much better you feel.
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FAQs
Can I take BEAM Minerals with my other supplements?
Yes, in fact, BEAM Minerals will enhance the bioavailability of all your other supplements.
What is the difference between Micro-BOOST™ and Electrolyze™?
Electrolyze™ is primarily composed of Fulvic Mineral Complexes . Fulvic complexes are small molecules that provide inter-cellular transport for nutritional elements into the cells and carry bio-waste out of the cells. Fulvic complexes are flavonoids , which provide many benefits in the body.
Micro-BOOST™ is primarily composed of the Humic Mineral Complexes . Humic complexes are large molecules that are extra-cellular, meaning they do not enter the cells but stay outside the cells. They are highly-charged molecules that attract, through their electrical charge, bio-waste, free radicals and heavy metals. They ultimately carry bio-waste out of the body. Thus, we call them “Nature’s Janitor”.
How many milligrams (mg) of an electrolyte (Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Calcium, etc.) is there in BEAM Minerals?
The quantities of each element in BEAM Minerals products are measured in “parts per million” (ppm), rather than the “milligrams” (mg). Here is the information which usually helps to understand the difference:
Milligrams (mg) vs parts per million (ppm)
In comparing our products to other supplements, people want to know how much of an electrolyte is in our products (like potassium, magnesium, sodium, calcium). Usually they are looking for an amount in milligrams (mg).
We have a hard time answering that question, because the electrolytes (and other elements) in BEAM Minerals products are measured in parts per million (ppm). So how can consumers compare?
The answer is a little complex, but here’s the high points.
The electrolytes in BEAM Minerals products are provided in “trace” amounts that are completely dissolved and thus 100% bio-available, immediately introduced into your circulation when you consumed them and will produce and active effect.
When you take a 320mg pill of magnesium, your body is only able utilize about 12-20% of it as it takes some time because your body has to digest it first. Whatever is not dissolved gets processed out of your body.
When you take a capful of liquid Electrolyze™ and/or Micro-BOOST™, you receive approximately 5.22 ppm of magnesium in which 100% of the magnesium is immediately available to your body. In addition, an important to know is that the magnesium in BEAM Minerals products stay in your system much longer building up healthy levels as you continue to take it daily.
