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While they serve different functions, both macro and microminerals are important. Here’s a quick look at what each group does, and why you need both to function at your best.

Macrominerals are present in your body in large amounts—for example, calcium makes up about 2% of your body weight, and every single cell you have contains sodium and potassium. [ * ]

In some cases macrominerals also serve more specific functions. Magnesium, for example, is a major regulator of your stress response, [ * ] and sodium and potassium work together to control your blood pressure. [ * ]

But broadly speaking, macrominerals are structural. They make up and maintain your body on a physical level.

What Are Microminerals?

Microminerals are the 65+ other minerals your body needs. They’re involved in more specific jobs, like making hormones, controlling your inflammatory response, and regulating your metabolism.

Because microminerals aren’t as widely used, you only store small amounts of them—but they’re just as essential as macrominerals. Here are some examples of why you need them:

• Iron is a prominent micromineral that helps you produce red blood cells and carry oxygen throughout your body. [ * ] Low iron is common, especially in women, and can cause both fatigue and sleep problems. 
  
  
• Selenium is a fundamental co-factor for thyroid hormone production. [ * ] Your thyroid uses more selenium than any other organ. [ * ] Low selenium can also cause fatigue and make it difficult to lose weight. [ * ] Selenium is also one of the most common mineral deficiencies in the US adult population. 
  
  
• Boron is a major hormone regulator. It controls access to testosterone (in men) and estrogen (in women). [ * ] Low boron can cause sex hormone imbalances—even if you’re making plenty of hormones, you won’t be able to use them without boron. 
  
  
• Copper plays a central role in mitochondrial function. Without it, the power plants of your cells will struggle to produce energy and your metabolism will slow down. As a result, low copper is often a hidden cause of weight gain. [ * ]
  

You need all 65+ microminerals for your body to function at its best. Because they’re so specific, deficiencies in microminerals are often harder to detect. As a result, they can quietly sap your performance and make daily life harder —usually in subtle ways like fatigue, poor sleep, gradual weight gain, and brain fog. 

You Need Both Macro and Microminerals

Though they’re present in your body in different quantities, both macro and microminerals are essential to your health. You want both groups of minerals in abundant quantities in order to thrive.

The trouble is that almost nobody gets enough minerals. The most recent nutritional survey by the CDC found that 97% of Americans have at least one mineral deficiency , and nearly 70% have two or more . [ * ]

That’s why we created BEAM Minerals . It contains the full spectrum of 70+ minerals you need, in the right ratios.

We make it easy to replenish all your mineral stores at once. All you do is take two capfuls of concentrated liquid each morning. They taste like water and give you the full spectrum of minerals—so you can be sure you’ve got enough macro and microminerals.

If you want to look and feel your best, give BEAM Minerals a try. It’s the simplest way to balance your mineral stores.