Calcium is a mineral that your body needs to build and maintain strong bones and to perform many important functions. Your body needs calcium for muscles to move and for nerves to transmit messages between your brain and all parts of your body. Calcium also helps blood vessels carry blood throughout the body and aids in the release of hormones that affect many functions in your body. Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium.

The recommended amount of calcium (DGE)

The amount of calcium you need daily depends on your age and gender. The recommended average daily amounts are listed below in milligrams (mg).

You will find organic calcium from algae in our Ogaenics Bone Nanza Bio-Calcium Complex.

Iron is a mineral that your body needs for growth and development. It uses iron to make hemoglobin, in the red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body. Your body also needs iron for the formation of some hormones.

The recommended amount of iron (DGE)

The amount of iron you need daily depends on your age, gender, and whether you eat a purely plant-based and vegan diet. Vegetarians and vegans need almost twice as much iron as shown in the table because the body does not absorb the non-heme iron in plant foods as well as the heme iron in animal foods.

Iron is available from Ogaenics in natural form in all organic multivitamin mineral supplements, Iron Maid Plant-Based Iron (14 mg), and Feed Your Blood | Blood Building Complex (30 mg).

Iodine is a trace element that the body needs to produce thyroid hormones. These hormones control the body’s metabolism and many other important functions. In addition, the body needs thyroid hormones for proper bone and brain development during pregnancy and infancy.

Those who eat a vegan diet or eat little or no dairy, seafood and eggs may not be getting enough iodine.

The recommended amount of iodine (DGE)

The amount of iodine you need each day depends on your age. The recommended average daily amounts are given below in micrograms (µg).

Iodine is available from Ogaenics as an organic supplement made from iodine-rich seaweed (kelp) in HELP FROM KELP Plant-Based Iodine.

Selenium is a trace element that our body needs only in small amounts, but at the same time it is dependent on it. It is important for reproduction, thyroid function, DNA production, and protecting the body from free radical damage and infection.

The soils in Germany are rather poor in selenium, so the supply in this country is rather poor.

The recommended amount of selenium (DGE)

The amount of selenium you need daily depends mainly on your gender. The recommended average daily amounts are given below in micrograms (µg).

Selenium is included in our organic multivitamin mineral supplements.

Zinc is a mineral that is found in all cells. It helps your immune system fight off invading bacteria and viruses. Your body also uses zinc to make DNA (the genetic material in cells) and proteins. During pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence, the body needs zinc to grow and develop properly. Zinc also helps heal wounds and is important for the sense of taste.

The amount of zinc you need daily depends on your age. The recommended average daily amounts for different age groups are listed below in milligrams (mg):

The recommended amount of zinc (DGE)

The amount of zinc you need daily depends on your age and whether you eat a purely plant-based and vegan diet. Plants have a high phytate content, which makes it difficult to absorb zinc. Vegetarians and vegans therefore need more zinc than people who follow a mixed diet.

Zinc is included in Ogaenics in a natural form in all organic multivitamin mineral supplements.

Vitamin _B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and makes DNA, the genetic material in all your cells. Vitamin _B12 also helps prevent anemia, a blood disorder that makes people tired and weak.

As a vegetarian and vegan, you may not be getting enough vitamin _B12 from your diet.

The recommended amount of vitamin _B12 (DGE)

The amount of vitamin _B12 you need per day depends on your age. The following are the recommended average daily amounts for different age groups in micrograms (µg):

You’ll find plant-based, active vitamin _B12 in all of our organic multivitamins, in B-Happy Vitamin B Complex, and in high doses in our Green Energy Plant-based Vitamin _B12.

Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium, one of the most important building blocks for strong bones. Along with calcium, vitamin D helps protect you from osteoporosis, a disease that breaks down bones and makes them more likely to break. Your muscles need it to move, and your nerves need it to transmit messages between your brain and your body. Your immune system needs vitamin D to fight off invading bacteria and viruses.

The recommended amount of vitamin _D3

The amount of vitamin D you need per day depends on your age. The following are the recommended average daily amounts for different age groups in micrograms (µg):

You can find plant-derived, active vitamin _D3 in our organic multivitamins or in high doses in our Hello Sunshine Vitamin _D3 Complex.

The three most important omega-3 fatty acids are alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA is mainly found in vegetable oils. It’s an essential fatty acid, which means your body can’t make it on its own.

Omega-3 fatty acids are important components of the membranes that surround every cell in your body. They have many functions for your skin and mucous membranes, your heart, blood vessels, lungs, immune system and hormonal system.

The recommended amount of Omega 3

Experts have not set recommended amounts for omega-3 fatty acids, but there is a recommendation for how much essential fatty acids should be in % of energy in your body:

You’ll find vegan linoleic acid and ALA in our Oilalala Skin Omega Complex.