African American workers are statistically more likely to hold a position as an “essential” worker. They make-up up 16.7% of all front line workers, but only make up 11.9% of the workforce. These workers make up a large part of the COVID-19 labor market with employment in grocery, convenience, and drug stores, public transportation, trucking and warehouse, postal service, health care, and child care and social services.READ MORE
What Does Magnesium Do?
Magnesium is a mineral that’s stored primarily in muscles and bone. It plays an important role in communication between the nervous system and muscles, including one of the body’s most important muscles—the heart. It also plays a role in regulating blood pressure and blood sugar.
What Does Folate and Folic Acid Do?Your body needs this vitamin to build new cells. It is important for the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord.Women need folate before and during pregnancy to protect their babies from birth defects, such as:
spina bifida (the incomplete development of the spinal cord or its coverings) anencephaly (a defect in the closure of the neural tube during fetal development).
What Does Vitamin C Do?
Vitamin C has many important roles in the body.*It helps make collagen, which helps bind your cells together. In this way, vitamin C helps keep your gums healthy and aids in the healing of cuts and wounds.*It helps your body absorb iron. If you eat foods with vitamin C and iron at the same meal,your body absorbs up to 3 times more iron.*It is a powerful antioxidant. These nutrients help protect your cells from damage that can increase your risk of certain diseases, such as cancer.*It strengthens your immune system. However, research has not shown that high doses of vitamin C will prevent or cure the common cold.
What Does Choline Do?
Choline is a multipurpose nutrient that makes up part of the coating on cells, known as the cell membrane. It also plays a key role in: *metabolism and energy production *communication between different body systems, such as the muscle and nervous system*brain development, memory, and mood.
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