MINERAL SALTS unexpected virtues

The presence of a type of water rich in minerals is essential for a balanced diet. In food, such as fruit and vegetables, minerals occur in the form of oligoelements. These minerals also exist in ionic form but only in water and they are essential nutrients. In these two distinct forms minerals have different properties. For example, let's consider calcium. Calcium builds the bones.
This function is carried out by calcium in the form of oligoelements and its supply is also guaranteed through animal (milk and dairy products) and vegetable products (dried fruits).
In the ionic form, instead, it also carries out an important role in blood coagulation and for cardiac, muscular and nervous activities.

AGAINST THE DISEASES OF THE "WELL-BEING SOCIETY"

Renal calculosis, heart attack, hypercholesteremia, obesity - predisposing cause of illnesses such as diabetes - and gout are the so-called diseases of the well-being society.
A wise choice of food and water can prevent this type of diseases, contributing thus to improve the quality of life.
Bicarbonate waters play a determining role in the prevention of renal calculosis and gout. In fact, carbonic ion (HCO₃) neutralises the excess of acidity normalising the pH of urine.
In the same way, carbonic ion exerts its antacid strength on the stomach's content improving digestive functionality.
The antacid strength occurs above all in bicarbonate waters, called "acidulous". The consumption of this type of water is therefore a helpful relief for people suffering from slow digestion and epigastric heaviness.
Bicarbonate and sodium chloride waters also protect the liver and reduce cholesterol levels.
San Martino Mineral Water is a bicarbonate and sodium chloride water. Therefore it's introduction in a daily diet, either with or between meals, provides a useful supply together with a correct Mediterranean diet and a less sedentary life style in order to fight the diseases here defined of the well-being society.

THE BENEFITS OF SAN MARTINO MINERAL WATER FOR SPORTSMEN

San Martino water is a natural mineral supplement.
In the diet of a sportsman San Martino Mineral Water contributes to supplement minerals eliminated during physical activities. Saline supplements are the results of a process of industrial chemistry, whereas San Martino water gushes from the source already with the typical characteristics of the supplement.
To demonstrate what has just been mentioned let's compare the composition of San Martino Mineral Waters with the allowances of saline supplements recommended by the study group of the Italian Society for Human Nutrition.

FOR THE ELDERLY

Elderly, more and more numerous and in steady increase, need in particular to look after their diet and their life style. San Martino Mineral Water can have a very good preventive effect on typical old age complaints.
In the elderly, in fact, digestive functionality is usually reduced, the need of calcium increases, hepatobiliary functionality can be compromised, the incidence of cardiovasculatory diseases is higher and constipation is a common problem.

AND ALSO FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

San Martino Mineral Water can supply supplementary bioelements particularly healthy for women in various ages.
The supply of iron is essential to the organism for the production of haemoglobin, the blood's respiratory pigment. In women in fertile years, the need of iron can be high because of monthly haematic discharges and often a diet with a poor content of iron can cause a deficiency and a state of enfeebling anaemia.
The use of bicarbonate-acidulous waters such as San Martino Mineral Water relieve the undesirable effects of this state of intoxication which, besides provoking calculosis, can also be one of the many causes of dreaded cellulite.
Moreover, it is extremely important to remember that during a child's life which already starts from the mother's pregnancy, continues with the beginning of childhood and then moves towards adult life, the organism is forced to adopt dietary habits and behaviours which last all life.
Children can therefore begin to prevent tooth decay since they are in their mother's womb. If taken since birth fluoride is in fact incorporated in the dental substance and its effect will be permanent.