What Are the Key Micronutrients for Your Brain?

Don't be the next Alzheimer's or Parkinson's victim. In most cases, symptoms of this deficiency, which leads to neurological disorders, don't become apparent until it's too late.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Micronutrients refer to food-based vitamins and minerals your body requires for optimal functioning. The four primary types are water-soluble vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, macrominerals and trace minerals

• Micronutrients catalyze enzymatic processes, have antioxidant activity and modulate your immune system

• Long-term micronutrient defici…