Dr. Rath’s Basic Cellular Health recommendations comprise a selection of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and trace elements. These essential nutrients have been chosen based on scientific criteria and their main function as bioenergy providers to the multitude of cells composing the human body. The result of cutting-edge scientific research, Dr. Rath’s Basic Cellular Health recommendations are for everyone — young and old, healthy persons and patients alike — and are designed to optimize cardiovascular health and help prevent cardiovascular diseases, as well as other health problems.
The chart below gives the daily minimum amount of each essential nutrient for a healthy adult person. Patients and people with special nutritional needs may double or triple these amounts.
| VITAMINS |
| Vitamin C |
600 – 3,000 mg |
| Vitamin E |
130 – 600 IU |
| Beta-carotene |
1,600 – 8,000 IU |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) |
5 – 40 mg |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) |
5 – 40 mg |
| Vitamin B3 (Nicotinate) |
45 – 200 mg |
| Vitamin B5 (Pantothenate) |
40 – 200 mg |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) |
10 – 50 mg |
| Vitamin B12 |
20 – 100 mcg |
| Vitamin D3 |
100 – 600 IU |
| Folic Acid |
90 – 400 mcg |
| Biotin |
60 – 300 mcg |
| mg = milligrams, mcg = micrograms, IU = international units |
| MINERALS |
| Calcium |
30 – 150 mg |
| Magnesium |
40 – 200 mg |
| Potassium |
20 – 90 mg |
| Phosphate |
10 – 60 mg |
| mg = milligrams |
| TRACE ELEMENTS |
| Zinc |
5 – 30 mg |
| Manganese |
1 – 6 mg |
| Copper |
300 – 2,000 mcg |
| Selenium |
20 – 100 mcg |
| Chromium |
10 – 50 mcg |
| Molybdenum |
4 – 20 mcg |
| mg = milligrams, mcg = micrograms |
| OTHER IMPORTANT CELLULAR NUTRIENTS |
| L-Proline |
100 – 500 mg |
| L-Lysine |
100 – 500 mg |
| L-Carnitine |
30 – 150 mg |
| L-Arginine |
40 – 150 mg |
| L-Cysteine |
30 – 150 mg |
| Inositol |
30 – 150 mg |
| Coenzyme Q-10 |
5 – 30 mg |
| Bioflavonoids |
100 – 450 mg |
| mg = milligrams |
