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Dr. Linus Pauling, winner of two Nobel Prizes said You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency. Unfortunately, due to deficient soil mineral content, food processing, poor diets, and poorly manufactured mineral supplements, we may not be getting what are bodies need to serve as the cornerstone of our health. (Continued below chart.)
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Mineral |
Action |
Depletion Sources |
Supplement Source |
Whole food Source |
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Calcium |
Strong bones, proper blood clotting, nerve transmission, and energy production. Natural food sources |
Antibiotics, antacids and acid blockers, alcohol, *bile acid sequestrants, *diuretics, *blood thinners, soda.
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Almonds, figs, beans, carrots, pecans, raisins, brown rice, apricots, garlic, dates, spinach, sesame seeds, brazil nuts, cashews, papaya, avocados, celery. |
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Chromium |
Sugar metabolism and the breakdown of protein and fats for energy. Natural food sources |
Anti-inflammatory dugs, corticosteroids Prednisone, Medrol,(Aristocort, Decadron |
Chromium Picolinate
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Brewers yeast, clams, cheese, whole grains. |
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Copper |
For iron synthesis, free radical scavenging, manufacturing of collagen, and wound healing. |
Antibiotics (mainly ones used for Tuberculosis), anticonvulsants (Valproic Acid), antivirals (Zidovudine) |
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Soy beans, Brazil nuts, bone meal, raisins, legumes, seafoods, black strap molasses.
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Iodine |
For proper thyroid function, body temperature regulation, metabolic rate, cellular reproduction, growth, blood cell production, nerve and muscle function. |
Mainly through poor diet or lithium. |
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Eidon Liquid Minerals |
Kelp, dulse, beets, celery, lettuce, Irish moss, grapes, oranges. |
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Iron |
For anemia prevention and hair loss prevention |
Antibiotics, antacids, *bile blockers, *bile acid sequestrants, anti-inflammatories (aspirin, salicylates), anabolic steroids, thyroid medication, ulcer medication. |
Blood Builder (I do not recommend synthetic iron, unless otherwise directed by your physician. Blood Builderis a natural source.) |
Kelp, raisins, figs, beets, soy beans, bananas, asparagus, carrots, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, parsley, grapes, watercress.
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Magnesium |
For calcium deposition into bone, energy production and muscle relaxation, stopping nervous twitches, muscle cramping, and nervous leg syndrome. More important, it is absolutely essential for proper heart function. The heart needs magnesium to relax. Sudden heart attacks are often the result of a lack of Magnesium. |
Alcohol consumption impedes the availability of Magnesium to the cells. Antibiotics, antacids, bile blockers, oral contraceptives, synthetic estrogens, *bile acid sequestrants, *loop diuretics, *blood thinners, stress, anti-inflammatories, anti-protozoals, antivirals. |
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Honey, almonds, tuna, kelp, pineapple, pecans, green vegetables.
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Manganese |
For metabolism of fats, sugars, and protein, bone formation, and energy production. Natural food sources |
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Celery, bananas, beets, egg yolks, bran, walnuts, pineapples, asparagus, whole grains, leafy green vegetables. |
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Phosphorus |
For strong bones and teeth. For the formation of genetic material, cell membranes, and enzymes. |
Antacids, *acid blockers, cholesterol lowering drugs, cardiovascular drugs. |
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Cashews, oats, beans, squash, pecans, carrots, almonds |
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Potassium |
An essential electrolyte and plays a major role is in the maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance and cell integrity, essential for nerve transmission and muscle contraction. |
Antacids, *acid blockers, *loop diuretics, *blood thinners, antibiotics, stress |
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Spinach, apples, tomatoes, strawberries, bananas, lemons, figs, celery, oranges, papaya, pecans, raisins, pineapple, rice, cucumbers, Brussels sprouts. |
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Sodium |
For blood pressure control and the water balance in the cells of the body, for muscle contraction and sending nerve impulses. |
Antibiotics, anti-inflammatories |
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Turnips, raw milk, cheese, wheat germ, cucumbers, beets, string beans, seafoods, lima beans, okra, pumpkins. |
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Sulphur |
An anti-inflammatory, an anti-oxidant, and is essential for collagen formation and protein synthesis. |
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Bran, cheese, eggs, cauliflower, nuts, onions, broccoli, fish, wheat germ, cucumbers, turnips. |
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Zinc |
For the production, storage, and release of insulin, thyroid function, clotting, vision, sense of taste and smell, wound healing, sperm production and a healthy prostate |
Antacids, *acid blockers, alcohol, oral contraceptives and synthetic estrogens, *bile acid sequestrants, ACE inhibitors, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, *blood thinners, stress. |
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Seafood, soy beans, sunflower seeds, brewers yeast.
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Selenium |
An anti-oxidant, a major catalyst to enzyme production, and important for proper thyroid function. |
Anticonvulsants |
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Brewer's yeast, meat, fish, grains, tuna and broccoli. |
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Silica |
Responsible for making sure calcium is not stored in locations other than bone ( like artery walls, joints, organs and soft tissue), and for collagen formation. |
Poor diet. |
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Seafood, rice, soybeans, green vegetables. |
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The superior source for these essential minerals is through whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, meats, nuts, and beans. Unfortunately, due inadequate and nutrient depleted soil, these foods have been depleted of these minerals unless you are choosing organic foods. However, even then you may not be getting all you need so supplementation is most often necessary to avoid mineral deficiency. Taking medications, smoking, and alcohol consumption further depletes the body of minerals (as well as vitamins).
A mineral deficiency is a condition in which the concentration of any one of the minerals that are essential to human nutrition is abnormally low in the body. An abnormally low mineral concentration can lead to impairment in a function dependent on the mineral. For example, a deficiency in calcium can lower the pH of the body and lead to weakened bones. Calcium is also essential to proper blood clotting, nerve transmission, and energy production.
There are many factors involved in the absorption of minerals. The source and quality of the food or supplement, intake and amount of complementary minerals, and even the presence or absence of Vitamin D (sunlight!) is crucial. For example, is your calcium intake coming from food and/or supplement form? If in food form are you getting enough from a quality source? If it is in a supplement form is it a capsule, tablet, or liquid form? Do you have enough of the right complementary mineral magnesium to go with it? Calcium requires Vitamin D to activate absorption when calcium has not been sufficient in your diet, are you getting enough sunlight to activate absorption? Are the mineral particles the right size for absorption and assimilation?
So what is the best form of supplementation of minerals? First, avoid supplements in tablet form. In the process of tableting, binders, fillers and flowing agents are used. These are toxic substances. When tablets are consumed over time, the toxic chemical agents can accumulate and later create serious toxicity and absorption problems. Tablets have a 50% poorer absorption than capsules and the tableting procedure (20,000 lbs per square inch is used to smash ingredients into a tablet) can degrade the nutrients they are delivering up to 25%.
On the other hand, supplements in capsule form (preferably vegetable capsules), the nutrients are retained in their original form, they are easy to absorb, there is a 50% better absorption than tablets, it easily breaks down in the stomach, and contains no toxic glues or binders.
Capsules are the better choice. However, if you have a known or suspected absorption or assimilation issue, even capsules may not deliver what you need. In such cases it is imperative to get the minerals into the cells by ensuring the minerals are in the most easily absorbed and assimilated size. What is the right �size� for proper absorption and assimilation? The mineral particles should be a millionth of a meter, also known as angstrom size. This size exists in water-soluble angstrom size mineral supplements. When minerals are truly water-soluble, as with angstrom minerals, they provide significant health benefits superior to any other supplement form.
 ****The following information is provided for you as a guide. Do not discontinue or change your medication without consulting with your medical doctor.
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