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Minerals and Immune Function
This article examines the role of minerals and immune function. The immune system is made up of a vast and highly complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that are constantly working in unison to protect the body from sickness. Whether it is a cut or a break in your skin (which can allow dangerous bacteria to enter the body), or a virus or bacterial contagion that [...]
Magnesium and Mom – Risks of Low Magnesium During Pregnancy
What are the effects of low magnesium during pregnancy? This article is pulled from a talk by the late Dr. Mildred Seelig, who was perhaps the world’s most preeminent researcher on Magnesium. She makes the case that low magnesium during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight, gestational diabetes, stillbirth, and eclampsia. Not only that, but babies born with these problems have more heart problems later in [...]
Magnesium for asthma and lung health
If you are concerned about your respiratory health, read about compelling research related to magnesium for asthma and lungs. There are many studies showing that the respiratory system depends on sufficient quantities of this essential mineral. Effects of pollution on lung health Pollution is becoming more of a problem throughout the world. As the air worsens, we are seeing an increasing number of ill effects on the [...]
The Many Health Benefits of Selenium Include Respiratory Protection
There are many health benefits of selenium, even though it was only officially recognized as essential for human health in 1990. Since then, a great deal of publicity has been given to this trace mineral. This article reviews current research about the most widely recognized health benefits of selenium. One area of research relates to the way selenium seems to protect the respiratory system in elderly adults who get [...]
Liquid trace minerals – how to judge a mineral product
What are ways you can judge liquid trace minerals? This article examines criteria to tell whether you are getting the best trace minerals available - and what to avoid. Written by Mineral Resources International President, Bruce H. Anderson. 1. Liquid Trace Minerals in Balance The first criteria to use in judging a liquid mineral and trace mineral supplement is balance. It is interesting to note that the [...]
Ionic Minerals vs Colloidal Minerals – Definitions and Hype
Are ionic minerals or colloidal minerals better? What do those terms mean anyway? Marketers of both types of products make claims that they are “more absorbable” than other mineral forms. But are they really? In this article, we examine how well the claims stack up and what is just hype. This article begins each section with definitions, followed by discussion in conversational terms. Minerals and Trace Minerals: A [...]
How to Get Rid of a Charley Horse – 4 simple fixes
How to get rid of a charley horse: This problem plagues athletes and sedentary folks alike. If you’ve ever been jolted out of sleep by a searing pain in your leg that leaves you gasping for breath, you know all too well how painful a muscle cramp can be. If you’ve never experienced a charley horse (sometimes misspelled Charlie Horse), you can count yourself lucky. In this [...]
Magnesium Deficiency – Needs for Magnesium not Met in Most People
Magnesium deficiency is common since the the American diet is rich in proteins, carbohydrates and fats but it is generally poor in magnesium (Mg). Additionally, most supplements of vitamins and minerals, that are taken by many to assure adequate nutrition, provide magnesium in only minimal amounts, if at all. Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for health in optimal quantities, if we [...]
Trace Mineral Deficiency – 9 Facts You Need to Know
Unless you’re a health expert you might not know much about the mineral content of the foods you eat or effects of a trace minerals deficiency. After all, if you were to ask a server how much copper you would be getting from a meal, you would get a bewildered stare. Just because trace minerals are only needed in small quantities, doesn’t mean they aren’t critical for [...]
Natural Electrolytes are essential for life, health, and peak performance
What are natural electrolytes and why do you need them? Clinically speaking, death occurs when all electrical activity in the brain is gone. For instance, the central nervous system communicates with the body through electrical charges. Electrolytes are minerals that have either a positive or negative charge and are the conductors of the electrical energy in solution within the body. Without them, we cease to exist. In [...]
