Unless you’re a health expert you might not know much about the mineral content of the foods you eat or the 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 probably get a bewildered stare. Just because trace minerals are only needed in small quantities, doesn’t mean they aren’t [...]
It may be shocking but magnesium deficiency affects 68% of Americans! Magnesium deficiency is common since the American diet is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, and fats but it is generally poor in magnesium (Mg). Additionally, most vitamin and mineral supplements taken to ensure adequate nutrition provide magnesium in only minimal amounts, if at all. Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for health in optimal quantities, if [...]
Out of the positively-charged minerals in the body, magnesium is the fourth most abundant after calcium, phosphorus, and sulfur, and the second most abundant inside cells, following potassium [1]. Very little magnesium circulates in the blood as a good 60% of bodily magnesium is held in the bones, with another 20% residing in muscle tissue [2].The importance of magnesium to our health is becoming more widely understood, [...]
There have been longstanding discussions as whether vitamin and mineral supplementation is needed to prevent mineral deficiency and the role they should play in health. This short article, written by a pharmacist, addresses the issue.By Chad Campbell, Director of Pharmacy, PharmD, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern ArizonaVitamins and minerals have been utilized for improvement of general health and wellbeing as well as directly used in the treatment of [...]
By Karie N. Anderson - posted without recent editingIt’s a subject not often spoken about openly in mixed company, but there is confusion about what is considered “normal” regarding the frequency of bowel movements. While some experts state that two to three bowel movements a day is “normal” and recommended, not having a bowel movement each day doesn’t necessarily mean, and should not be assumed as such, [...]
In a recent interview, Dr. David Thomas shares the key to vitality health through a person's life cycle and the critical role that mineral nutrition plays. He is the author of a widely-cited study entitled, "The mineral depletion of foods available to us as a nation, 1940-2002," finding that over a 60-year period, there have been fundamental reductions in the quality of food available. This article was [...]