As Human beings created from the earth we need in proper proportions and quantities, over 70 ionic Minerals for peak performance of every single cell in our bodies, in order to sustain healthy living. Our soils, however, are becoming more and more deplete of the necessary minerals to sustain life at a high level. Fruits and vegetables now have less and less of the 70 plus minerals that we need for the proper functioning of our bodies. About one hundred years ago this was not so as food did contain the well needed minerals. Minerals are needed in our bodies for the proper composition of the body fluids, the formation of blood and bone cells, and the maintenance of healthy nerve functioning. The lack of a single mineral in our bodies can cause mental and physical problems. We therefore need to become aware of the nutritional value of each food type and eat the correct ones to ensure a healthy life.
Most of us today are suffering from dangerous diet deficiencies, which could only be remedied by bringing depleted soils into proper mineral balance. Most of us probably need some form of mineral supplementation that would supply us with all the necessary minerals for the body’s optimal performance. It is alarming that fruits, vegetables and grains now being supplied, no longer contain enough of the essential minerals, for a deficiency in any one of the more important minerals can actually result in disease. No one today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his body with the mineral salts he requires. Our physical well-being is more directly dependent upon the minerals we take into our systems than upon calories or vitamins, or upon the proportions of starch, protein or carbohydrates we consume. In fact, lacking vitamins, the system can make use of minerals, but lacking minerals, vitamins are useless.
You would think that one fruit or vegetable is as good as another as far as nutrition is concerned. But this is not so, one fruit may look and taste like another, but one may be lacking in the minerals that particular fruit is supposed to contain. Laboratory tests show that fruits, vegetables, grains, eggs, milk and the meats of today are not what they were a few generations ago.
A diet must consist of not merely calories, vitamins, protein, starches and carbohydrates, but it must contain minerals as well. Eating organic fruits and vegetables is strongly advised, as factory farmed foods are very deficient in nutrients. Remember that lacking vitamins the system can use minerals, but lacking minerals vitamins are useless, for vitamins control the appropriation of minerals, and in the absence of minerals vitamins have no function to perform.
Trace elements are minerals that the body requires in amounts of 100 mg, or less a day. Insufficient intake of trace elements can seriously impair health.
Some important trace elements are Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, and Zinc.
Chromium enables the body to burn sugar, providing energy while preventing damage to blood vessels and organs. Copper is necessary for the formation of blood cells and connective tissue. It is also involved in producing the skin pigment melanin. Iodine is used by the thyroid gland to produce hormones essential for growth, reproduction, nerve and bone formation and mental health. Iron produces haemoglobin the protein that carries oxygen throughout the body. It is also involved in the production of certain hormones, connective tissue and brain neurotransmitters and immune system maintenance. Manganese is an antioxidant and plays an important role in chemical reactions involving energy production, nerve cell metabolism, muscle contraction and bone growth. Molybdenum, is also an antioxidant and helps the body remain healthy by detoxifying sulphites and sulfur compounds. Selenium may help prevent some forms of cancer and heart disease, and also helps to boost the immune system. Zinc is involved in the structure and function of all cell membranes as well as the production of more than 200 enzymes. It is also involved in proper wound healing.
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