![]() One supplement that people commonly take to get more sulfur in their diet is MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane). Onions, garlic, leeks, and cruciferous vegetables contain a lot of sulfur. It helps relieves arthritis and muscle pain, and bathing in a sulfur-rich pool of water does wonders for you. Sulfur naturally occurs in hot springs and volcanic craters. Good food sources include sunflower seeds, raw milk, white beans, tuna, broccoli, and eggs. Almost no one needs to supplement with phosphorus. Phosphorus helps filter waste in the kidneys and helps synthesize and absorb vitamins and minerals from food. Eighty-five percent of the phosphorus in the body is found in bones and teeth. It’s no longer clear that supplementing with calcium in middle age-particularly when not accompanied by synergistic nutrients such as vitamins D and K, magnesium, and the trace minerals boron and silica-is very effective at preventing fractures or osteoporosis. You definitely need calcium for strong bones, but you need to make those deposits in your calcium bank before age 25. The conventional wisdom on calcium is turning out to be only partially true. Virtually every plant food has a ton of potassium, so eat plenty. You need thousands of milligrams of potassium a day, and it’s next to impossible to get that amount from supplements. And it has a symbiotic relationship with sodium: you need the two to be balanced, or to favor potassium. Potassium is vitally important for your heart. Almost no one needs to supplement with sodium. Sodium and chloride-molecules that are often combined (as in salt)-are two of the most important electrolytes in the body, essential to balancing fluids. Like potassium,magnesium is found in vegetables, fruits, seeds, and other plant foods. I recommend magnesium supplementation for almost everyone. Magnesium lowers stress, blood pressure, and blood sugar. Magnesium is needed for more than 300 different metabolic operations, but almost no one gets enough of it. Here’s a basic guide to what you need to know when it comes to minerals. Other macrominerals, such as calcium and magnesium, are among the most popular supplements in America. Some macrominerals, including sodium and chloride, are so essential that you would die without them, but they’re almost never taken as supplements. They’re also the ones that seem to be disappearing from the soil the quickest.ĭon’t confuse the importance of a mineral with its value as a supplement. Not all minerals (in either category) need to be supplemented, though trace minerals as a group probably should be since they’re the minerals most neglected in multivitamins. According to Starkey and many other researchers, the diminishing amounts of these minerals in our soil is causing or promoting a host of human health problems. Microminerals, aka trace minerals, are essential, but in tiny amounts. The macrominerals are the ones you need a lot of. ![]() ![]() Minerals in your diet come in two categories: macrominerals such as calcium and magnesium, and microminerals such as iron, copper, manganese, and zinc. Molybdenum is what’s known as a trace mineral (also known as micro-minerals). “Without it, your liver won’t release its iron stores effectively, and you could wind up with iron-deficiency anemia.” “Molybdenum is the gatekeeper for iron stores in the liver,” says Starkey. “But now we’re seeing more boys with anemia as well.” Starkey points out that the reason for this surge in anemia may have less to do with iron and more to do with molybdenum. “In my practice, I saw females with anemia,” says Darrin Starkey, ND. Minerals are often the gatekeeper when it comes to your body’s ability to perform complex, enzyme-dependent metabolic operations and even to access important vitamins. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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