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Mineralization:
What Once Was, Is No Longer
Dr. Linus Pauling, the late, two-time Noble Prize winner, said,
"You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a
mineral deficiency." Yet most people think about vitamins, amino acids, and
essential fats before even giving a second thought to the essentiality of
minerals.
Minerals play almost innumerable roles within your body. Aside from being a part
of nearly every enzymatic process in the body, minerals are required for the
manufacture of and are part of cellular membranes and connective tissue,
including muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bones, and soft tissues such
as veins, arteries, and brain tissue.
Some minerals also function as electrolytes (calcium, magnesium, potassium,
sodium, sulfate, and phosphate), acting as buffering agents that protect the
body's tissue from excess acidity, which more often comes from our own poor
lifestyle choices.
The problem is that too many of us may actually be deficient in numerous
minerals due to the fact that these minerals just aren't found in high enough
quantities in the foods that we consume. Researchers from the University of
Texas published a study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition that
showed that the nutrients in fruits and vegetables (including minerals calcium,
potassium, and iron) have diminished quite extensively since 1950.
We live in a time were technology has allowed us to tinker with the genetic
components of fruits and vegetables and in the process create huge strawberries
that deliver very little in taste to broccoli that contains half the calcium and
magnesium of its older cousins.
* Calcium: is considered the king of minerals because calcium is the most
abundant mineral in the human body (teeth and bones contain 99% of the body's
calcium). When one thinks of calcium they think of bone health; however, calcium
is also essential to proper muscle contraction-especially where you heart is
concerned, cellular communication through nerve transmission, and the release of
hormones. Research shows that proper calcium intake (supplementation) can make a
modest improvement in lowering your risk of osteoporosis and fractures.
* Magnesium: Research published in the Journal of the American College of
Nutrition shows that more than half (68%) of Americans are deficient in
magnesium, because they don't consume the governments recommended daily intake
of 420 mg. Aside from the fact that magnesium is required for calcium absorption
and bone integrity, this mineral also helps maintain proper blood sugar levels
and is required in more than 300 biochemical reactions-involved in every step
the body uses to produce energy.
Peter Michel
Xooma Worldwide provides "water enhancement" products
to support the body's pH, add vital minerals and enhance proper hydration. Learn
more about the importance of proper hydration at http://www.TheGreatestWater.com
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