The problem there is that a person might be
deficient in one or two things and taking
something in a food form will help but not totally
correct the deficiency. In order to bring that one
or two that you're low in to a sufficient level
they'd have to eat a ton of whatever it is they're
low in, and over do in others. That's why I like
separate supplements so I can tweak the dosage as
needed. I hate all in one supplements. Food forms
are great if there is a mild deficiency. However
the bigger amounts of Vit C that I see people take
cannot be had from food or everyone would be as
big as barns:)
The typical standard processed diet, and even a
more healthy diet, and generally low amounts of
vitamins and minerals due to large scale food
production practices, anymore leaches vitamins and
minerals faster than they can be replaced by diet
alone. Not to mention the fluoride, bromides,
chlorine, aluminum, mercury, lead, and other
chemicals in food. The list goes on and on MSG,
HFCS, genetically modified foods, and processed
bleached salt, there are many more, I can't name
all of them.. They number in the hundreds. Then
there are the external pollutants such as smog,
and etc.
Diabetics are usually low in magnesium and zinc,
Coq10, and a few others. The only way to know for
sure is to have blood levels done to see what is low.
5-10 mg of magnesium per kg is what is recommended
in just about every research article I can find.
Body weight in lbs divided by 2.2 x 5-10. That
amount of magnesium would be very hard to get in
food. If it were 100 years ago, I might be
convinced, but not now. Magnesium Chloride is
absorbed very well. And the reason magnesium is
hard to absorb is that the more deficient a person
is the less the body absorbs. A person has to keep
plugging away at it until the absorption rate
increases. Epsom salt baths, magnesium chloride
oil, and oral supplementation.
The serum levels of magnesium however do not
reflect the tissue levels, or the amount that is
actually in the cells.
If we could get everything we need from food, then
there would be no supplement industry. Which is
exactly what Big Pharma and the FDA would like.
Then God helps us all.
Annie
If we could sell our experiences for what they
cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren
Dorothy Fitzpatrick wrote:
The thing is, if you take chlorella or kelp, you get the whole spectrum of vits
and minerals in a balanced food form, which is the best way. To take separate
minerals is a very dicey thing to do because to unbalance them will bring more
problems than a deficiency. Also the form of mineral is really important too
as for instance, magnesium oxide is more difficult to 'use' than the magnesium
citrate form. It is better for the body to take things in a food form. dee
On 9 Jan 2010, at 01:30, Annie B Smythe wrote:
Horse Chestnut, and Bilberry will help strengthen the capillaries, veins and
arteries, everywhere in the body. Horse Chestnut can help prevent; hemorrhoids,
spider veins, and varicose veins, as well. And tell her to get her doctor to
check her zinc levels, low zinc can cause more fragile blood vessels. The great
majority of people who have died from aneurysms have been found to be low on
zinc. Be aware though, that if you supplement zinc, you may have to supplement
copper and magnesium as well to keep them balanced.
I take Horse Chestnut, Bilberry and zinc, for varicose veins myself. Works
great. I don't have them anymore:)
Annie
If we could sell our experiences for what they
cost us, we'd all be millionaires.
Abigail Van Buren
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