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. • • .1 Portland Observer, March 13, 1985, Page 9 A .M . PRINTING CO. Healthwatch 2201 N. Kitlingsworth by Steven Hai ley N. D. How your body uses minerals In my last article, I w rote about vitamins in general and what consti tutes an optim um level o f daily in take The focus o f today’s article are the needs and uses o f essential minerals. M inerals are inorganic substances I hat are neither plant nor anim al. Those substances that are essential to life include calcium, chlorine, ch ro m ium , copper, cobalt, fluorine, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, m o lyb denum , nickel, phosphorus, potas sium, selenium, sodium, sulfur, vana dium and zinc. Some o f these m iner gland (goiter), decreased energy, dry skin and hair and m ental fatigue is relatively non-toxic and levels o f 50 to 100 mg are easily lolertifed. U p to 1,000 meg per day produces no toxicity in individuals with a norm al thyroid. Iro n is necessary for the form atio n o f hem oglobin so its d e fi T w o minerals that are becoming more generally accepted as im portant and often are inadequate in the diet are selenium and chrom ium . W h ile ciency conditions include weakness, fatigue and anem ia. Iro n is probably less often needed as a supplement than is generally assumed by public neither o f these have an R D A , their roles in hum an function and (heir com m on low levels in soil and there include insulin production, prostatic secretions, im m une activity, wound healing, digestion, and inflam m atio n (arthritis). T he R D A is I5 mg but zinc als are so abundant in nature (fo o d ) that there are no R D A 's (recom m end ed daily allowances) for them. These include chlorine (found in salt), cobalt (found in red meat, fish and dairy), (protein) and vanadium (*ea foods). These minerals with no R D A ’s rarely exhibit deficiency symptoms with cobalt intake in strict vegetarians being the one m ajo r exception. D i gestive problems may result in in adequate absorption o f ihese minerals and therefore result in deficiency symptoms. The minerals that are designated with federal R D A ’s are: calcium Kitri- 1,400 m g, copper 2 mg (ad u lt), iodine 100 meg w om en, 130 meg men, iron 10 mg men, 18 mg wom en, magnes ium 350 mg men, 300 mg women phosphorus 800 mg, sodium 3-7 g, <inc 15 mg. W h ile it is possible to a t tain these levels in whole foods, many with find improved supplementation in FOR ALL YOUR PR IN TIN G NEEDS production and vital for the effec- 'tiveness o f insulin via the glucose tolerance factor which requires a chrom ium core. People w ith sugar Office b Businaaa Letterhead* • Business Cards Bulletin* • Price List* • Cherts Newsletter* • Form* • Flyers Envelope* «ADS PLACEO imbalances should consider chrom ium supplementation prior to drug therapies as insulin can only function properly w ith adequate chrom ium intake. Red Ripe Watermelon manganese, m olybdenum (com m on in U .S . diet), sodium (sait), sulfur individuals Phone: 283-2487 zyme activity. T he soil in the Pacific Northwest is quite low in selenium due to our high rain fall and a sup plementation o f ISO meg w ith 200 I.U .-o f V itam in E would be suggest ed. C hrom ipm is im portant in energy fore diet have provided am ple reason to use supplementation o f these m in erals Selenium has been widely ac cepted as a protectant fro m the de velopment o f many cancers. This would logically be associated in its role with V itam in E in removing free radi- and advertising com munities. Zinc has numerous functions and these cals via (he glutathion reductase en / Enjoy This I U M outh-W atering ■ Treat Today Save Up To 10‘ I^ K ^ P ■ ■ ■■ V Lb Fresh Cut W aterm elon, lb. 2 9 health some or Oregon Grown Whole Fryers m any o f these substances. Calcium and magnesium are relat ed with muscle activity as well as bone developm ent. M a n y people w ho have symptoms of cram ping, muscle Twitching a n d /o r nervousness find re lie f with additional calcium /m agnes- uim intake at a 2:1 radio: i.e. 1,000 mg calcium and 500 mg magnesium. Phosphorus intake norm ally exceeds the individual needs, and may act to decrease usable caclium levels as phosphorus excretion via the parathy Tender Perfect for t F rying Or f c j Baking roid hormone ( P T H ) involves joint excretion o f calcium (so those indi viduals with high phosphorus intake (especially red meat and carbonated beverages) may need supplemental fW ■ l_ ■ ■ jT f Lb. Save Up To 50* L b ., No L im it calcium even though (heir diet contains adequate calcium intake.) Copper has many functions in the human system. Its role in red blood cell form ation leads to its deficiency symptom o f general weakness. It also plays an im portant role in im mune function and healing o f skin sores. T he R D A o f 2 mg should be an adequate level o f supplementation (40 mg for extended time may be toxic in some individuals). Iodine has a p ri mary function in the production o f the thyroid hormone. Iodine deficiency may result wma in an enlarged thyroid Assorted ■ ■ ■ C olors Or P rints OHSU studies high blood pressure People with high blood pressure, be tween the ages o f 20 to 80, are needed Marina Rath Tissue 2-Ply BATHROOM TISSUE W ■ ■ 1« W > O r Ea. ■ Save Up To 66* No L im it fix a hypertension study at the Oregon Health Sciences University Volunteers should be in fairly good health and w ill receive free nutritional counseling, physical exams, blood pres sure checks and laboratory tests. There is a greater nerd 1 « persons over the age o f 50 The University’s Nephrology Depart ment in the School o f Medicine is con tinuing its studies o f calcium nutntxxi in hypertension. Both studies m o n ito r increased calcium in take over an ap proximate 20 week period For more info rm ation or to sign up fix the studies, call the O H S U Nephrol ogy Department at 225-7647. 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