It is well known that we do not get adequate minerals from our diets, the foods that we eat just do not have the nutritional value that they used to. There is study after study, revealing that the average individual is not meeting the recommended daily intake of magnesium, calcium and trace minerals.
Magnesium
Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps your heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and is important to bone health. Here is some current news on magnesium.
Arizona Gardening: Fertilizers go strictly by the numbers (East Valley Tribune)
When I go into nurseries and plant centers I see rose food, citrus food and many others. Please give me some tips on which fertilizer I should use on which plants.
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Everything You Should Know about Vitamins (ABC News)
Which pills should you pop? Myths and misinformation about dietary supplements.
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Diatomaceous earth can be bodacious bug killer (Tacoma News Tribune)
Maybe you’ve heard about diatomaceous (di-a-toe-MAY-shus) earth and maybe you haven’t, but a number of pesky insects who tend to show their pearly whites this time of year can be controlled by this naturally occurring pesticide. It can also take care of some tiny-legged critters that feel our countertops are theirs for the marching.
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Load up on lentils trivia (The Olympian)
Lentils aren't a glamour food. But from a nutrition standpoint, they are the belle of the ball. Here's a true-or- false quiz to test how much you know about these legumes.
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Calcium
We all know that calcium is important to our bone health, and here are some lesser known functions of calcium - muscle contraction, blood vessel contraction and expansion, the secretion of hormones and enzymes, and sending messages through the nervous system. Here is some current news on calcium.
Coronary Arterial Calcium Scans Help Detect Overall Death Risk In The Elderly (Science Daily)
Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Coronary arterial calcium scans may predict death risk in elderly (New Kerala)
Washington, July 3 : Assessing the calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in older people, says a new study.
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New Study Finds Coronary Arterial Calcium Scans Help Detect Overall Death Risk In The Elderly (Medical News Today)
Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly, according to a new study published in the July issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Matthew J. Budoff, M.D.
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New study finds coronary arterial calcium scans help detect overall death risk in the elderly (EurekAlert!)
Matthew J. Budoff, M.D., one of the study's authors and a researcher at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed), said previous studies had found measuring coronary arterial calcium with computed tomography (CT) heart scans could predict overall death risks in most American adults.
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Trace Minerals
It is very important to get a full complex of minerals in your diet, too much of calcium, magnesium or any nutrient without the proper balance of trace minerals is not good. Here is the latest news on trace minerals.
