Do You Have A Nutrient Deficiency

Ever heard of a "Deficiency Disease"?  This is where your body becomes deficient in one or more essential nutrients and as a result the organs or systems that rely on most on those nutrients will find it harder and harder to function properly.  In the early stages you may notices very little but left to long you might find that suffering more from a certain type of ailment.

It has been said that the human body requires over 90 different nutrients for optimum health.  60 Minerals,  16 Vitamin, 12 Amino Acids, and 3 Essential Fatty Acids.  It has also been stated out of the 90 essential nutrients there can be as many as 10 deficiency diseases relating to each nutrient.  This in theory tells us that around 900 different ailments can be overcome by simply correcting the nutritional imbalance in our bodies.

Below is an example of how a deficiency can effect the body.

Calcium:

  Osteoporosis, Pagets Disease, Painfull Tendons, Leg or Menstral Cramps, High Blood Pressure, Hormonal Imbalance, Arthritis (Rheumatoid), Achy Joints, Kidney Stones, Heel or Bone Spurs, Gingivitis, Insomnia, Spinal Curvature, PMS.

Magnesium:

Irregular Heart Beat, Cold Extremites or Continuously Cold, Constipation, Heart Disease, Hyperactivity.

Chromium and/or Vanadium:

Chronic Tiredness, Dizziness Upon Standing or Getting Up, Frequent Urination, Always (or Never) Thirsty, Infertility, Liver Problems, Menstral Distress, Digestive Difficulty, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Diabetes, Kidney Failure.

Copper:

Premature Greying Of Hair, Anemia, Wrinkles, Sagging Skin

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