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Click here<\/a> for the Health Tip link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEmpty calories.\u201d \u201cOverweight and undernourished.\u201d These are the phrases used to describe millions of Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waddling though our now half-empty shopping malls, chowing down on a Mrs. Field\u2019s cookie for the energy to get us to that distant food court, we wonder, \u201cWhat, in this Land of Plenty, could we be missing, nutrition-wise?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent study monitoring the eating habits of 25,000 US citizens, the American College of Nutrition (ACN) reported that half the population doesn\u2019t get enough calcium, magnesium, and potassium to meet current government recommendations. That means we\u2019re low on three of our four most important body minerals. No problem with the fourth, sodium. On that one, we overload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nutritional deficiencies revealed by the ACN were dramatic. Across all age groups, 68% of people weren\u2019t getting enough calcium, 74% not enough potassium, and 48% not enough magnesium, with deficiencies more pronounced in women than in men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A single word will describe for you where our bodies use the three vital nutrients–everywhere. Every single one of your trillion or so cells needs these minerals in order to function smoothly. They\u2019re required for every chemical reaction and muscle movement, for your immune system, bones, blood pressure, and heart rhythm. With deficiencies like these, it\u2019s amazing we\u2019re not falling apart. Or maybe we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please don\u2019t go racing off to the vitamin store. The very best source of these nutrients is food, not more bottles of nutritional supplements. If you\u2019re not lactose intolerant, nonfat milk is an excellent source of all three. Yogurt is an excellent source of calcium, greens like spinach and chard are loaded with potassium and magnesium (and they have a fair amount of calcium too).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also look for a book I contributed to some years ago called The Healing Power of Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs. It\u2019s filled with color photos showing foods and their nutrients, including milk (calcium), almonds (magnesium), and bananas (potassium). If choosing the right foods sounds too complicated, you can get a daily mineral supplement containing these big three by clicking here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But remember: Food outranks pills every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be well,
David Edelberg, MD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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