supplements BY JACK CHALLEM


Minerals


BEYOND CALCIUM 5 KEY NUTRIENTS FOR HEALTH


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alcium tends to hog the mineral supplement spotlight, especially when it comes to recommendations for improving bone strength. But other minerals are essential not only for bone health, but also for myriad body functions—and most are comparatively harder to get from commonly eaten foods. What’s more, studies show that most fresh foods today are lower in mineral content than they were a century ago, partly because of conventional agriculture methods that rely on relatively few soil amendments, mostly nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Good food sources of important minerals include seaweed, almonds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, Brazil nuts,


brewer’s yeast, figs, raisins, celery, and blackstrap molasses. Research shows supplements of the following minerals (listed in order of likely benefit to most people) also can boost your health. ➻


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