Essential Minerals - Mounting Evidence for Disease Prevention
July
06,
2004
The following is a list of benefits recently uncovered for common minerals:
- Copper improved immune function in men
- Growing evidence shows the blood pressure lowering effects of Potassium (not as the chloride)
- Potassium may help prevent strokes
- Potassium may help prevent osteoporosis
- Potassium may help prevent kidney stones
- Magnesium decreases the risk of developing diabetes by improving insulin sensitivity
- Magnesium helps decrease the risk of an asthma attack
- Magnesium may aid tinnitus
- Magnesium may help prevent migraine headaches
- Zinc boosts immune function
- Zinc boosts immune function in HIV positive patients
- Zinc aids health in diabetes
- Zinc protects the eye
- Zinc may benefit ADHD symptoms in children
- Zinc may increase the effectiveness of antidepressants
- Zinc may help fight the common cold viruses (sucking a lozenge)
- Calcium with vitamin D lowers the risk of falling after a hip fracture
- Calcium with vitamin D lowers the risk of colon cancer by decreasing the risk of polyp recurrence
- Calcium helps lower high blood pressure.
- Calcium may aid weight control
- Iron improves stamina in modestly deficient (not even anemic) women of all ages
- Iron improves memory and cognitive ability in women with modestly deficient iron levels.
- Iron bolsters immune function