Posts belonging to Category Nutrition

Water – What you Need to Know

Water is the basic building block of life. Most of our body consists of water, yet, most people do not drink enough water. My opinion as to the reason is that most water today, whether from the tap or a bottle, is not healthy. How do I know this? Personal experience. Back in 1995, I […]

Zinc – A Very Necessary Micro-Nutrient

Ever think about zinc?  I know I never thought much about it until I started having white spots appear on my fingernails. When I researched it, I was really surprised at all the important things that zinc does in the body. It does so much that in 1978, Dr. Carl C. Pfeiffer wrote an entire […]

Manganese – A Deficiency Made it Hard for Me to Swallow

I was having difficulty swallowing and it was because I had a manganese deficiency.

Iodine – An Important Trace Mineral Lacking in the Food Supply

Iodine deficiency is making a comeback. You don’t have to have a goiter to be deficient in iodine. A simple test will tell you your iodine status.