The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems

Mineral Balancing for Healthy Diets

November 30, 2021 Mary Season 1 Episode 4
The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems
Mineral Balancing for Healthy Diets
Show Notes

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ABOUT EPISODE 4 - Mineral Balancing for Healthy Diets
It is not enough to get the right total amounts of calcium, magnesium, and other minerals in your diet.  It is also important to make sure that the relative ratios of these elements fall within the boundaries of what is required for living cells.   

This episode uses research reported in 

  • Karppanen, H., Karppanen, P. & Mervaala, E. Why and how to implement sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium changes in food items and diets?. J Hum Hypertens 19, S10–S19 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001955

 to illustrate the potential of whole foods diets for helping you maintain a healthy mineral balance.   The excessive amounts of sodium found in processed foods are discussed.
Listeners are encouraged to explore tables 1 and 2 in the article above to compare the relative amounts of sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium in whole and processed foods. 

ABOUT THE CORNERSTONES OF HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEMS
The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems podcast is produced by End-O-Fite Enterprises LLC (endofite.com) and is typically hosted by Dr. Mary Lucero.

This podcast strives to raise awareness of actions each of us can take to increase food security by building healthy food systems within our area of influence.  You can support the podcast when you buy any of our online courses or purchase from affiliates in our online marketplace.

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The Cornerstones of Healthy Food Systems Podcast Introduction by David Lucero.
Theme music by Zakhar Valaha 

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