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The theme of tonght’s lecture is:
“The Importance of Balance in Minerals”
If you attended my 1st lecture on “Signal Proteins”, or my 2nd on “Amino Acids“, the building blocks of proteins, or maybe my 3rd lecture on “Enzymes” protein molecules,the bio-chemicals of life, you will see how tonight’s lecture fits in with the other three…how everything is interrelated.
Tonight I will be speaking about the importance of Minerals, and in particular “the importance of Trace Minerals”..and WHY they must be in balance!
As we discuss these Minerals you will see how everything we have discovered about the Pearl is significant and related to each other and WHY Pearlcium has such a powerful effect on our health.
There are TWO kinds of Minerals: Macro-Minerals and Micro or Trace Minerals.
Macro- means large - your body needs larger amounts of these minerals…..Included in the Macro-Mineral Group is calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, and sulfur.
A TRACE of something means that there is only a little of it, so, even though your body needs trace minerals, it needs just a tiny bit of each one.Essential trace Minerals includes iron, manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride, silica, selenium and boron…there are more than 30 trace minerals in Pearlcium.
ESSENTIAL MINERALS means just that, without these minerals we wouldn’t be here… And they must be obtained from the food we eat or from supplements we take.
Minerals are necessary for normal metabolism, they add mechanical strength to bones, they are a component of enzymes and hormones, they function as buffers, and they regulate the balance and motion of fluids in and out of cells.
Pearlcium is a complete mineral complex, with both Macro Minerals and Micro or Trace Minerals in proper amounts and ratio for ultimate absorption.
TRACE MINERALS can have a powerful affect on health. They are necessary for oxygen transport, energy metabolism, growth, and cell and nerve protection. They are essential in the assimilation and utilization of vitamins and other nutrients. They aid in the digestion process and provide the catalyst to speed up the reactions for many hormones, enzymes, and essential body functions and reactions. They aid in replacing electrolytes lost through heavy perspiration or diarrhea. They also protect against toxic reaction and heavy metal poisoning.
The “KEY” in minerals is balance - Balance is important to all areas of our lives and nutrition, but it is particularly crucial when it comes to minerals and trace minerals.
It becomes increasingly evident when studying the relationship of minerals to human health, that keeping the level of minerals in balance in every tissue, fluid cell and organ in the human body is the key to maintaining human health.
Keeping minerals in proper balance throughout the body while providing all of them in sufficient quantities needed for optimal health is complex.
Based on the latest research, mineral balance is further complicated when using a bullet approach that finds specific deficiencies and then supplements the diet with just that particular nutrient…a case in point will be my coverage of the Trace Mineral Iodine.
Imbalanced interactions cause many problems when we consistently consume single processed or refined minerals that are out of proportion with the other minerals and trace minerals.
Whenever the consumption of a single nutrient is significantly altered, an entirely new dietary pattern is created.. Nutrients occur in clusters in the diet and may therefore act synergistically to alter physiologic (or normal functioning) of variables, such as blood pressure.
These relationships can, however have an equally profound benefit on human health when minerals are consumed in proper ratios. Certain minerals and trace minerals, when found in proper balance, can serve additional non-classical roles such as acting as antioxidants. Minerals and trace minerals can also help each other in the process of assimilation and add additional safety buffers for minerals that have the potential of being toxic to human health.
That’s why Pearlcium, as a whole food product, with minerals in proper balance as to amounts, and proper ratio to each other, may be essential for good health.
I think it needs to be re-iterated, that research has found by taking a single mineral supplement the body’s mineral content is altered causing an imbalance.
Minerals, when in balance, act as catalysts for many biological reactions within the body, including, muscle response, the transmission of messages through the nervous system — to make hormones or maintain a normal heartbeat (perhaps that could that be the reason why some, after a few days on Pearlcium, are experiencing a normal heart rhythm) …AND… balanced minerals increase utilization of nutrients in our food.
All tissue and internal fluids contain varying quantities of minerals. Minerals are constituents of the bones, teeth, soft tissue, muscle, blood, and nerve cells. They are vital to overall mental and physical well-being.
When we provide our body the quantity and proper ratio of minerals it needs, it knows what to do with them. When we cause an imbalance the body has to start compensating:
As an example:
When we take Calcium, it’s absorbed in the small intestine and passes from there into the bloodstream and ultimately into the bones. There are optimal ratios of phosphorus to the amount of calcium consumed, that permit calcium to be more completely utilized. Hormonal secretions of the parathyroid and thyroid glands, also help maintain calcium equilibrium in the blood.
These regulatory mechanisms help to prevent a deficiency in calcium from developing in the bloodstream. When such a deficiency does develop, parathyroid hormone acts to transfer calcium from the bones in order to maintain the mineral’s all-important presence in the bloodstream. This of course strips your bones of their calcium and in turn weakens your bones, making them more brittle and subject to breaking.
So, we can certainly see WHY we need minerals in balance.
One of the trace minerals, IODINE, is important in the development and functioning of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland captures dietary iodine, synthesizes thyroid hormone from it, and stores thyroid hormone until it is needed. Thyroxine, a thyroid hormone responsible for the body’s basal metabolic rate, is 65 % iodine. Iodine is also involved through thyroxine and other thyroid hormones with normal growth and development, protein synthesis, and energy metabolism.
But Reporting in the June 29, 2006 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine researchers concluded that “more than adequate or excessive iodine intake may lead to hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis.”
In large quantities, iodine can reduce the release of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland. If the hormones are not released, their effects won’t be seen.
Now who would have thought, that taking “more than adequate” or “excessive” amounts of Iodine could cause:hypothyroidism –or thyroiditis - which is associated with an underactive thyroid, since the Thyroid is over 1/3 iodine.
But in the case of thyroiditis, hypothyroidism is caused by destruction of the thyroid gland by an inflammatory process. When thyroid cells are attacked by the inflammation, these cells die. Without thyroid cells, the thyroid is no longer able to produce enough thyroid hormone to maintain the body’s normal metabolism and results in Hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland.
According to animal studies, high iodine intake can initiate and worsen infiltration of the thyroid by lymphocytes. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that accumulate due to chronic injury or irritation. In addition, large amounts of iodine block the thyroid’s ability to make hormone.
Another trace mineral COPPER aids in the formation of
bone, hemoglobin, and red blood cells; promotes connective tissue formation and central nervous system function; works with Vitamin C and zinc to form elastin, a chief component in skin tissue and muscle fibers; is involved in the healing process, energy production, hair and skin coloring, and taste sensitivity; is important for the formation of collagen, one of the fundamental proteins making up bone, skin and connective tissue.
A deficiency of copper may result in general weakness, impaired respiration and skin sores.
Because of proper amounts of copper and it’s ratio to other minerals in Pearlcium, could be one of the reasons why so many with sores, rashes, and other skin problems find relief when they take it, and use it topically — Which brings our attention once again to the importance of balance when it comes to minerals and trace minerals.
Boron, as the new kid on the block, is an importance trace mineral which is only beginning to be understood. In fact, little was known about the relationship between boron and health until the 1980’s.
BORON is a trace mineral needed by the body in only minuscule amounts; Researchers say it assists in the proper absorption of calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D, especially in older people; it maintains healthy bones and prevents osteoporosis; slows the loss of minerals through urination; plays an important role in joint health and has helped those with rheumatoid arthritis; also, helps to raise estrogen levels, which could prevent bone loss; and is needed for proper muscle growth; to enhance brain function and promote mental alertness; they also say it plays a key role in how the body utilizes energy from fats and sugars.
I could talk all night about the abundant health benefits of Minerals and the Importance of Trace Minerals, but considering the time, lets see what we have learned so far.
(1) We’ve learned that Minerals are essential to health, AND LIFE!
(2) They must be ingested.
(3) That too much of a good thing can produce bad results
(4) Minerals must be synergistically balanced, because whenever a single nutrient is consumed it’s significantly altered, and an entirely new dietary pattern is created by the body…and who knows the ramifications of that.
Synergy means working together and is the term used to describe a situation where the final outcome of a system is greater than the sum of its parts.
The bottom line is by taking balanced minerals your body has synergy! ………….and Synergy is synonymous with Pearlcium!!
-Marty Peoples
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