Overfed and Undernourished & Zinc

To summarize the first article in this series, we continue to be a world of haves and have-nots but in today’s version even the haves are suffering and they are suffering from having too much. This too much is too much food but not enough nutrition. The haves can eat all the time but they are choosing to eat the wrong foods and or the empty foods. Empty foods meaning that they are eating but there is no nutritional value in the food that they are choosing to eat, this is why we are giving you this information on where to find the whole food sources for the majority of your vitamin and mineral needs.

In this supplement we are covering the systems supported, the benefits to be found and the whole food sources for Zinc.

Systems support and Benefits:

Blood, cardiovascular, circulatory, digestive, immune, hepatic, metabolic, neuromuscular, reproductive, and skeletal systems; eyes. Zinc supports the formation of many enzymes and insulin. Zinc assists with wound healing, reproductive organ growth and development, and vitamin B1, phosphorus, carbohydrate, and protein metabolism.

Food sources:

Almonds, beets, brewer’s yeast, carrots, cashews, Cheddar cheese, green peas, lamb, lean beef, liver, milk, mushrooms, peanuts, poultry, pumpkin seeds, seafood (crab, oysters, shrimp), sesame seeds, spinach, wheat germ, whole grains, yogurt.

Overfed and Undernourished & Selenium

To summarize the first article in this series, we continue to be a world of haves and have-nots but in today’s version even the haves are suffering and they are suffering from having too much. This too much is too much food but not enough nutrition. The haves can eat all the time but they are choosing to eat the wrong foods and or the empty foods. Empty foods meaning that they are eating but there is no nutritional value in the food that they are choosing to eat, this is why we are giving you this information on where to find the whole food sources for the majority of your vitamin and mineral needs.

In this supplement we are covering the systems supported, the benefits to be found and the whole food sources for Selenium.

Systems support and Benefits:

Blood, cardiovascular, endocrine (hormone producing glands), enzymatic, immune, integumentary (skin), and reproductive systems; eyes. Selenium acts as an antioxidant with vitamin E and aids in DAN and protein synthesis. It supports a healthy immune response, prostaglandin production, and healthy reproductive, pancreatic, and thyroid functions.

Food sources:

Barley, Brazil nuts, broccoli, brown rice, lamb, lean meats, milk, mushrooms, nutritional yeast, organ meats, seafood (cod, crab, halibut, salmon, shrimp, snapper, tuna), tomatoes, turnips, walnuts, wheat germ, whole grains.