Mineral depletion of our foods and the rising incidence of Cardiovascular Disorders is there a link

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Mineral depletion of our foods and the rising
incidence of Cardiovascular Disorders is there
a link?
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• Facts
• Figures
• Common Sense
• What can be done?

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Concepts
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• A fundamental of Chiropractic Philosophy
• There is an innate awareness of every innate
  need
• Our bodies are designed to adapt, compensate and
  adjust to continual environmental challenges

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FOUNDATIONS OF NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE
PREDISPOSITION Psychological Genetic Nutritional
etc
ADAPTION
HEALTH

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE Toxins etc
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NON/PARTIAL ADAPTION

DISEASE
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Facts and FiguresRegarding MineralDeficiencies
1) Peer reviewed Papers2) Gov. Stats.
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Signs of Selenium Deficiency
  Age Spots or Liver Spots ALS (Lou Gehrigs
Disease) Alzheimer's Disease Anemia (red blood
cell fragility) Cardiomyopathy Cataracts Cancer
Risk Cystic Fibrosis Cancer Fatigue Growth
Retardation Heart Palpitations High Infant
Mortality
Impaired Immunity Infertility Keshan Disease
(myocardial fibrosis) Liver Cirrhosis Low Birth
Weight Multiple Sclerosis Muscular
Dystrophy Pancreatitis Pancreatic Atrophy
Fibrosis Parkinsons Disease (associated with lead
poisoning) Scoliosis Sterility in Males Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (also associated
with childhood vaccinations) Sickle Cell Anemia
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Signs of Magnesium Deficiency
Magnesium participates in more than 400 rate
limiting enzyme systems

• Fatigue
• Nervousness
• Irritability
• Loss of Appetite
• Muscle weakness
• Nausea

• Vomiting
• Muscle spasms
• Seizures
• Coronary artery disease (many promote spasm)
• Kidney stones

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Essential Trace Elements by Year of Recognition

• Selenium 1957
• Chromium 1959
• Tin 1970
• Vanadium 1971
• Fluorine 1971
• Silicon 1972
• Nickel 1974
• Boron 1990

• Iron 17th Century
• Iodine 19th Century
• Copper 1928
• Manganese 1931
• Zinc 1934
• Cobalt 1935
• Molybdenum 1953

Essentiality demonstrated in animals, to
necessarily humans
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Evidence of Mineral Depletion - mainly UK
and US based

• US Derived mainly from Dept of Agriculture
  statistics
• UK Statistics derived from McCance and
  Widdowson The Composition of Foods 1940, 1946,
  1960, 1978, 1991
  and 2002
• Quote from foreword of 2002 Edition ..the
  figures published in the early editions were
  obtained by what are regarded nowadays as very
  primitive methods. Those methods were no less
  accurate than the modern automated ones, but they
  took a much longer time

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Summary of Loss of Minerals in Vegetables (30)

• Sodium 47
• Potassium 11
• Phosphorous 3
• Magnesium 22
• Calcium 79
• Iron 25
• Copper 67
• Zinc (1972) 7

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Analysis of the loss of Minerals in Broccoli
(boiled for 45 mins. in 1940 and for 15 mins. in
1991)
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Using stats. specifically for most commonly eaten
Salad Vegetables (8)

• Sodium 55
• Potassium 4
• Phosphorus 14
• Magnesium 45
• Calcium 34
• Iron 59
• Copper 84

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Using stats. specifically for the most commonly
eaten Regular Vegetables (9)

• Sodium 42
• Potassium 22
• Phosphorus 2
• Magnesium 25
• Calcium 61
• Iron 20
• Copper 84

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Summary of Loss of Minerals in Fruit 19
varieties

• Sodium 27
• Potassium 20
• Phosphorus gain 2
• Magnesium 18
• Calcium 7
• Iron 25
• Copper 22
• Zinc (1972) 19

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Summary of Loss of Minerals in Milk (whole,
average)

• Sodium 14
• Potassium 30
• Phosphorus 2
• Magnesium 21
• Calcium 1
• Iron 62
• Copper all gone

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Summary of Loss of Minerals in Cheeses 9
varieties

• Sodium 9
• Potassium 19
• Phosphorus 8
• Magnesium 26
• Calcium 15
• Iron 53
• Copper 91
• Zinc (1972) 18

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Summary of Loss of Minerals in Cheeses 9
varieties between 1991 and 2002

• Sodium 9
• Potassium 13
• Phosphorus 20
• Magnesium 24
• Calcium gain 2
• Iron 56
• Copper 78
• Zinc gain 8

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What is the significance of these stats?
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There appears to be trends between the loss of
Minerals both specific (ie Mg) and in general
and the increase in the incidence of Chronic
Disease Conditions.
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Decline in food magnesium with increase in
deficiency disease 1948 1994 (USA)

• Sums of Mg content in 100g of tomato, lettuce,
  cabbage and spinach
• Incidence of Mg deficiency diseases
  cardio-vascular conditions, asthma, bronchitic
  and orthopaedic deformities (per 500 population)
  
• From Burgner 1997

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Change in Incidence of Heart Disease and average
intake of Mg contrasted
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Ischemic Heart Disease Rates correlated with
dietary Ca/Mg ratios

• Figure (adapted from Karppan,H.,et al., Advanced
  Cardiology 25 1978 9-24 ) showing a direct
  relationship between the incidence of death from
  Ischemic Heart Disease and the ratio of Ca to Mg
  in the average diet.

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Human needs for magnesium are not met by most
people
Mildred S. Seelig, M.D., Master of Public Health,
Master of the American College of Nutrition,
Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, University of
North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill
Some families are prone to high blood pressure
and other types of cardiovascular disease, some
to kidney stones, some to bone thinning, chronic
fatigue, muscle cramping, nervousness and some
types of severe recurrent headaches in all of
which subnormal Mg levels have been encountered
and increased Mg intakes have proven helpful.
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Symptoms associated with Heart Disease that can
be brought on by Magnesium deficiency and
common Medical treatments for them

• Arrhythmias
• Ca entry into cells
• Over-reactivity to stress hormones Adrenaline
• Blood clotting in blood vessels
• Constriction of arterial muscles
• High Na to K ratio
• Insulin resistance
• Coronary arteriosclerosis
• Vulnerability to oxidative stress

• Anti arrhythmic drugs
• Calcium channel blockers
• Beta-blockers, Alpha blockers
• Low-fat diets statin drugs
• Anticoagulation drugs
• Low salt diet hypertensive drugs
• Blood sugar lowering drugs
• Angioplasty, bypass surgery
• Antioxidants (vitamins, drugs)

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Changes in the average mineral intake, Mineral
Ratios in the diet and HypertensionThis table
shows the average mineral intake and balances
that has occurred among the American population
between 1900 and 2000. Note the great rise in Na
and the decline in both Mg and K - and the rise
in the incidence of high blood pressure that has
accompanied these changes

• Indicator
• Average daily Na intake
• Average daily K intake
• Average daily Mg intake
• Average daily NaK ratio
• Average daily NaMg ratio
• Incidence of Hypertension

• 1900 2000
• 200mg 5,000mg (25xs higher)
• 6,000mg 2,000mg (66 lower )
• 400mg 250-300mg ( 25 to 37)
• 130 2.51 (75 xs higher)
• 12 251 (50xs higher)
• Low High
  

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Mineral Deficiencies in Typical US Diets
Calcium Less than half the RDA on average
Chromium Deficient in 90 of diets
Copper Deficient in 75 of diets less than
half of the RDA on average
Iron Often deficient in children and
adolescents
Magnesium Less than half the RDA on average
75- 85 of diets are deficient
Selenium Deficient in 50 of diets
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UK Equivalent
FSA - National Diet and
Nutrition Survey 2003
Iron 91 of women overall,
96 of women aged 19 24,
41 aged 25 43
and 27
aged 35 to 49 had intakes below the LRNI
Magnesium 74
of women overall and 85 of women aged
19 24 failed to
achieve the RNI
28 of boys and 51 of girls aged 11
to 14
were below the LRNI

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The Causes of Micro Nutrient Deficiencies are
many however, they are real and include-

• Changes in varies of crops
• Increased use of NPK fertilizers
• Increased transport distances, storage times and
  storage methods for fresh produce
• Increased lifestyle stresses mental, physical
  and emotional
• Increased use of Stimulants coffee, tea,
  tobacco, alcohol
• Increased use of Medication.
• Increased dietary trends towards cheap, more
  refined, quick, convenience food and drinks
  high in proteins, fats and carbs, but very low in
  micro - nutrients

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Comes Back to the Integration of Facts, Figures
and Common Sense
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We now have good Historical Statistics regarding
Mineral deficiency and the relationship to ill
health
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We have amazing bodies that constantly,
throughout our lives, seek to adapt, compensate
and adjust to an ever changing often more
stressful, more toxic and less nourishing
environment.
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Unfortunately our bodies do not speak to us -
verbally - however, they do make us aware -
symptomatically - the trouble is,
only after our Adaptive Capacity has been
exceeded.
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We have now available to us an effective,
economical, reliable, non-invasive, early
warning device to alert us to the presence
of various, potentially fatal cardio-vascular
conditions AND
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The ready accessibility to non-polluted water
an ionic Mg and trace element rich source of
nutrients Essential Fatty Acids Essential
Amino Acids Other significant and good
quality micro-nutrients
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There is a real need, now, to revise our outdated
and reactive concepts regarding Chronic Disease
conditions. Lets use the stats, technology,
micro-nutrient resources and common sense,
available to us to become far more pro-active and
make a very real difference to the health of our
nation into the 21st Century.