• Structure of bones and teeth
• Cell signaling
• Cofactor for enzymes and proteins
• Regulation of calcium levels

• Arthritis
• Back pains (sciatica, disc problems)
• Bell's Palsy
• Bone spurs
• Brittle fingernails
• Calcium deposits
• Cognitive impairment
• Delusions
• Depression
• Eczema
• High blood pressure
• Hyperactivity
• Hypertension
• Insomnia
• Irritability
• Kidney stones
• Limb numbness
• Muscle cramps/spasms/twitches
• Nervousness
• Neuromuscular excitability
• Osteofibrosis (enlargement of bones with scar tissue)
• Osteomalacia (failure to mineralize the protein bone matrix)
• Osteoporosis (& Dowaagers Hump, spontaneous fractures, kyphosis)
• Panic attacks
• Periodontal disease - receding gums (osteoporosis of facial bones & jaw bones)
• PMS
• Pica (eating lead paint)
• Rickets
• Retarded growth
• Tetany
• Tooth decay

Foods that provide Calcium :
milk, yogurt, cheddar cheese, pinto beans, red beans, white beans, tofu, calcium set, bok choy, kale, chinese cabbage, broccoli, spinach, rhubarb, fruit punch with calcium citrate malate

• glucose metabolism by enhancing the effects of insulin
• Insulin is secreted by specialized cells in the pancreas in response to increased blood glucose levels, such as after a meal
• Insulin binds to insulin receptors on the surface of cells, which activates the receptors and stimulates glucose uptake by cells

• ADD/ADHD
• Anxiety
• Aortic cholesterol plaque
• Coronary blood vessel disease
• Depression/Manic depression
• Diabetes (Vanadium also)
• Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde rages
• Elevated blood cholesterol
• Elevated blood triglycerides
• Fatigue
• Hyperactivity
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypoglycemia - low blood sugar (Vanadium & Copper also)
• Infertility and deceased sperm count
• Learning disability
• Negative nitrogen balance (body lean mass/protein loss)
• Prediabetes (Vanadium also)
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Retarded growth
• Shortened life span

Foods that provide Chromium:
broccoli. green beans. potatoes. grape juice. orange juice. beef. turkey breast. turkey ham (processed). waffle. bagel. english muffin. apple w/ peel. banana

• Energy production
• Connective tissue formation
• Iron metabolism
• Normal function of the brain and nervous system are catalyzed by cuproenzymes.

• Alopecia (hair loss)
• Anemia (common in vegans & high milk users)
• Aneurysms (on wall bulges)
• Aneurysm/cerebral hemmorage
• Arthritis (especially where growth plate are involved)
• Cerebral palsy & hypoplasia (failure to form) of the cerebellum
• Criminal or violent behavior, blind rage, explosive outbursts
• Depression Dermatosis
• Diarrhea
• dry brittle hair
• Fatigue
• Fragile bones
• Hernias
• High blood cholesterol
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypo or Hyper thyroid
• Ptosis (sagging tissue - eye lids, skin, breasts, stomach, etc.)
• Kawasaki disease
• Learning disabilities
• Liver cirrhosis (Number 9 killer in US)
• Ruptured vertebral discs problems
• Reduced glucose tolerance (low blood sugar)
• Respiratory disease
• Swachman's syndrome
• Varicose veins
• White or gray hair

Foods that provide Copper:
liver (beef), cooked, oysters, cooked, clams, cooked, crab meat, cooked, cashews, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, almonds, peanut butter (chunky), lentils, cooked, mushrooms, raw, shredded wheat cereal, chocolate (semisweet), hot cocoa mix

• In plant based colloidal form will aid bone strength & no toxicity
• Nutrient interactions

• Risk of dental caries (tooth decay)

Foods that provide Flouride:
tea, grape juice, canned sardines (with bones), fish (without bones), chicken

• Copper needed to utilize iodine
• Needed by body for thyroid function (Thyroxin is thyroid hormone)

• Cold intolerance
• Brittle nails
• Bulging eyes
• Constipation
• Depression
• Dry skin & hair
• Elevated blood cholesterol
• Excessive sweating
• Fatigue
• Frequent bowel movements
• Goiter (throat swelling)
• Hair loss
• Hand tremors
• Heat intolerance
• Heavy periods or less than 28 day cycles
• Hypothyroidism
• Increased appetite
• Irritability
• Inability to concentrate
• Insomnia
• Light periods or longer than 28 day cycles
• Low basal body temperature
• Low sex drive
• Muscle aches and pains
• Muscle cramps
• Muscle weakness
• Nervousness
• Over-active thyroid
• Poor memory
• Puffy face
• Rapid pulse
• Under-active thyroid
• Weight gains
• Weight loss

Foods that provide :
salt (iodized), cod, shrimp, fish sticks, tuna canned in oil, milk (cow's), egg boiled, navy beans cooked, potato with peel baked, turkey breast baked, seaweed

Iron,

is a key element in the metabolism of almost all living organisms. In humans, iron is an essential component of hundreds of proteins and enzymes

• Oxygen transport and storage
• Electron transport and energy metabolism
• Antioxidant and beneficial pro-oxidant functions
• Oxygen sensing
• DNA synthesis
• Regulation of intracellular iron

• Anemia
• Angular Stomatitis
• Anorexia
• Brittle nails
• Confusion
• Constipation
• Depression
• Dirt eating (pica)
• Dizziness
• Dysphagia
• Fatigue
• Fragile bones
• GI upset
• Growth Retardation
• Headaches
• Ice eating (pica)
• Heart palpations
• Hemoglobin (oxygen carrier in red blood cells)
• Irritability
• Listlessness and fatigue
• Memory deficits
• Sore tongue

Foods that provide Iron:
beef, chicken dark meat, oysters, shrimp, tuna light, black-strap molasses, raisin bran cereal, raisins seedless, prune juice, prunes dried, potato with skin, kidney beans, lentils, tofu-firm, cashew nuts

• Energy production
• Synthesis of essential molecules
• Structural roles
• Ion transport across cell membranes
• Cell signaling
• Cell migration

• Anxiety
• Asthma
• Anorexia
• Birth defects
• Calcification of small arteries
• Confusion
• Depression
• Growth failures
• Hyperactivity/synophobia
• Hypotension
• Hypothermia
• Insomnia
• Irritability
• Malignant calcification of soft tissue
• Menstrual migraines
• Muscle pains / tremors / weakness
• Nervousness / neuromuscular irrability
• Neuromuscular problems
• Restlessness
• Seizures
• SIDS
• Tachycardia/palpitations
• Tetany - Convulsions
• Tremors
• Vertigo

Foods that provide Magnesium:
100% bran cereal (e.g., all bran), oat bran, shredded wheat, brown rice, almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, lima beans, spinach-frozen-chopped, swiss chard-chopped, okra frozen, molasses blackstrap, banana, milk 1% fat

• Antioxidant function
• Metabolism
• Bone development
• Wound healing

• Asthma
• Ataxia
• Atheroscleosis
• Chondromalacia
• Chondrodystrophy
• Convulsions
• Dizziness
• Hearing loss
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Infertility (failure to ovulate or testicle atrophy)
• Loss of sex drive
• Pancreatic atrophy
• Poor cartilage formation problems
• Repetitive Motion Syndromes (like TMJ, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
• Retarded growth rates
* Shortened long bones
• Still births or spontaneous miscarriages
• Tinnitus

Foods that provide Manganese:
pineapple - raw, pineapple juice, pecans, almonds, peanuts, instant oatmeal (prepared with water), raisin bran cereal, brown rice - cooked, whole wheat bread, pinto beans - cooked, lima beans - cooked, navy beans - cooked, spinach - cooked, sweet potato - cooked, tea (green), tea (black)

• Essential as a metalloenzyme of several enzyme systems

• patient with Crohn's disease developed rapid heart and respiratory rates, headache, night blindness

Foods that provide Molybdenium:
Legumes, such as beans, lentils, and peas, are the richest sources of molybdenum. Grain products and nuts are considered good sources, while animal products, fruits, and many vegetables are generally low in molybdenum

• Major structural components of cell membranes
• Help maintain normal acid-base balance

• Anorexia
• Anxiety
• Apprehension
• Bone pain
• Dyspnea
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Numbness
• Paresthesias
• Pica
• Tremulousnes
• Weakness
• Weight loss

Foods that provide Phosphorus:
milk - skim, yogurt - plain nonfat, cheese - mozzarella - part skim, egg, beef, chicken, turkey, fish - halibut, fish - salmon, bread - whole wheat, bread - enriched white, almonds, peanuts, lentils

Potassium,

is an essential dietary mineral that is also known as an electrolyte. The term electrolyte refers to a substance that dissociates into ions (charged particles) in solution making it capable of conducting electricity. The normal functioning of our bodies depends on the tight regulation of potassium concentrations both inside and outside of cells

• Maintenance of membrane potential
• Cofactor for enzymes

• Acne
• Arrhythmia
• Cognitive impairment
• Constipation
• Depression
• ECG changes
• Edema
• Fatigue
• Glucose intolerance
• Growth retardation
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hyperreflexia
• Hypotension
• Insomnia
• Mental apathy
• Muscular weakness
• Nervousness
• Palpitations
• Plydipsia
• Proteinuria
• Respiratory distress
• "Salt" retention
• Tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
• Xerosis

Foods that provide Potassium:
banana, potato - baked with skin, prune juice, prunes - dried, orange juice, orange, tomato juice, tomato, raisins, raisin bran cereal, artichoke - cooked, lima beans - cooked, acorn squash - cooked, spinach - cooked, sunflower seeds, almonds

• Effective anti-oxidant

• Age spots or liver spots
• ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
• Alzheimer's disease (associated high vegetable oil consumption)
• Anemia (red blood cell fragility)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cataracts
• Cancer risk
• Cystic fibrosis
• Cancer (associated with high vegetable oil intake) (Number 2 killer)
• Fatigue
• Growth retardation
• Heart palpitations (irregular heart beat)
• High infant mortality
• HIV (AIDS)
• Impaired immunity
• Infertility
• Keshan Disease (myocardial fibrosis)
• Liver cirrhosis
• Low birth weight
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Myalgia
• Pancreatitis
• Pancreatic atrophy and fibrosis
• Parkinson's disease (associated lead poisoning)
• Scoliosis
• Sterility in males
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Sickle cell anemia

Foods that provide Selenium:
brazil nuts (from selenium-rich soil), shrimp, crab meat, salmon, halibut, noodles, enriched, rice - brown, chicken (light meat), pork, beef, whole wheat bread, milk - skim, walnuts - black

• Catalyze vital chemical reactions
• Structural of proteins and cell membranes
• Regulate gene expression by acting as transcription factors (binding to DNA and influencing the transcription of specific genes)

• Brain defects
• Cleft lip and cleft palate
• Clubbed limbs
• Down's syndrome
• Heart and lung defects
• Hiatal hernia and umbilical hernia
• Small or absent eyes
• Spina Bifida
• Webbed toes or fingers
• Urogenital defects

• Acne
• Acrodermatitis enteropathica
• Alopecia (hair loss)
• Anemia
• Anorexia and or Bulimia
• Apathy
• Birth defects (see above)
• Bad body odors ("smelly tennis shoe" syndrome)
• Brittle nails
• Depression
• Diarrhea
• Enlarged prostate
• Eczema
• Fatigue
• "Frizzy" hair
• High infant mortality
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypogewusia (loss of sense of taste)
• Infertility
• Impaired wound healing
• Impotence
• Irritability
• Lethargy
• Loss of sense of smell
• Malabsorption
• Memory Loss
• Paranoia
• Pica (eating hair, wool, etc.)
• Poor growth (short stature)
• Sexual immaturity (remain in prepuberty state)
• Small and or poor ovary and testes function
• Sterility
• Weaken immune function
• White spots on nails

Foods that provide Zinc:
oysters, crab - dungeness, beef, pork, chicken (dark meat), turkey (dark meat), yogurt - fruit, cheese - cheddar, milk, cashews, almonds, peanuts, beans - baked, chickpeas (garbanzo beans)