C. 2007 Bauman College NE 104.3 Micronutrients: Trace Minerals and Toxic Metals.

c. 2007 Bauman College

NE 104.3

Micronutrients:Trace Minerals and Toxic

Metals


Trace Minerals

»Chromium»Selenium»Iodine

• Manganese, Molybdenum, Vanadium, Boron, Silicon


Chromium

• The Blood Sugar Mineral!• Critical for Glucose/Insulin Regulation• Increases Insulin Sensitivity• Part of Glucose Tolerance Factor (GTF)

– Made in the liver– Made up of:

• Chromium• Niacin (B3)• 3 amino acids: glutamic acid, glycine, cysteine

• Lowers cholesterol• Decreases cravings


Chromium Sources/Chromium Depleters

• Nutritional yeast or Brewers yeast (2Tbl/day)

• Meats esp organ meats

• Whole grains

• Wheat bran, Wheat germ

• Sea Veggies

• Potatoes

• SAD

• High Carb diet

• Refined Foods (90% removed in Refining)

• Depleted soil (US has greatest incidence of Cr deficiency due to low soil levels & increased processed foods)


Chromium: Indications For Supplementation

• Blood Sugar Dysregulation– Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes/Hypoglycemia

• Weight Loss• Appetite Control• Lipid Management (High cholesterol, High TGL)• Acne (high chromium yeast works best)


Chromium Supplementation

• No RDA• 200 mcg/day is suggested• 400-600 mcg is therapeutic (200 mcg with

meals)• Chromium picolinate or polynicotinate• High chromium yeast, Chromiun enriched yeast• Glucose Tolerance Factor• Sea veggies


Selenium (Se)

• The Anti Cancer Mineral!• Prevents damage to DNA• Prevents damage to cell membranes• Important anti-oxidant (part of ACES)• Works with Vitamin E• Component of glutathione peroxidase

– Important enzyme system in the liver• Immune stimulant• Needed for thyroid hormone synthesis• Heavy metals cause Se depletion


Selenium

• Deficient in >75% of Americans

• Commercial fertilizers deplete it

• Organic Foods have 4X the amount of Selenium as Commercial

• One brazil nut has all the selenium you need for one day!(Murray & Pizzorno), Total Wellness)


Low Levels of Selenium

• Cancer• Heart disease• Inflammation• Low immune function• Low thyroid function• Alcoholism• Infertility

• Premature aging• Macular degeneration• High blood pressure• Atherosclerosis• Arthritis• Diabetic neuropathy


Where do We Get Selenium?

• Whole grains• Fish• Meat• Eggs• Brazil nuts• Wheat germ• Anti-dandruff shampoos


Selenium

• No RDA

• 200 mcg is suggested (is in a multi)

• Take with other minerals & vitamins

• Above 2000 mcg is toxic

• Best forms:– Selenomethionine– High selenium yeast


Iodine

• Used to make thyroid hormones

– Thyroid adds iodine to tyrosine to make T4 & T3

• Modulates effect of estrogen on breast tissue (Murray)

• Iodide = iodine complexed to sodium or potassium

• RDA: 150mcg but controversial (Brownstein uses over 10 mg., Murray says 500 mcg max)

• Dr David Brownstein:

– Book: “Iodine, Why You Need It Why You Can’t Live Without It”

• Gaby/Kharrasian/LEF caution Brownstein’s studies inconclusive.

• Iodide supplementation may adversely affect thyroid function: hyperthyroid, autoimmune


Iodine Deficiency

• Congenital and Adult Hypothyroidism• Growth retardation• Infertility• Miscarriage• Infant mortality• Fibrocystic Breasts• Breast Cancer


Reasons for Iodine Deficiency

• Soil erosion

• Low salt diets

• Inadequate Intake

• Chemicals with toxic halogens:

– Bromine, fluorine, chlorine

– Compete/Displace Iodine

• Ubiquity of soy in processed food (goitrogenic)?


How Can We Get Enough Iodine?

• Iodized salt• Sea food• Sea Veggies• Meat, Eggs, Dairy• Ocean plant supplements: kelp, dulse• Avoid goitrogens: bromide (bakery

products), excess, unfermented soy, cruciferous veggies


Iodine Supplementation

• Multivitamin mineral

• Sea vegetable extracts: kelp

• Iodoral– 5 mg Iodine, 7.5 mg Iodide per tablet– Use with caution!

• Iodine supplementation may decrease selenium levels*


Safety concerns

• Individuals with increased sensitivity to excess iodine intake

• Excess iodine and thyroid cancer

• Interaction with thyroid medication and others – must be closely monitored!


Toxic Metals


Toxic Metals• Sources

– Industrial pollutants

– Air, water, food

• >100,000 man made chemicals exist in our environment

• >1000 new chemicals added to our “diet” each year

• CDC Study: 2400 adults/children:

– Documented > 200 chemical toxins in blood, urine

• CA Study: 60% of rivers have high levels of prozac, antibiotics and ritalin

“ The One Hundred Year Lie,” R. Fitzgerald


Toxic Metals

• Displace minerals• Affect

– Neurological system– Liver, kidney, GI tract– Bones, teethe, joints– Immune function– Mitochondrial function

• Fat soluble


Toxic Metals

• Mercury– Amalgams, fungicides, pesticides, cosmetics,

tattoos, laxatives, calomel lotion, paper products, fish, vaccines

• Lead– Pipes, paint, ceramics, glass, soil, roadways,

cosmetics, hair dyes, dolomite, newsprint

• Cadmium– Cigarette smoke, coal burning, plastics, batteries,

phosphate fertilizers, paints, soft drinks, refined foods, metal smelting


Toxic Metals

• Aluminum– Cookware, cans, foil, antacids, baking powder,

antiperspirants, margarine, buffered aspirin, bleached white flour

• Arsenic– Pesticides, herbicides, pressure treated wood,

photoelectric processes, seafood


Mercury

• 3 Types– Inorganic mercury (amalgams)– Ethylmercury (vaccines)– Methylmercury ( seafood)

• Most toxic• Easiest to absorb• Most persistent


Mercury

• Neurological impairment

• Anemia• Depression• Hypertension• Interferes with

EFAs/brain development

• Binds to enzymes, proteins, glutathione

• Inactivates enzymes• Suppresses

immunity• Interferes with Se• Increased risk CVD• Associated with

Candida overgrowth


Lead

• Inactivates Zn, Fe enzyme systems

• Binds to Hemoglobin• Displaces Ca in bone• Deposits in aorta

• Suppresses immunity• Deposits in kidneys,

brain, adrenals, thyroid, liver


Cadmium

• Kidney toxicity• Hypertension• Inhibits liver detox• Competes with Zn• Suppresses immunity• Contributes to BPH• Contributes to bone fractures


Managing Toxic Metal Poisoning

• Identify & Remove the source

• E4H, Emphasize mineral rich foods

• Chelation (“binding minerals,” good & bad)– EDTA - ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid – DMSA - Dimercaptosuccinic acid – DMPS – Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic

acid

Chemical chelators


Herbs & Botanicals(Natural Chelators)

• Selenium• Vitamin E• Zinc• Apple pectin• MSM• Taurine

“Chelorex”– www.scienceformulas.com

• Chlorella• Alginate (sea veggies)• Cilantro• Vitamin C• Alpha Lipoic Acid• N-Acetyl Cysteine• L-Glutamine

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