of cancer.
Deficiency: Copper settles in brain and ovaries. Can cause chronic
diarrhea, burning sensation in throat and tonsils, malabsorption
problems, or iron-deficiency anemia. Also loss of color from skin
and hair (inability of body to manufacture collagen), baldness, heart
disease, Menkes’ Syndrome, nervous system impairment, low
resistance to infection, scoliosis, poor tissue formation, impaired
respiration, skin sores, retardation.
Toxicity: Symptoms can include ulcerative colitis, Wilson’s Disease.
Mental and emotional problems.
Note: Daily intake of more than 20 mg. can cause nausea and vomiting.Fluorine/Fluoride (F)
Acid/Alkaline: Acid-forming
Food sources: Carrots, turnip and beet greens, dandelion, sunflower
seeds, garlic, spinach, green leafy vegetables, nuts (especially
almonds), dandelions.
Toxic sources: Fluoride is added to many water supplies and to food
processed in areas containing high levels of fluoride. It is added to
most toothpastes and may be added to the soil in certain fertilizers.
Also found in seafood and oats.
Uses in the body: Stronger tooth enamel and bones, fewer cavities,
fewer bone fractures, less osteoporosis in older women, higher birth
weights and higher rates of growth in children, reduces loss of
hearing if caused by otospongiosis of the inner ear. Also needed for
blood, skin, hair and nails.
Deficiency: Decay of teeth, curvature of the spine, weak eyesight.
Toxicity: Fluoride remains in the body for a long time, because it is
incorporated into the bones. Even just a little over the recommended
levels can cause painful and aching bones, stiffness, weakness,
chalky white areas on the teeth, brown or pitted teeth, knots on the
bones, rapid aging, increased rates of cancer, high death rate (up to
three times higher in areas of high fluoride concentration in water
supply), sagging and wrinkled skin, scleroderma (hard patches of
skin). People in India sometimes suffer from the bone deformities
(i.e., hunchback) of skeletal fluorosis even when the fluoride