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Getting Your
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Could Inadequate Mineral
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Blue Mood?
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physicians are more willing than ever
before to order blood work to target
nutritional inadequacies. Meanwhile,
fortifying your diet with one or more
of the following may help to eliminate
your blue mood:magnesium: A fast-paced, high-
stress lifestyle may be responsible
for insufficient levels of this mineral,
especially if we’re inclined to unwind
with a few alcoholic beverages to
relieve stress, or if we’re taking certain
prescription drugs which are known
to deplete magnesium stores. To
increase magnesium, load up on
spinach and chard, bananas, figs and
avocados, vegan kefir, almonds and
pumpkin seeds. Dark chocolate (my
go-to for a blue mood) is an excellent
source of magnesium!calcium: Natural aging or a poor
diet might be the cause of insufficient
levels of calcium. Kale, bok choy,
almonds, sesame seeds, chia seeds
and soy products pack a calcium
punch. Many products such as orange
juice are enriched with calcium, but
are generally highly processed and
contain large amounts of sugar, so turn
to diet and plant-based supplements
or calcium citrate. We take Rainbow
Light’s Women’s Multi. We swear by it.phosphorus: This mineral is
required for adequate absorption of
calcium. There are many culprits that
may result in insufficient levels of
phosphorus, but once again, it is
often alcohol, certain prescription
medications and the consumption of
junk foods that are mostly to blame.
Cut back on cocktails and eat plenty of
nuts, beans and whole grains to ensure
adequate levels.chloride: You likely have
sufficient levels of this trace mineral
unless you’ve given up table salt and
don’t eat foods with sodium. If you
don’t eat salt, eat seaweed (kelp),
olives, rye, tomatoes, lettuce and
celery to supplement your diet.Minerals are essential to the proper
functioning of the body, and proper
functioning of the body is key to a
healthy mind. If you’re feeling irritable,
down or blue, take a trip to the grocery
store that sells the best nutritious food
and produce you can afford (produce
grown in soils depleted from pesticides
and overproduction won’t pack the
mineral punch of organic or home-
grown sources) and see if a change in
diet doesn’t significantly improve your
sense of wellness and wellbeing. If you
can’t focus on the problem through
diet, by all means, take a supplement.eeling moody, exhausted,
irritable or emotionally
fatigued? You may want to
consider the role of trace
minerals in the proper functioning
of the human body and mind.Depression is a serious illness that
shouldn’t be ignored. but as nutrition
and lifestyle management make
their way into mainstream medicine,
many doctors are pulling away from
the diagnosis and are beginning to
look into the blues as a symptom of
an underlying problem, rather than a
psychiatric disease.Inadequate mineral absorption is linked
to a multitude of health problems that
can leave us feeling less than exuberant.
And, of the twenty-some minerals our
bodies require for optimal function,
insufficient levels of at least six of
them are directly associated with
causing the blues.While mineral supplements are readily
available, most of us focus on upping our
vitamin intake when we don’t feel well,
forgetting the importance of minerals
on the function of the human body
and brain. We’re quick to boost our
intake of vitamin C during the winter
months, but not so much in the
habit of turning to trace mineral
supplements when we’re less than
our best.Upping our intake of minerals through
diet or supplementation is one of
the ways we can improve our health
and sense of wellbeing. Today, mostNutrition