We get phosphorous in our diet from the DNA, RNA and phospholipids in the foods we consume. Since all living cells have these cellular components, phosphorous deficiency is very rare and is only found in people who have conditions that limit phosphorous uptake.
About 50% of the Magnesium in our bodies is found in bone. In the body, it has vital roles in muscle and nerve function, as well as heart rhythm, immune system and bones. It may help reduce blood pressure and may have a role in a whole host of medical problems when we are deficient, and most people probably are.
Biotin is one of the vitamins most people have not heard of. Even by the common name of B7, people still scratch their heads. Biotin is a necessary to help many of the bodies enzymes carry out their functions. Making, storing and releasing energy are three important uses for this co-enzyme.
Vitamin A is extremely important for a number of reasons most notably the maintenance and growth of membranes (including the retina of the eye), but it is also a toxic vitamin in high doses. Read how early artic explorers and their dogs faced death when eating the vitamin A rich livers of polar bears.
If you don’t have enough vitamin B2, your body can’t use vitamin A, folic acid, or vitamin B6, and it can’t make vitamin B3 (niacin). Deficiency in vitamin B3 is extremely deleterious to your health.
Vitamin B6 is essential for so many processes in the body, ranging from brain function to energy production. Deficiency is rare, but can occur in some individuals. Read to find out more.
It is really difficult to be deficient in Vitamin B12 unless you are a vegan. A deficiency develops over years and can lead to pernicious anemia. It’s found easily in animal products.
Vitamin B1 is involved in the release of energy in the body. Together with B2 and B3, they are needed in transforming fats, carbohydrates and amino acids into forms that can be used in the body.
Deficiency in folic acid can lead to anemia, but besides being really important in the manufacture of blood cells, folic acid is hugely important in the manufacture of DNA in every cell.
