Fluorides were added to drinking water after World War II as an experiment to see if it helped reduce teeth cavities. It didn’t seem to, so what happened? Flourides became widespread in drinking water!
Ultratrace mineral selenium is required in very small amounts in our body. It not only acts as an antioxidant, but is also very important in the activation of thyroid hormone.
Iodine is an important mineral for the production of thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Too much or too little iodine can cause problems.
Vitamin D deficiency is more wide-spread than most people realise. In some places of the world, its very difficult for your skin to manufacture this “sunshine” vitamin because of low sunlight levels, people hiding from the heat of the day, or simply because sunblock prevents the UV rays from getting through to your skin.
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.
Besides the obvious bones and teeth, calcium is essential in other processes in the human body such as muscle contraction, hormonal regulation and blood pressure regulation. Read for full details.
