Travel to Health

A popularity-based ranking of herbs and supplements listed on MedlinePlus [3]  (a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health) has shown that Zinc maybe is one of the most important nutrients that our body needs. Let me explain my methodology used in coming up with the ranking first. On MedlinePlus, it lists most of the popular herbs and supplements that have been studied by scientists. For each herb or supplement, it provides a grade which reflects the level of available scientific evidence in support of the efficacy of a given therapy for a specific indication. For example, zinc supplement is used to treat malnourished children with acute diarrhea in multiple studies and it shows that zinc supplement may reduce the severity and duration of diarrhea with strong evidence. Therefore, an evidence grade "A" is assigned to zinc in treating diarrhea among malnourished children. For each use of herb or supplement in a specific therapy, a g...

Mineral of the Year--Magnesium (YouTube link) Dr. David Brownstein [1] has found the following top 10 nutrients are deficient among his patients [2] : Iodine Vitamin B12 Magnesium (Mg) Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin D Sulfur Zinc Chromium Potassium Other data from the government also show that: Approximately 50% of the U.S. population consume less than the required amount of magnesium for health [6, 7] .  This inadequate intake applies to all Americans – regardless of age, gender, race, education or economic status. Because magnesium is vital to so many functions in the body, this suboptimal intake of magnesium has many scientists and healthcare professionals concerned [7, 8] . Health Benefits of Magnesium Magnesium , a vital element abundantly present in daily meals, is crucial for DNA and RNA synthesis, cell growth, and protein production, ranking as the human body’s fourth most important mineral . [25,26] Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone . The other ha...