MINERAL SOURCE DEFICIENCY POISONING

Selenium (Se) Eggs, chicken, turkey, Keshan disease – “reversible endemic nausea, nail discoloration,
sunflower seeds, beef… cardiomyopathy”, can cause a lot of irritability, foul breath odor
heart problems, eg. thinning heart wall,
heart failure etc.
Magnesium (Mg) Almonds, spinach, High blood pressure and heart disease nausea, diarrhea, low blood
avocado, dark chocolate, pressure, muscle weakness,
tofu, beans… fatigue
Chromium (Cr) Broccoli, green beans, diabetes (type2) – causes the level of (when inhaled) increases
banana, beef… sugar (glucose in blood) become to the risk of lung nasal and
high, other heart disease sinus cancer
Phosphorus (P) Bread, cheese, beef, milk… Hypophosphatemia – condition in which severe vomiting, diarrhea
your body is lacking phosphorus; causes
a muscle weakness, seizures, heart
failure, advanced condition: comas
Sodium (Na) Smoked, cured, salted, Hyponatremia – abnormally low level of
Hypernatremia – salt
canned meat; apples, sodium in blood; can cause lethargy, poisoning: nausea,
avocado… confusion and fatigue weakness, loss of appetite,
kidney damage
Chlorine (Cl) Table salt, sea salt, Hypochloremia – low level of chlorine in (inhaled or in contact with
tomatoes, celery, algae… body skin) Burning pain, redness,
blisters on the skin
Potassium (K) Bananas, avocado, spinach, Hypokalemia – low level of potassium Tiredness or weakness,
oranges… nausea, chest pain,
palpitations
Iron (Fe) Beets, red meat, beans… Anemia – condition in which body lack Diarrhea, abdominal pain,
healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen dehydration etc.
to tissues
Copper (Cu) Liver, sunflower seeds, Anemia; pancytopenia – low number of Liver failure, diarrhea,
oysters, dark chocolate… red and white blood cells and platelets abdominal pain etc.
Ataxia – problems with co-ordination,
balance, speech
Cobalt (Co) Cabbage, lettuce, oats, eggs, Anemia Nausea, vomiting, (in
fish, meat… contact with skin) – rashes
and irritation
Fluorine (F) Grapes, seafood, tea and Dental caries – breakdown of teeth due Respiratory arrest, cardiac
coffee… to acids, depression, vomiting,
Osteoporosis – bone resorption diarrhea, salivation
Iodine (I) Eggs, milk, edible seaweed, Thyroid enlargement – thyroid hormone Abdominal pain, coughing,
cheese… can’t be made by thyroid delirium, fever, loss of
appetite
Manganese (Mn) Brown rice, spinach, Dermatitis, memory problems and Manganism - neurological
pineapple, whole wheat schizophrenia disorder causing tremors,
bread… difficulty walking, facial
muscle spasm
Calcium (Ca) Yoghurt, tofu, oranges, Osteoporosis, hypocalcemia Increased blood pH,
broccoli… nausea, vomiting, irregular
heartbeat
Zinc (Zn) Oysters, cashews, pumpkin Acrodermatitis enteropathica – Nausea, stomach pain, flu-
seeds, chickpea… deficiency of the zinc carrier protein like symptoms
resulting lower zinc absorbtion
Sources:
https://www.healthline.com
https://healthdirect.gov.au
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482260/
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/supplement/chromium
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu
https://mayoclinic.org
https://healthcare.utah.edu
https://medanta.org
https://webmd.com
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu
https://www.thyroid.org
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_deficiency