Essential minerals and trace elements, with the same four-part treatment as the vitamins.
File photo: bananas and apples. Photo: Hans Braxmeier, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0. In the news · July 2026 University of Vermont researchers, writing in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, argue that blood pressure guidance focuses too much on cutting sodium. They say raising potassium from fruit, vegetables, legumes and dairy should be paired with…
File photo: pumpkin seeds. Photo: Daniel Schwen, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0. In the news · September 2026 A 12-month double-blind placebo-controlled trial enrolled 105 zinc-deficient nursing home residents aged 65 or older (84 finished). By month 8, everyone taking 60 mg/day elemental zinc reached adequate blood levels, versus 46.4% on 30 mg/day and…
File photo: spices, seeds and nuts at a market in Darjeeling, India. Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. In the news · July 2026 A meta-analysis pooled 78 randomized trials with 5,226 participants. Magnesium supplements produced small changes, such as systolic blood pressure down 2.5 mmHg and fasting glucose down 3.6 mg/dL,…
File photo: crystals of iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, a compound used in iron supplements. Photo: Benjah-bmm27, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain. In the news · July 2026 A prospective, non-randomised study at a Mexican hospital followed 171 women with iron deficiency anaemia taking iron daily or every other day. Both schedules improved haemoglobin over three months,…
Calcium per measured tablespoon, why absorption falls as the dose rises, and why 59 trials found a one per cent bone density gain that appears in year one and then stops.
