Conventional wisdom says: A wide variety of vitamin supplements are commercially available, and most of them offer our bodies the vitamins and minerals we need for proper nutrition.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Most so-called "vitamins" that are commercially available are synthetically produced drugs, and virtually none of them offer the important "synergistic" benefits to be found in true vitamins that come from whole foods. Some commercially sold vitamin supplements actually strip the body of needed vitamins, such as Vitamin C, that we obtain from natural sources.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about vitamins by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Without minerals, our body cannot obtain any benefit from vitamins. In 1936, Dr. Charles Northern, an expert on mineral depletion from soil, warned "It is not commonly realized...that vitamins control the body's appropriation of minerals, and in the absence of minerals they have no function to perform. Lacking vitamins, the system can make some use of minerals, but lacking minerals, vitamins are useless."

- Minerals are part of the transport system that brings the vitamins into the cells where they are needed. Minerals are also needed to donate the electrons for all biochemical reactions that vitamins help to take place. Further, vitamins cannot be formed without minerals and trace minerals.

- Just like minerals, the body needs a proper balance of vitamins, and if there is an imbalance, the result can be disease. Getting too much of a single vitamin or mineral can be just as dangerous as getting too little.

- The proper balance of essential minerals is necessary for the proper absorption of vitamins, amino acids and other nutrients.

- Most "vitamins" that are commercial available are not true vitamins at all, but synthetically produced drugs lacking many of the complex and essential components needed by our bodies. These synthetically produced "vitamins" are chemical compounds that do not normally occur in the human body.

- More accurately, a vitamin is a naturally occurring essential nutrient that either the body manufactures or the body derives from food or other sources (such as sunlight in the case of Vitamin D). Vitamins are complex molecules, combinations of enzymes, amino acids and various trace minerals.

- The only vitamins that offer benefits are whole food natural sources of these vitamins, not chemically or even "naturally" derived versions that only contain a part of the complex structure of the whole food nutrients.

- The nutrient components of natural, whole food vitamins work synergistically, so that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. Each little component of a vitamin molecule enhances the function of the others.

- Any vitamin you take should be carefully collected from whole foods that have been vine ripened in minerally balanced soil and picked at their nutritional peak. In addition, they should be alcohol extracted and processed without heat, which is a notorious destroyer of these delicate life-sustaining nutrients.

- Many people erroneously believe that their "vitamins" have minerals. Unfortunately, very few "vitamin" supplements have the right minerals or the right kind. They may even have the wrong minerals.

- "Vitamin" C is only one of the multitudes of so-called "vitamins" and their derivatives and combination formulas on the market today that qualify as drugs. They are not natural, no matter what the label says. These are only tiny pieces of the whole food that is the source of vitamins you need, and there is no evidence that pieces of this vitamin C molecule has any of the same effects as whole C molecules

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Conventional wisdom says: One of the most effective ways for expecting mothers to prevent birth defects is to take prescription vitamin supplements, especially calcium for the baby's bone density.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Expectant mothers can prevent birth defects most effectively by making certain they have sufficient levels of all essential minerals in their bodies, in the right balance, and by taking only vitamins that come from whole foods.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about birth defects by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- The March of Dimes estimates that 120,000 babies are born with major birth defects in the U.S. each year. According to Dr. Robert Thompson, based on his work with thousands of patients in his obstetrics and gynecology practice, 98% of these birth defects could be eliminated with a simple trace mineral supplementation program for every woman. To be most effective, that program should begin even before the woman becomes pregnant, as most birth defects occur in the first months of pregnancy, often even before a woman is even aware she is pregnant.

- An aggressive approach of mineral supplementation and balancing offers the key to dramatically reducing, and possibly even eliminating, the tremendous human suffering associated with birth defects in the U.S. No intervention in health care history could have a great impact on life and death, eliminating pain and suffering that lasts a lifetime - as well as drastically reducing our nation's healthcare expenditures.

- Many major birth defects are associated with genetic traits and others are caused by spontaneous chromosome abnormalities. Both of these causes can be addressed effectively by nutritional changes that emphasize a proper balance of essential minerals.

- There has been great success in reducing birth defects in farm animals though proper mineral balance, and the same opportunity exists to reduce birth defects in humans. By ensuring that farm animals have access to an appropriate amount of natural sea salt, a 98% reduction in birth defects has been achieved, and the potential exists for eliminating 70% of human birth defects by similar attention to mineral balance.

- In recent years, great attention has been focused on folic acid as a key to reducing neural tube defects in infants. Research found that a deficiency of folic acid often inhibits the proper development of the central nervous system in human embryos. An immediate public cry went out, stressing how important it is for women of childbearing age to have an adequate supply of folic acid, through prenatal vitamins and a variety of foods. As a result, in just over ten years, the number of infants born with this birth defect dropped by 25%. Similar attention to the importance of having a proper supply and balance of minerals offers an even greater opportunity to reduce other birth defects that are even more common.

- The importance of an adequate supply of minerals in the proper balance as a key to preventing birth defects is underscored by the fact that the likelihood of birth defects increases when a woman has had multiple pregnancies, and her body's supply of essential minerals is depleted.

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Conventional wisdom says: A blood glucose reading is sufficient to determine whether a pregnant woman has gestational diabetes, and the only other test she may need is a glucose tolerance test.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
A glucose resistance test is crucial in detecting gestational diabetes, and adding essential minerals and 100% whole food vitamins and supplements to the patient's diet when gestational diabetes is detected can quickly bring blood sugar levels back to normal during the course of the pregnancy.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about gestational diabetes by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Doctors fail to diagnose at least 20% of today's cases of gestational diabetes because they have failed to consider the significance of the insulin resistance measurement in accurately diagnosing the problem. Unfortunately, when they do make the diagnosis correctly in the other 80%, they treat gestational diabetes with caloric restriction, insulin and sometimes drugs. A glucose/insulin (G/I) ratio is needed to provide a definitive diagnosis of gestational diabetes.

- Problems associated with gestational diabetes often continue even after pregnancy. Although gestational diabetes does go into remission after the baby is born, the risk of its return in later years is over 70% if the underlying problem has not been treated. This underlying problem., insulin resistance, contributes to difficulty with weight loss and often continued weight gain after pregnancy.

- A patient with a low glucose/insulin result, indicating developing gestational diabetes, can often benefit from adding a chromium supplement such as ChromeMate to their nutritional diet. Women with signs of developing gestational diabetes can also benefit from 100% whole food vitamins and large amounts of trace minerals. Often, these patients get their blood sugar levels back into the normal range within just a few weeks, and go on to maintain those normal levels at the time of delivery.

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Conventional wisdom says: When it comes to minerals, all an expectant mother needs to be concerned about during pregnancy is to take plenty of calcium (through calcium supplements and foods to which calcium has been added) and iron. Then both she and her baby will have all the important minerals they need for a healthy delivery.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
An expectant mother needs to be certain to get an adequate supply of all essential minerals, not just calcium and iron, and in the proper balance, because her baby naturally takes 10% of her body's mineral supply. An oversupply of calcium, however, can have dangerous consequences.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about pregnancy by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- The human body is approximately 72% water and 28% minerals. As a mother's baby grows, he or she draws minerals from the mother's body. Over the course of a 265-day pregnancy, the baby takes about four pounds of minerals from the mother or about 10% of her total mineral supply. It doesn't matter if the baby needs a mineral that is in short supply in the mother's body, the baby will take it anyway, leaving the mother even shorter on some essential mineral than before. On the other hand, if the baby's mother has an excess of a mineral (like calcium) that excess will be passed on to the baby as an exact mineral fingerprint of the mother.

- Mothers who have given birth to several children have an even greater need for adequate minerals. A mother of five children would potentially have had her mineral storehouse depleted by 50 percent. Handling the demands of motherhood would be extremely challenging at that level of mineral depletion.

- Conventional medicine seems to agree that pregnant women need supplements, so a prescription "vitamin" supplement is provided that is little more than calcium, iron and folic acid, a B vitamin (folate) known to help prevent one type of birth defects. Pregnant women are also told that they need calcium to keep their bone density during pregnancy when the baby is drawing on the mother's mineral supply. In fact, it's the mineral supply, not the calcium supply that moms need.

- An expectant mother needs a complete mineral supplement that they can absorb and use, not just calcium. The best way to determine exactly which minerals are needed, in what amounts, is through a reliable hair tissue mineral analysis. The minerals in her commercially sold (synthetically produced) "vitamin" may be the wrong ones for her and her baby and they could actually even increase the mineral imbalances and deficiencies.

- Mineral supplementation with ionic sea-salt-derived minerals may, in fact, be the most important nutritional choice we can make during pregnancy.

- One indication of just how essential a proper and balanced supply is to women during pregnancy is the prevalence of an eating disorder known as "pica." As many as 68% of all pregnant women develop this eating disorder, in which they develop non-food items, most commonly dirt, clay, cornstarch, laundry starch, and baking soda. Pica is the body's desperate attempt to replace essential and missing minerals. Many doctors diagnose this eating disorder as a need for iron, but iron is just one of many essential minerals the body needs, and all of these minerals must be in proper balance. Even further mineral imbalance results when pregnant women listen to conventional wisdom urging them to take more calcium.

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Conventional wisdom says: Heartburn is a minor problem caused by excess acid production in a person's stomach, and is easily dealt with by digesting a Tums lozenge or a similar candy-like product. When problem becomes really painful, we "graduate" to proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec or Nexium to curtail excess acid production.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
In fact, heartburn is caused when we can't properly digest our food because of a lack of sufficient stomach acid, and most "anti-heartburn" medications actually worsen the problem by suppressing the production of needed stomach acid.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease) by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Although many people, including doctors, often dismiss heartburn as simply a minor nuisance, it is often the first sign of a major system failure that can lead to a baffling cascade of deadly health problems. Most doctors erroneously tell patients complaining of heartburn or "acid indigestion" that the condition is caused by excess acid production in the stomach. In fact, the reality is that we cannot properly digest our food because we do not have enough stomach acid, being released at the right time to do the job properly.

- Low acid production, causing 44 million Americans to complain of heartburn at least once a month, is very common. An adequate level of stomach acid is essential to digestion and to the absorption of many vital nutrients, including protein and minerals.

- Stomach acid production declines with age, which is why more than 50% of people over the age of 50 complain of heartburn.

- Seemingly unrelated diseases like hypertension, depression, anxiety, migraines and insomnia are related to the failure of stomach acid production.

- In order to produce stomach acid (hydrocholoric acid), the body needs sodium chloride, which is found in salt. Sodium chloride is the body's only source of chloride, the source of hydrochloric acid in the stomach's acid producing cells, called parietal cells. Remarkably, sea salt contains 85% sodium chloride and 15% other minerals , which is exactly what we need in order to produce adequate levels of stomach acid in exactly the right proportions. (The minerals we obtain through sea salt provide many other benefits too, of course.)

- Millions of people make a conscious effort to minimize or avoid salt in their diet, and this is a dangerous mistake. Due to insufficient salt consumption, we are losing our digestive abilities and losing the ability to produce stomach acid correctly, the ability to digest protein, the ability to get amino acids into our cells and the ability to produce protein molecules, neurotransmitters and nitric oxide, leading to a whole host of nutritional related diseases.

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Conventional wisdom says: Hypothyroidism is not a widespread problem, according to blood tests - the only reliable way to measure hypothyroidism.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
An overwhelming majority of people (especially women) exhibit signs of a new kind of hypothyroidism called Type 2 hypothyroidism (resistance to the body's naturally produced thyroid hormone), which can be diagnosed by measuring basal body temperature and having a hair tissue mineral analysis performed. These are much more accurate indicators than blood tests, which have been skewed to under report the prevalence of this condition.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about Type 2 hypothyroidism by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- There are two types of hypothyroidism. Type 1 is the failure of the thyroid gland (the gland that governs every cellular function in the human body, sending signals to the body's cells billions of times daily) to produce sufficient quantities of thyroid hormones to keep our body running properly. Type 2hypothyroidism is "thyroid hormone resistance," or the failure of your body to respond properly to the thyroid hormones it has.

- Type 2 hypothyroidism or thyroid hormone resistance is caused by an intracellular calcium/potassium imbalance in all the cells of the body, caused by far too much calcium and far too little potassium inside these cells, neutralizing the effects of the thyroid hormones that are produced and making them ineffective in governing our bodies' metabolic functions.

- Common symptoms of both types of hypothyroidism include inappropriate weight, gain, difficulty losing weight, fatigue and lethargy, and depression. If you experience more than two of these symptoms, you should be tested for low thyroid hormone function.

- Medical experts consider thyroid disease to be the most under-diagnosed illness in America. Dr. Thompson says that hypothyroidism has reached epidemic levels in this country, affecting 90 percent of the U.S. population. Many doctors fail to diagnose hypothyroidism in their patients because they rely on standard blood tests that have a falsely expanded "normal" range, and don't accurately reflect this condition. A far more accurate diagnosis can be reached through a hair tissue mineral analysis and by monitoring the patient's basal body temperature.

- Basal body temperature is best measured before you get out of bed in the morning, if your basal body temperature is 97.8 degrees Fahrenheit or less for three consecutive days, it is almost certain that your thyroid function is low and your metabolism is slowed. The next step is to have a hair tissue mineral analysis conducted, to check your body's reliable calcium/potassium ratio.

- This condition can be effectively treated with thyroid hormones. Then, through proper nutrition and restoring a proper mineral balance in the body, the need for this thyroid medication can be eliminated. Even though this condition is so widespread, Dr. Thompson has seen every patient reverse his or her hypothyroidism through this treatment approach. Individuals with hypothyroidism also benefit eliminating dairy products, high-calcium cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower from their diet and by increasing their consumption of potassium-rich foods like asparagus, peas, beans, beets, celery, oranges, dates, plums, raisins, cantaloupe and, in some cases, bananas.

- Treating hypothyroidism is a profitable business indeed. One drug manufacturer reports that more than six million people around the world use its thyroid hormones and another manufacturer reported sales of $500 million per year for its medication.

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Conventional wisdom says: Our bones are made of calcium, and adding calcium to our diet through supplements, plenty of milk, and foods to which calcium has been added is the best way to prevent osteoporosis.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Bones are made of at least 12 different minerals, not just calcium - and excess calcium and a lack of other essential minerals can actually lead to an increased risk of fractures. Calcium hardens concrete, not bones. Excess calcium in our bodies has huge metabolic effects leading to a whole host of medical problems.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about Osteoporosis by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Although our grocery store shelves are packed with a seemingly endless variety of items (from orange juice to breakfast cereal) to which calcium has been added, and we've been told that consuming additional calcium will help us prevent osteoporosis, consuming these foods and taking calcium supplements won't help. Instead, all this excess calcium puts us at greater risk of fracturing our bones. This is because our bones are made of at least 12 minerals - not just calcium - and we need these minerals in proper balance.

- By encouraging our children to drink lots of calcium-rich milk, we are actually putting them on a path leading to hardening of their arteries later in life, increased risk of heart disease, hypothyroidism, and obesity.

- In January 2008, the Reuters news service reported on a study published in the British Medical Journal which found that calcium supplements may boost the risk of heart attacks in older women.

- In a study of 122,000 women called The Nurses' Health Study, which analyzed the risk factors for major chronic diseases, one of the most surprising conclusions related to osteoporosis. The study found that women with the highest calcium consumption from dairy products actually had substantially more fractures than women who drank less milk.

- Our bones are the storehouses of minerals for our bodies, so when any of our trillions of bodily processes is in need of a particular mineral, it goes to the bones for what it needs. You can also think of our bones as our "savings account" for minerals. The earlier you make deposits (ideally between puberty and age 30), the stronger your bones will be throughout your life. If the needed mineral isn't there, your body may substitute a similar one, but not without consequences.

- Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) is the most effective way to determine mineral imbalances and calcium excess in the body. In treating 1,000 patients in his private practice Dr. Robert Thompson, co-author of The Calcium Lie, has seen evidence that 95% of us are mineral-deficient and more than 90% of us have too much calcium in our bodies. These alarming figures are supported by the HTMA reports prepared by Dr. David Watts over the past 20 years.

- Without enough minerals in the right proportions, your body can't make enough of the hydroxyapatite crystals that make up bone matrix and build bone strength. Without adequate minerals, bones are weakened, more prone to injury, and unable to supply our body with minerals needed for other functions.

- The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommends that women have a bone density test once they reach the age of 65, unless specific risk factors are identified, but this is too late.

- Commonly accepted bone density tests don't provide an accurate reading of depleted mineral levels, as these tests are standardized to compare each patient to others the same age. This isn't helpful when 90 to 95 of us are significantly lacking in many essential minerals.

- In 2002, The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) reported that 44 million Americans had compromised bone density (either osteoporosis or osteopenia, low bone density that often leads to fractures). The organization projected that these figures will skyrocket within the next few years - increasing to 52 million Americans by the year 2010, and to 61 million Americans by the year 2020.

- Excess calcium actually makes bones weaker because it exaggerates our mineral imbalances and deficiencies. Calcium excess causes other minerals to be lost or excreted in the urine.

- Osteoporosis should be a concern not just of women, but men as well. Also, this concern should not be limited only to older individuals. It is estimated that 55% of all people over the age of 50 have some form of bone deterioration, and 20% of those sufferers are men. Today, 2 million men have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and 12 million are at risk.

- Instead of consuming "calcium-enhanced" foods, the most effective approach to reducing the risk of osteoporosis and increasing bone strength is to add sea salt to your diet. Taking five or six tablets of sea-salt-derived minerals on a daily basis, or two teaspoons of liquid ionic sea-salt-derived trace minerals, will replace the minerals you lose every day. (Pregnant women need even greater amounts of these minerals.) Within several months, and sometimes several years, it is possible to correct mineral levels that have become unbalanced.

- The bone density of some individuals has become so weak that medicines called biophosphonates provide the only option for strengthening the bones and preventing fractures, but this approach can actually deplete minerals from the bones even further, and there could be additional long term consequences.

- Prevention of osteoporosis is the best course of action. The more physically active you are early in life (in early teens and even before), the lower your risk of osteoporosis. The more weight bearing exercise you do, at any stage in life, the lower your risk. This means walking, running, cross country skiing, tennis, soccer and any of a wide number of activities that keep you on your feet. Recent research shows that it is never too late to start.

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Conventional wisdom says: Following popular nutritional advice - including making certain that your diet is low in saturated fats and cholesterol, and rich in calcium - is the best way to prevent heart disease.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Excess calcium in the body and an imbalance of other essential minerals leads to calcification and a hardening of the arteries (calcific plaque), increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. This condition often leads doctors to prescribe statins and other drugs which very often have dangerous side effects.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about heart disease by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Calcium excess causes the presence of calcification, concretions, or gravel-like calcium deposits in arteries (calcific plaque) often leading to heart attacks and other dangerous consequences.

- Excess calcium in the body leads to mineral deficiency, which in turn leads to the need to take more medications (including statins like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor) to control heart disease, and many of these medications have very dangerous side effects. Many doctors prescribe these drugs in the belief that cholesterol is the problem.

- More than 25 million prescriptions have been written for statin drugs, prescribed by doctors in the erroneous belief that these medications will prevent another heart attack. In fact, despite the massive quantity of these expensive prescription drugs dispensed around the world, the rate of heart attacks has remained unchanged over the last 20 years while the companies manufacturing these drugs bring in $20 billion a year selling these medications.

- Accepting the conventional wisdom that our bodies need more calcium can have dangerous consequences with respect to heart disease. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal found that calcium supplements may boost the risk of heart attacks in older women.

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Conventional wisdom says: Insulin resistance is a hereditary disease that is incurable.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Type 2 diabetes is reversible if the body's balance of essential minerals is restored, and if the disease is caught early enough. It is caused by nutritional mineral deficiencies and imbalances, poor protein digestion, as well as improper eating habits, and nutritionally deficient foods, and is not a hereditary disease.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about Type 2 diabetes by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Type 2 diabetes is reversible, if managed through an appropriate nutritional approach within the first two years. Dr. Robert Thompson, co-author of The Calcium Lie, has personally treated more than 80 patients with clinically diagnosed Type 2 diabetes of less than two years duration. In every case, by obtaining the proper level of essential minerals each patient was lacking, their diabetes was reversed. (If the diagnosis is five years old or less, the diabetes is still sometimes reversible.)

- A hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) is an essential tool in determining the precise state of an individual's mineral deficiencies and imbalances, so that an effective treatment for managing and even reversing Type 2 diabetes can be achieved.

- Chromium (in the correct form) is one of the essential minerals needed by the body in order to process sugars and use insulin.

- Hypoglycemia is a form of insulin resistance in which your brain is "starving" for glucose, a condition which becomes Type 2 diabetes if left untreated.

- Contrary to conventional wisdom (including that within the medical community) insulin resistance is not a hereditary illness, but a nutritional disease, a result of eating habits and nutritionally deficient food which fail to provide our bodies with the proper levels of essential minerals and nutrients needed for full health.

- Excess calcium and mineral deficiencies in the body result in an inability of cells to get the essential amino acids and glucose needed for full health. (Fat cells are the exception, as they are still able to obtain glucose.) The result is an escalating craving for sugary foods and further resistance to the insulin needed for proper functioning of the cells.

- The body's insulin receptors can be regenerated through proper nutrition, taking the right supplements correctly, and by increasing your intake of sodium and other needed minerals through natural sea salt, rock salt, and ionic mineral supplements.

- New: Type 2 diabetes was once called "Adult Onset Diabetes," but we are seeing more and more cases of metabolic failure in young children and teenagers. Obesity is the common factor among almost every single child with Type 2 diabetes and, even before they become obese, almost all of these children have Type 2 hypothyroidism.

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Conventional wisdom says: Limiting caloric intake and getting frequent exercise is all that is required for effective weight loss.

Now The Calcium Lie reveals:
Excess calcium in the body is an important contributing factor which leads to obesity. In fact, obese individuals are "starving" for other essential minerals and nutrients. Even exercising frequently and eating less will not keep weight off permanently. It always comes back unless you change the underlying metabolism.

Here's some additional information you'll learn about obesity by reading The Calcium Lie by Dr. Robert Thompson and Kathleen Barnes.

- Adding sea salt or rock salt to our diet provides all of the essential minerals we need, in the exact proportion our bodies require except sodium and potassium.

- Excess calcium and mineral-deficiency in our bodies not only leads to obesity but also to diseases and conditions including Type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, Type 2 hypothyroidism, depression, anxiety, insomnia, migraines, circulatory diseases, hypertension, immune compromise and more.

- Food cravings are signals sent by our bodies indicating mineral deficiency, which then stimulate us to unhealthy eating.

- All cells in our bodies (except for fat cells) become starved for glucose and amino acids as a result of excess calcium, and this leads to increased cravings for glucose and for minerals, and to deficiencies of sodium, potassium, and essential amino acids.

- Until we address the excess calcium and mineral deficiencies in our bodies, any weight loss is almost always temporary.

- Meaningful weight loss is always accompanied by metabolic changes.

- The foods that most people eat are frequently low in minerals because most fruits and vegetables today are grown in mineral-poor soil and few foods are vine-ripened. As a result, our metabolisms are slowed, and our cells can't obtain the essential amino acids needed for full health.

- If you experience cravings for sugary foods, this could be an indication that you are becoming insulin resistant and entering a state called metabolic syndrome which results in elevated insulin levels, high blood pressure, elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides, and obesity.

- Cravings for salty foods reflect mineral deficiencies in the body, including a lack of sodium.

- To lose weight and keep it off permanently, you must treat metabolic imbalances by correcting for any mineral deficiencies. Simply reducing caloric intake and getting frequent exercise won't achieve lasting weight loss.

- A slow metabolism, which leads to obesity, is a result of the body's failure to get the essential amino acids and glucose our cells require.

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