Mineral Dysregulation

Mineral dysregulation
interferes with biochemistry pathways
and cellular energy production
resulting in many symptoms including fatigue.

This page will address a vital subject that is not taught in medical schools although there is plenty of information about it in the real medical research.  The problem is that many medical students and most doctors are too busy or too ingrained in the status quo to seek out this information that contradicts their medical training and main stream medicine.  Also, main stream media and the government not only keep this information from the public, but they tell us lies instead.  I know.  Bold statements, right?

What is this intensely important subject?  Mineral dysregulation. 

In summary, almost everyone has insufficient magnesium and bioavailable copper (copper which has been activated by retinol from animal products to create ceruloplasmin) in their bodies as a whole, but too much iron and calcium in their bodies as a whole.  I know again.  This statement sounds heretical.  But let me explain more.

This matter is a life and death situation.  Seriously.  No exaggeration.  Mineral dysregulation contributes to oxidation, inflammation, aging and diseases. 

To understand more, we need to learn about biochemistry pathways and cellular energy production.  Do not worry. We will keep it super simple.

Our bodies run on biochemical pathways where one chemical is converted into another chemical in the presence of enzymes.  These enzymes usually require minerals as co-factors to activate the enzyme to function in the pathway.  If minerals are not present, then the reaction does not proceed, and symptoms and then disease eventually develop.

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Also, our body needs energy to function.  Most energy, called ATP (adenosine triphosphate), is created in the mitochondria within our cells.  This process requires magnesium and bioavailable copper.  If these minerals are not present, sufficient energy is not created resulting in cellular and then  dysfunction of all bodily systems.

In addition, put simply, bioavailable copper is required to regulate iron, and magnesium is required to regulate calcium.  Think of this regulation as a complex web of biochemical pathways.  We are not talking about mineral levels as much as we are concerned about proper regulation of these pathways.

Furthermore, our bodies are designed to hold onto iron tightly which becomes a problem when we eat so much iron-fortified (actually iron shavings) everything and we take supplements with iron.  Excess iron is stored in our tissues where it rusts (oxidation) and causes inflammation that impairs every cell in our bodies leading to many - if not most or even all - diseases and that contributes to aging (and all of the diseases associated with aging). Iron is a BIG deal.

When we have too much calcium in our bodies, it is stored as osteoarthritis or bone spurs or as stones (such as kidney, gallbladder), or in our tissues (such as arteries leading to blockages or brain as calcifications). Keep in mind that calcium can only be used to create bone in the presence of a variety of minerals including magnesium and others.

We cannot routinely biopsy our brain, heart, liver, etc, but we can test the blood.  However, blood work does not tell us what is going on in our tissues and organs.  Blood work only tells us what is going on in the blood (which is why it is called blood work). The presence of high, just right, or low levels of key labs in the blood when compared to optimal values (not the huge range of "normal" from a sick population) indicate the presence of mineral dysregulation in the body as discerned from medical research. 

Without this proper interpretation of blood work, a person could be told that they are lack iron in the blood (anemia) which may be true, but they are not told that they actually have too much iron in their body as a whole.  Adding more iron with foods fortified with iron or with supplements make the situation significantly worse because that extra iron is also stored in the tissues and organs contributing to oxidation, inflammation, aging and disease.  Thus, we need to understand the difference between blood levels and mineral dysregulation.

But what causes the planetary deficiency of magnesium and bioavailable copper?  Several factors are involved particularly modern agriculture and stress.

Modern agriculture is not conducive to health. Soil organisms are responsible for adding these minerals to the plant, but modern agricultural methods kill off these soil organisms instead.  Also, their methods do not add these minerals back into the soil through such management techniques as crop rotation and cover crops.  Thus, the plants - that we eat or that the animals that we eat - do not contain adequate minerals for health. 

Stress depletes magnesium and bioavailable copper from our bodies.  Life is incredibly stressful these days, and the stress seems to be getting worse with time.  Stress management is a vital component of health care.

Thus, we can no longer rely on diet alone for sufficient magnesium and bioavailable copper.  Supplementation is required.

However, we can obtain all of the iron and calcium that we need from diet alone.  Most folks should definitely not be supplementing these minerals which will cause even worse accumulation.

Again, this information presented above is in the medical research, but it does not get to doctors or the general population.  Instead, we are (wrongly) told by mainstream media and mainstream medicine to consume more iron and calcium and that copper is dangerous and magnesium is generally ignore.

I have just touched on the basics of mineral dysregulation.  In reality, this subject is much more complex. In fact, I could write a book on this subject!  But I do not have to because it has already been written.

Check out the book called Cure Your Fatigue by Morley Robbins.  Or you can use the search bar to find his easy-to-read articles at his website on various subjects such as iron, calcium, magnesium, bioavailable copper, anemia, vitamin D, cholesterol, and more. 

Thus, lack of minerals in general and magnesium and bioavailable copper specifically as well as an overabundance of iron and calcium along with mineral dysregulation are the deep root causes of fatigue and disease and poor health.  Other factors such as infection and toxins and nutrition, etc are shallow roots which must also be addressed on the journey to better health.

Keep in mind that your health is your responsibility.
And it is your duty to research and to decide for yourself
who and what you believe
and what and when you will do something about it.
Dr. Bazylewicz will help you if you want to proceed along this path to regulate your minerals and to improve your health.

Let food

be thy medicine, 

and medicine 

be thy food.  

~Hippocrates

DANDELION

Your word

is a lamp

to my feet

and a light

to my path.

~Psalm 119:105

ECHINACEA

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for both mind and body

is not to mourn for the past,

worry about the future,

or anticipate troubles,

but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

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