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How Common Mineral Deficiencies Impact Our Health | This episode is brought to you by Joovv, BiOptimzers, and TrueDark\nEvery second, there are 37 billion billion reactions (you read that right) happening inside our bodies. Each one needs enzymes to occur, and enzymes need nutrients like minerals to do their part of the job. Big picture, that means minerals have an enormous impact on our health. But we\u2019re seeing an epidemic of mineral deficiencies, in an age of overnutrition with starch and sugar and undernutrition of essential nutrients. Even small amounts of insufficiency can lead to big problems. Today on The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, I\u2019m excited to connect with Dr. James DiNicolantonio to look at the increasing issue of mineral deficiencies, how we got here, and what we can do to consciously consume more minerals.\xa0\nDr. DiNicolantonio is a Doctor of Pharmacy and a cardiovascular research scientist. A well-respected and internationally known scientist and an expert on health and nutrition, he\nhas contributed extensively to health policy and has testified in front of the Canadian Senate\nregarding the harms of added sugars. He serves as the associate editor of the British Medical Journal\u2019s Open Heart, a journal published in partnership with the British Cardiovascular Society, and is on the editorial advisory boards of several other medical journals. Dr. DiNicolantonio is the author or coauthor of over 250 publications in the medical literature. He also is the author of five bestselling health books, The Salt Fix, Superfuel, The Longevity Solution, The Immunity Fix and The Mineral Fix.\nThis episode is brought to you by Joovv, BiOptimzers, and TrueDark\nJoovv is offering Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners an exclusive discount on Joovv\u2019s Generation 3.0 devices. Just go to Joovv.com/farmacy and use the code FARMACY. Some exclusions do apply.\xa0\nRight now, BiOptimizers is offering Doctor\u2019s Farmacy listeners 10% off your Magnesium Breakthrough order. Just go to magbreakthrough.com/hyman and use code HYMAN10 to receive this amazing offer.\n\xa0\nTrueDark Daylights help prevent eye strain and headaches from overexposure to junk light and TrueDark Twilights collection for nighttime helps you get deeper sleep. TrueDark is offering podcast listeners 15% with code DRHYMAN15. Just go to truedark.com/hyman.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nThree main reasons why most of us are deficient in many minerals (6:12)\n\nThe four main minerals that are depleted in animal and plant foods (11:02)\n\nHow chronic disease and medications such as diuretics and acid blockers cause mineral depletion (12:08)\n\nTesting for and diagnosing nutritional and mineral deficiencies (24:30)\n\nMineral deficiency and premature aging (32:59)\n\n\nOur misguided thinking about salt (35:19)\n\n\n\nNutrient deficiencies and their correlation to poor outcomes from Covid-19 (41:50\n\n\nHow should we be thinking about iodine? (47:16)\n\nHow Dr. DiNicolantonio builds his diet (50:26)\n\nDo you need to take supplements? (54:50)\n\nGet Dr. DiNicolantonio\u2019s book, The Mineral Fix: How to Optimize Your Mineral Intake for Energy, Longevity, Immunity, Sleep and More at https://www.amazon.com/Mineral-Fix-Optimize-Longevity-Immunity/dp/B08XXZX695\nLearn more about Dr. DiNicolantonio at http://drjamesdinic.com/ and follow him on Facebook @drjamesdinic, Instagram @drjamesdinic, Twitter @drjamesdinic.\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices