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Minerals
Magnesium
Benefits
Prevents high blood pressure, osteoporosis, clogged arteries, diabetes, stroke
Sources
Foods that are high in fiber are generally also high in magnesium
Fruits
Banana
Cheese
Nuts, legumes, seeds
Fish
“Hard” water
Magnesium is also used for treating attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Lyme disease, fibromyalgia, cystic fibrosis, alcoholism, mania, recovery after surgery, leg cramps at night and during pregnancy, depression, diabetes, kidney stones, migraine headaches, a long-term pain condition called complex regional pain syndrome, weak bones (osteoporosis), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), altitude sickness, urinary incontinence, a condition that causes burning pain and redness called erythromelalgia, a disorder that causes a strong urge to move ones legs (restless legs syndrome; RLS), asthma, hayfever, multiple sclerosis, and for preventing hearing loss and cancer.
1)
Meat has very little
Calcium
Benefits
Bones, teeth, heart, nerves, blood clotting.
Binds to oxalates, which reduces kidney stones.
Helps with PMS, pregnancy
2)
High sodium causes higher urination, which flushes out calcium, leading to higher risk of kidney stones. With higher sodium intake calcium intake should be increased as well for balance. 3)
Calcium-rich foods
Mercury
Selenium
Magnesium
Bad stuff
Oxalates
Oxalates are a natural substance in many foods. They bind to calcium during digestion in the stomach and intestines and leave the body in stool. Oxalate that is not bound to calcium travels as a waste product from the blood to the kidneys where it leaves the body in the urine. There are many different types of kidney stones, but 8 out of 10 stones are calcium oxalate stones 5)
Kidney stone avoidance
Foods with oxalates
Nuts, especially almonds
Beets
Rhubarb
Spinach
Miso Soup
Potatoes with skin
Cocoa Powder
Okra
Bran and Wheat cereals
Buckwheat
Sweet potatoes
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Foods
Cheese
What’s more, aged, hard cheeses are naturally low in lactose, making them easier to digest for people with lactose intolerance.
Dairy may have additional health benefits.
A recent study suggests it may lower the risk of heart disease (8Trusted Source).
Another study found that eating cheese daily was linked to a lower risk of metabolic syndrome, which raises your risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes (9Trusted Source). https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-calcium-rich-foods#section2