Anemia or low iron is common in menstruating women whereas iron overload is common in postmenopausal women. Please test before starting an iron supplement and retest again later.

Sources:

• Meat - beef, lamb
• Seafood - oysters, clams,...

Sources:

• Seaweed- kelp, nori, kombu, and wakame
• Seafood
• Eggs
• Salt - Iodised salt is not recommended. Natural salt contains 43 trace minerals and is a super food, iodised salt is highly-processed and has had 40 of the minerals removed imbalancing...

Sources:

• Shellfish like oysters
• Nuts such as cashews and almonds
• Dark green leafy greens
• Black pepper
• Cocoa
• Yeast
• Copper cooking equipment

Deficiency:

Toxicity is more common than deficiency. Rarely do my prescriptions include copper. I...

Sources:

• Brewer’s yeast
• Vegetables: Broccoli, green beans
• Herbs and spices: Garlic, Basil
• Beef and Poultry
• Fruit: apple, banana, grapes

Deficiency is very common.

Uses:

• Enhances the action of insulin, helps to regulate blood...

Sources:

• Vegetables: cabbage, kale, and broccoli
• Seeds: sesame, poppy, chia
• Nuts: almonds
• Sardines and salmon with bones
• Beans and lentils
• Dairy is not a good source, calcium from broccoli is about 100 times more absorbable than dairy and...

Sources

• Dark green leafy vegetables - spinach, broccoli, kale, lettuce
• Other vegetables - carrot, pumpkin
• Animal meat - poultry and swine
• Fermented foods - natto
• Nuts - pine nuts, cashews
• Egg

Deficiency:

Generally, only found in women...

Sources:

• Seeds: sunflower
• Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts,
• Green vegetables: spinach, broccoli
• Fruit: kiwi, mango, tomato,

Deficiency:

Found in women on low-fat diets or those with digestion issues.

Uses:

• Specific nutrient for hormonal...

Sources:

• Safe sunshine exposure. Note sunscreen blocks vitamin D absorption
• Fatty fish especially cod liver oil
• Egg yolk
• Mushrooms, especially those grown under ultraviolet light

Deficiency:

This is extremely common these days, people...

Food sources:

* Tropical fruit like guava, pawpaw, pineapple, kiwi

* Greens like spinach, Brussel sprouts, and broccoli

* Capsicum, tomato and avocado

* All berries but strawberries are the highest

* Citrus fruit including oranges, lemons,...

B vitamins play important roles within the body individually but also collectively. It's best to always start with the entire B family, called a B complex and then add individual B’s if required afterward. B vitamins are water-soluble which...