Sources:

• Seafood especially oysters
• Meat and poultry
• Nuts - cashews, almonds
• Legumes - chickpeas and kidney beans - although these contain phytates that may prevent zinc absorption

Deficiency:

Vegetarians are often deficient as the...

Sources

• Brown Rice
• Nuts: Pecans, Almonds
• Legumes: pinto, beans, navy beans, peanuts
• Fruit: Pineapples, grapes, berries, kiwi

Deficiency

• Iron and manganese fight for absorption. If you have high iron stores, you will probably have low...

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:

• 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:

• 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...

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,...

Food sources of Vitamin A:

Animal meat - liver, cod liver oil, egg

Dairy products - ghee, butter, cheese

Food sources of beta carotene:

Fruit - rockmelon, apricot, papaya, mango

Vegetables - sweet potato, carrot, broccoli, kale, dandelion,...