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Zinc Deficiency

Oysters Have Mega Zinc!
Oysters Have Mega Zinc!

What Is Zinc?

[dropcap]Z[/dropcap]inc is an essential trace mineral that is involved in numerous aspects of cellular metabolism, being essential for activation of almost 200 enzymes that have vital roles in the body.

Q: What happens when enzymes do not get activated?

A: When enzymes do not get activated, they cannot perform their necessary functions which, in turn, damages health.

Zinc promotes healthy skin, hair, immunity, fertility, and growth.

A daily intake of zinc is required to maintain a steady state because the body has no specialized zinc storage system.1 Functions are more fully described below.

What Is Zinc Deficiency in Celiac Disease?

Sources:
  1. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/ [↩]

Glucose Deficiency

DSCN2943aWhat Is Glucose?

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]lucose is the most important simple sugar in human metabolism because it is the primary source of energy for most cells of the body and is particularly required by the brain.

Q: Where does glucose get energy?

A: The energy in glucose originally comes from the sun. Plants capture and bind the sun’s energy by means of photosynthesis. We eat the plants directly or indirectly by eating food from animals  that have eaten plants.

Energy from glucose is obtained in the body from its reaction with oxygen (oxidation) that occurs in power producing mitochondria within cells.1

Humans cannot live without an adequate supply of glucose to the body.

What Is Glucose Deficiency In Celiac Disease and/or Gluten Sensitivity?

Sources:
  1. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/organic/sugar.html accessed 11 14 12 [↩]

Vitamin K Deficiency

Kale For Vitamin K.
Kale For Vitamin K.

What Is Vitamin K?

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]itamin K is a family of fat-soluble vitamins, called K vitamers, that exists in three forms:

  • K1 is a natural form found in plants (phylloquinone);
  • K2, found in some animal foods, is synthesized in the intestine (menaquinone); and
  • K3, is a synthetic form that must be activated in the liver (menadione).

Vitamin K is essential for the formation of clotting factors in blood and bone proteins and serves as a cofactor in the production of  proteins that regulate blood clotting.

Q: What are the clotting factors that require vitamin K in the regulation of blood clotting?

A: The clotting factors that require vitamin K in the regulation of  blood clotting are factors II, VII, IX, and X.   Low coagulation factors on blood assay indicate an altered secondary coagulation disorder that is characterized by impaired clot formation.

Each coagulation factor must be present in sufficient quantity in order for normal clotting to occur.

What Is Vitamin K Deficiency In Celiac Disease and/or Gluten Sensitivity?