The depletion and non-replacement of essential nutrients like minerals can cause a whole host of problems ranging from osteoporosis to depression and even colon cancer.
Not getting enough minerals in the system is only part of the problem for some folks, for some it is taking enough, but not being able to get it all into the system. In some studies where subjects took as much as 4000 mg of calcium a day, their blood levels still only barely showed up with normal levels. Some of this can be contributed to genetics, but it has now been noted that there are external forces at work preventing the proper utilization of nutrient intake. The forces we are discussing here; are factors such as those found in the environmental and the use of prescribed medications e.g. tranquilizers and sedatives, just to name a couple. Tranquilizers are a group of drugs that is being utilized now more than any other drug class in the history of prescribed medication. However, drugs in general can be a double edged sword, they ‘may’ benefit you in one respect, but may cause secondary idiopathic pathological states that doctors find hard to diagnose and deal with.