Minerals For Your Memory

Nutrient minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc, are essential for proper mental function, affecting everything from blood sugar balancing, which supplies the brain with energy, to neurotransmitter formation to overall health.

Scientists are also finding that exposure to mineral toxins can have a powerful impact on learning and memory in humans. Toxic elements such lead and cadmium are often found in our food, air, and water. Once they accumulate inside the body, they can affect our ability to think and concentrate.

Many toxic minerals, especially mercury and lead, are known to damage mental performance. Indeed, even trace amounts of methylmercury in the hair of expectant mothers can adversely affect mental performance of her children as they age. Scientists are discovering that the amount of toxins necessary to produce this effect on the mind is far less than previously believed.

Aluminum has been shown to specifically damage learning, memory and cognitive ability. Experts have suggested that it may play a contributory role in the development of dementia and alchoholic amnesia.

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