What is food mineral?

Minerals are inorganic elements that originate in the earth and cannot be made in the body. They play important roles in various bodily functions and are necessary to sustain life and maintain optimal health, and thus are essential nutrients.
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Sunday, January 3, 2016

Food sources of germanium

Germanium improves cellular oxygenation. This helps to fight pain, keep the immune system functioning properly and rid the body of toxins and poisons.

Germanium is found in all organic material, of both plant and animal origin. Tiny amounts of Germanium are found in many foods: broccoli, celery, garlic, shitake mushrooms, milk, chlorella, onions, pearl barley, rhubarb sauerkraut, tomato juice and the herbs aloe vera, comfrey, ginseng and suma.

Canned tuna may contain 3 ppm, and tomato juice and baked beans may contain 5 ppm.

Typically daily intake is 0.4 to 1.5 mg (5.5 to 20.7 μmol). In the United Kingdom daily intake is about 367 ug.

A Japanese scientist, Kazuhiko Asai, found that an intake of 100 to 300 milligrams of germanium per day improved much illness, including rheumatoid arthritis, food allergies, elevated cholesterol, candidiasis, chronic viral infections, cancer and AIDS.

Although it is rare, some individuals may develop kidney problems or have a toxic reaction to this mineral if they take it in excessive amounts.
Food sources of germanium

Monday, July 6, 2015

Functions of germanium in human body

Germanium was discovered by Clemens A. Winkler (1838-1902) at Freiberg, Germany in 1866, 15 years after its existence had been predicted by Mendeleyev who saw that there had to be an element below silicon and above tin in group IV of his periodic table.
shitake mushroom
Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32. Germanium improves cellular oxygenation. It works by attaching itself to molecules of oxygen, which are carried into the body to improve cellular oxygenation. This helps to fight pain, keep the immune system functioning properly, as oxygen helps rid the body of toxins and poisons.

Germanium is useful against allergies, colds, flu, cold sores, hepatitis and other liver problems and is a powerful immune system stimulant with anti-bacterial and antiviral effects.

Good sources of germanium are: broccoli, garlic onions, shitake mushrooms, celery and rhubarb.
Functions of germanium in human body 

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Germanium: Functions and Sources

Germanium: Functions and Sources
Functions of germanium
Germanium improves cellular oxygenation. This helps to fight pain, keep the immune system functioning properly, and rid the body of toxins and poisons.

Researches have shown that consuming foods containing organic germanium is an effective way to increase tissue oxygenation, because like hemoglobin, geranium acts as a carrier of oxygen to the cells.

A Japanese scientist, found that an intake of 100 to 300 milligrams of germanium per day improved many illness, including rheumatoid arthritis, food allergies, elevated cholesterol, candidiasis, chronic viral infections, cancer and AIDS.

Sources of germanium
Germanium is found in all organic material, of both plant and animal origin. The following foods contain the greatest concentrations of germanium: broccoli, celery, garlic, shitake mushrooms, milk, onions, rhubarb sauerkraut, tomato juice and the herbs aloe vera, comfrey, ginseng and suma.

Although it is rare, some individuals may develop kidney problems or have a toxic reaction to this mineral if they take it in excessive amounts.
Germanium: Functions and Sources

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