Jul 26, 2019
Dr. Pastore and Lexie discuss some of the most common nutritional deficiencies in the standard North American diet. They look in depth at
vitamin D, choline, magnesium, Omega 3 (EPA/DHA), zinc and iron and what these vitamins/minerals/nutrients do in the body, where we find them in food, how much we need daily and what blood tests Dr. Pastore recommends to determine if you’re deficient.
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Blood test names:
Vitamin D: 25-hydroxy vitamin D
Magnesium: Magnesium, RBC
Omega 3 fatty acids (EPA/DHA): EPA/DHA plasma & red blood cell membrane analysis
Zinc: Serum or plasma zinc concentration
Iron: Serum Iron & Transferrin & TIBC (total iron binding capacity)& UIBC (unsaturated iron-binding capacity) & Serum ferritin
Food sources for each vitamin/nutrient/mineral:
Iron: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/
Magnesium: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfessional/
Zinc: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Zinc-HealthProfessional/
Choline: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Choline-HealthProfessional/
Vitamin D: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/
Omega 3 EPA: https://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/usdandb/EPA-Content.pdf#search=%22omega%203%22
Omega 3 DHA: https://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/usdandb/DHA-Content.pdf#search=%22omega%203%22