Minerals And Trace Elements In Sprouts

Dietary minerals are our lifeblood. They serve as the foundation for the body's overall metabolism - the vital chemical and physical processes that keep the body functioning smoothly. Minerals figure in the formation and function of all body enzymes, and also keep the proper alkaline electrical charge in all the body cells, guarding them against acidic degeneration and invasion from harmful microbes that live on acidic substances in the body.

To meet your body's needs for minerals such as calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium, I recommend you get them from sprouts and other living foods in the form of organic mineral salts. This is the way humans have been fulfilling mineral needs for millennia.

Sesame sprouts are an exceptionally good source of calcium, having about as much of this vital mineral as cow's milk and more than almost any other plant food. Almond, sunflower, alfalfa and chick pea sprouts are also excellent sources of calcium in organic form.

Potassium is sometimes called the 'youth mineral' because it helps the body to maintain smooth and tight skin and a balanced bodyweight. It also helps to maintain the proper alkalinity of the blood. Almond, sesame, sunflower, mung and blackeye pea sprouts supply more potassium than many fruits and garden vegetables.

Alfalfa, fenugreek, lentil, aduki and mung sprouts are good sources of the iron required for red blood cell formation and the transport of oxygen from the lungs to the cells. Sprouted seeds are also rich in iron. Even though some of our iron is recycled internally, we need to get additional iron in organic form from our foodstuffs. This is especially true for women who may develop iron deficiencies due to menstrual blood loss.

In general, sprouts are excellent sources of trace elements, such as iodine, zinc, selenium, chromium, cobalt and silicon. Alfalfa sprouts and sprouted pumpkin seeds are especially potent sources of zinc, which is essential for the synthesis of protein, for many liver functions and in the healing of cuts and wounds, and of course vital in the health of the prostrate area. Selenium, which is now being tested for anti-cancer properties, is also supplied by many sprouts, especially alfalfa. I have personal experience of improved cancer-resistance with this mineral, and also from germanium.

I hope I have given you all many reasons for accessing the numerous benefits of sprouting seeds, pulses and grains and trust you will use them imaginatively in your food preparation.

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