Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-06-10

must be- neutralized and eliminated as
( fast as formed. II we are TO live. In
the process of normal digestion and
combustion Of food end d-products are
1 formed which also must be disposed
Of, if we are to be free from a poisoned
blood-stream. Nature has, therefore,
found it necessary 10 have an adequate
sewerage system, and appointed the
organized minerals in the form of
salts, AS chemical cleaners.
For instance, the mineral calcium
and sulphur, combined as calcium sui
phidc, are workers stationed by ma
ture between tie cells, called inter-
cellular spaces. whose business it is
to keep the cell highways clean, much
like the state and government employ
ing corpse of cleaners to drag the
roads and keep them clean Of debris,
especially after storm. A deficiency
of this salt in the body results in
erurtions of pussy pimples on the face
and on other parts of the body.
Sodium in three different forms reg
ulates the water of the body, supply
ing, decreasing and distributing the
moisture to the cells, according to their
physiological needs. Most people think
water is received by the cells of the
body directly from the supply taken
in thru the mouth. Water must first
be partially digested and aximilated
and requires mineral salts as vehicles
before it can enter the interior of the
cells. There must also be a control
so that the cells do not get too much
water. There must also be way Of
getting an excess of moisture out OF
the tissues, as from the lungs. These
are functions of the mineral sodium
Thus, sodium chloride carries and so
iium phosphate and sodium sulphide
distribute and reduce the water sup
ply to the cells.
The function of the minerals as
neutralizers and eliminators of var
ious poisons are truly marvellous
Equally significant are the mineral
cell salts in the content of the glandu-
lar secretions. Outside of water min
erals consist OF over 95 per cent of all
glardular secretions Of the body.
In medicine, this is an age when the
functions of the glands are given their
due consideration. which resulted in
various experiments in glandular
transportation and in the extraction,
from animal sources, glandular Sc
cretions. There is danger of going
to extremes in these directions, if nc
greater attention be given to the sup
ply of the minerals to the blood stream
obtained from wholesome food, so that
the glands can have the necessary
material out of which to make their
secretions. When stating that miner
ais consist of over 95 per cent, besides
water, of the glandular secretions, all
of them are meant, duct or ductless.
. 1t is utterly impossible to digest a
morsel of food without the activating
minerals in the digestive juices
am often asked whether the min.
erals found in the inorganic form, as
in mineral water, triturations, solu.
= tions, etc, are the same as those
t found in the fresh foods ] am com
PEELED to say that they are not The
. unorganized minerals have been found
, by experimentation to be unassimilablt
and therefore cannot be utilized as
integral parts of the cells. No min.
eral compounds have yet been dis.
covered obtained from inorganic
) sources that can replace those found
in foods.
D Much heed must therefore be giver
that fresh food rich in mineral con,
tent be supplied in the daily menu
Excessive cooking often precipitate:
: and destroys the mineral content oi
the food. This does not mean that al
cooking does that and | do not wish
to advocate becoming a raw fooC
fadist. Cooking in most cases pro
duces only physical changes and no
chemical ones. However, cooking o
some foods does produce chemica
changes.
In the bible we find definition o
man that has proven to be scientih,
G in the light of our present knowledg,
t Of the mineral values. 1t is, 'Dus
!. thou are and to dust sholt thou re
d turn" This is literally true. Dust, o
e minerals, is the most activating ant
permanent part of physical man
: Without their due amounts and pro
). portions, we cannot live. Let us
o therefore, take heed that we eat no
k too much of those foods that com
t merce has robbed of their mineral con
d tents. Let US get plenty of the fresl
a fruits, vegetables and grains as mucl
! as possible and practicable in thei
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