What’s the best way to support our minerals? Including nutrient-dense foods every day.
When we make these foods staples we provide our bodies with a consistent source and can heal imbalances and prevent them in the future.
My Top 5 Mineral Supportive Foods:
1. Beef liver/organ meats: Beef liver is rich in copper and other minerals like zinc and selenium. It also contains 100% of our needs for vitamins B12 and A. Most people do not get enough vitamin A—it’s important for thyroid function, vitamin D levels, and our sex hormones.
I add beef liver to ground meats once a week but also supplement with the organ complex from Paleovalley. (Use code HORMONEHEALINGRD10 for discount!)
2. Bone broth: A great source of calcium, sodium, and potassium. You can make your own and add leafy greens during the cooking process to extract even more calcium and add some magnesium.
3. Fruit: Rich in potassium and vitamin C (which gives us copper). High potassium fruit: coconut, guava, kiwi, banana, melon, papaya, pineapple, oranges, peaches, grapefruit, and mango.
4. Dairy: This is our best source of calcium since it also contains vitamin K2, which helps ensure calcium gets to our bones and teeth. Dairy is also rich in fat-soluble vitamins, which are important for overall and hormone health.
Scared to eat dairy? Please check out these two blog posts to learn more!
5. Starchy veggies: All potatoes and squash are rich in potassium and provide nourishing carbohydrates to support thyroid and hormone health. I also love plantains—I sauté them in butter or coconut oil with sea salt. So delicious!
Food heals. ❤️
Feeling stuck around recipes that incorporate nutrient dense foods? Check out my free nourishing meal guide.
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