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Food for Health

Beta Cryptoxanthin Biotin
Carotenes Calcium
Choline Chromium
Coenzyme Q 10 Copper
Cysteine Enzymes
Dietary Fiber Folate
Glutathione Iodine
Iron Lipoic Acid
Luteine, Zeaxanthin Lycopene
Magnesium Manganese
Methionine Niacin - B3
Omega 3 Pantothenic Acid B5
Potassium Protein
Riboflavin B2 Selenium
Thimamin B1 Tryptophan
Vitamin A Vitamin B6
Vitamin B12 Vitamin C
Vitamin D Vitamin E
Vitamin K Zinc

Choline

Choline keeps the cell membranes functioning properly, allows nerves to communicate with muscles, and prevents build up of the harmful compound homocysteine in the blood. Along with the other SAM cycle nutrients, choline status may also be important to consider in reducing the toxic effects of heavy metals in the body, including lead. Although the exact role for choline in helping protect against heavy metal toxicity is not clear, the process is definitely not a simple one merely involving the methylation of heavy metals. The attaching of methyl groups to heavy metals often increases, rather than lowers, their toxicity.

 

Choline rich foods

Deficiency Symptoms

May be helpful for...

soybeans, egg yoke, butter, peanuts, cauliflower, lentils, oats, seame seeds, flax seeds

Choline also needs the following nutrients to work properly:

needs B-3 - raw crimini mushrooms, tuna, salmon, chicken breast, asparagus, halibut, venison

needs folic acid - calf liver, boiled lentils, cooked pinto beans, garbanzo beans, asparagus, spinach, black beans, navy beans, kidney beans, collard greens, romaine lettuce, asparagus, turnip greens, mustard greens, parsley, broccoli, cauliflower, beets

needs B1 - sunflower seeds, tuna, black beans, green peas, spelt whole grain flour, split peas, navy beans, corn, lentils, pinto beans

needs B6 - tuna, banana, roasted chicken breast, calf liver, roasted turkey breast, chinook salmon, cod fillet, baked snapper, halibut

needs B12 - calf liver, baked snapper, venison, chinook salmon, lean beef tenderloin, roasted lamb loin, baked scallops, shrimp, halibut, yogurt

needs B2 - calf liver, spelt flour, raw crimini mushrooms, venison, yogurt, soybeans, spinach, 2 % milk, tempeh, lean beef tenderloin

needs methionine - cheddar cheese, eggs, chicken, beef, and cottage cheese

Deficiency of choline can show symptoms such as liver dysfunction, heart disease, impaired growth, abnormal bone formation, infertility, lack of red blood cells, respiratory distress in newborns, kidney failure, anemia, and high blood pressure. Because of its importance in fat metabolism, choline status is important to evaluate in virtually all health problems involving the liver, including alcoholism and cirrhosis. Epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, memory deficit problems, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, neuromuscular disorders, cardiovascular diseases (especially coronary heart disease), brain disorders, autism, failure to thrive in newborns, respiratory distress in newborns, hypertriglyceridemia, hyperhomocysteineimia, anemia, infertility, high blood pressure, and candidiasis.

 

 

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