On Common Nutritional Deficiencies

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. More info about Dr. Pastore: https://drrobertpastore.com/ More info about Lexie: https://www.instagram.com/lexircise/ 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