I learned it from Joel Wallach, a veterinarian who did comparative pathology in the 70’s and went on to become a naturopathic doctor. His work in the 70’s focused on finding animals that could be used to predict environmental changes. He noticed from the autopsies on animals and humans that they seemed to get many diseases due to mineral and other nutrient deficiencies. He became that type of doctor because his own research into the congenital causes of disease. He found out that cystic fibrosis could be caused in monkeys by withholding selenium in the monkey’s diet. In fact zinc deficiency can also cause cystic fibrosis. Because this claim, he was fired from the NIH. So, he decided he would sell mineral supplements and educate the public. His supplements are in the form of plant-derived colloids which are more than 90% absorbable. Of course, you can use chelated minerals from a variety of companies and still be way ahead of those that think they can get all their mineral nutrition from food.
I wonder if autism also is affected by maternal nutrition?
Thank you for this info. It is of great interest to me. Would you happen to know if Wallach has anything usable for conditions like kidney-stone formation, or inflammatory diseases like RA? (I have a lively personal interest in kidney stones and rheumatoid.)