Vitamins & Minerals for Your Nervous System

It should come as no surprise that your body needs certain vitamins and minerals to continue functioning. Your nervous system is no different, and for your brain, spinal cord, and nerve endings in your body to function properly, it needs the right nutrients from your diet. Sometimes you can get what you need from just the foot you eat, however, sometimes your body can be so depleted that supplements can help get you back up to normal. Here are a few of the vital minerals and vitamins that your nervous system needs, and how Absolute Wellness Center Inc can help.



Potassium

Potassium aids in proper nervous system function by regulating nerve impulses. There are long words and processes that we could use to explain how sodium a potassium flood in and out of the cells providing a temporary electrical signal - but the point is that your nervous system needs this. You can increase foods like bananas, prune juice, and oranges to get more potassium in your diet.

Calcium

Calcium plays a huge role in regulating action potentials in your nerve cells through your brain and body. Calcium helps the cells initiate and action potential, but it also helps them return back to normal after the signal has been propagated. Calcium also plays a role in the development of the nervous system. It provides a “map” which guides the migration of nerve cells. Eating plenty of dairy products, beans, and kale can help ensure that you are receiving enough calcium for your nervous system.

Vitamin B-12

Vitamin B-12 is essential for your nervous system. Vitamin B-12 aids in your body’s metabolism because it breaks down complex carbohydrates into glucose, which is the sugar that your brain uses as fuel to allow proper functioning. While this vitamin is great for your body, it’s also incredible for your nervous system. Vitamin B-12 supports your nervous system because it helps to keep up healthy myelin, which is a nerve insulator. In fact, a deficiency of vitamin B-12 can cause a breakdown of myelin within the brain, and that has been shown to lead to diseases like Alzheimer’s. Want to increase B-12 in your diet? Try incorporating more foods like shellfish, poultry, beef, and eggs.

If you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, just remember that vitamin B-12 is one of the greatest nutritional concerns. B-12 is generally found in only animal foods, but you can increase foods that are fortified with B-12 like almond milk, coconut milk, nutritional yeast, and ready-to-eat cereals for vegans. Vegetarians can get it from yogurts, milk, cottage cheese, and eggs.



Your Nervous System Needs You

So many people are walking in a state of imbalance when it comes to their nervous systems. This can be caused by being overstressed in their environments, not having great nutrition and more. If you know that your body is trying to tell you something, but you just aren’t sure what it is - our holistic health practitioners at the Lake of the Ozarks would like to help you evaluate your current lifestyle, as well as do a test to learn about your stress response. From here we can create a plan that involves chiropractic adjustments at the Lake of the Ozarks in combination with other tools to help you reach your goals. For some, this could involve nutritional counseling in Linn Creek, MO, for others it could require certain therapies and practice at home. Let our team join you on your health journey!


Absolute Wellness Center Inc
4203 E US Hwy 54
Linn Creek, MO 65052
573-346-3777
Location: Linn Creek, MO 65052, USA

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