All living organisms have basic elements in common: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and so on. These elements make up 99% of atoms found in the body. The four “macromolecules” that make life possible – protein, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids all have hydrogen piggy backing on them that the body needs to strip off. The other major elements, phosphorous, sulfur, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium, total just 3.5% of a living being’s body, with trace elements like iron, iodine and other minerals taking up the remaining 0.5%, yet with iodine, for instance, we find we cannot live at all without … Continue reading Nurturing Life