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A Sulfur Deficiency Can Prevent Proper Detoxification
If you are trying to detox your body, you may overlook sulfur, which is an important mineral that our body needs to detoxify efficiently.
Sulfur is the eighth most abundant element in the human body. Sulfur is needed to build human structure and can be found in our skin, bones, muscles, hair, nails, cartilage and connective tissue.
Why is Sulfur so Important For Detoxification?
1. Sulfur is needed to regulate the activity of many important enzymes in our bodies. This makes sulfur vital for many important biological and metabolic functions, including clearing out toxins.
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2. Sulfur is important for energy production and insulin function. Both are needed to function optimally for detoxification.
3. Sulfur helps to maintain the integrity of cell membranes, which controls what nutrients get into the cell and what toxins exit.
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4. Sulfur is helpful to detox environmental chemicals, by binding with them. Sulfur can do this with mercury, barium and aluminum.
5. Sulfur is required for the detoxification pathways of the liver, which is a key detoxifying organ.
6. Sulfur is an ingredient for forming glutathione, which is a very powerful antioxidant. Glutathione also optimizes the function of other antioxidants in our body and is nicknamed "the master antioxidant".
How Can You Get More Sulfur In Your Diet?
The body has a limited ability to store excess sulfur. Any leftover amounts are passed through your urine.
The most common dietary sources of sulfur comes from foods containing protein, which have the amino acids methionine and cysteine.
Methionine is an essential amino acid, which your body can't make on its own. The body can make some cysteine, but needs enough sulfur to do so.
Beef, poultry, fish and eggs are rich in sulfur. Sulfur is also found in smaller quantities within certain fruits and vegetables, including garlic, onions, legumes, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, kale, certain berries, figs, pineapples, grapefruit and bananas. Dandelion, apricots, chives, parsley, Brazil nuts, tea, cocoa and kelp are other sources.
If you consume adequate protein, fruits and vegetables, it is usually not necessary to supplement with sulfur. However, if your diet has been poor, you may be deficient.