14: 5 Underrated Minerals That Support Detox & Balance Your Nervous System
Hormone Healing RD
Amanda Montalvo
5 • 831 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
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What if the reason you feel worse on detox supplements isn't your body failing, but your minerals waving a red flag?
In this episode, I continue my December mineral series by zooming in on a handful of underrated minerals that quietly shape detox, emotional balance, and nervous system support. Instead of obsessing over the usual labs, I walk you through what these trace minerals actually do in your body and why a hair test can reveal patterns that blood work completely misses. There is a connection between seemingly random symptoms like brain fog, mood swings, and sulfur sensitivity to specific mineral patterns, and this episode will help you finally make sense of them.
If you're pushing detox and still feel anxious, wired, or wiped out, you will soon understand why that keeps happening.
This is part 3 of 4 of my Mineral Series. Tune into episodes 12, 13 and 15 to deepen your knowledge.
You’ll Learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[00:30] Why five overlooked minerals quietly shape detox, mood, and nervous system balance
[02:18] How cobalt and molybdenum reveal hidden issues with B12 activation, sulfur sensitivity, and detox overload
[03:18] What sulfur status shows about glutathione, repair pathways, and why detox may feel “blocked”
[03:52] How micro-dose lithium supports mood stability, sleep quality, and postpartum copper swings
[05:16] Why rubidium uncovers adrenal burnout, stress load, and thyroid regulation issues
[07:33] The right way to interpret highs and lows on HTMA without assuming deficiency or overload
[10:53] How digestive inefficiencies mimic sulfur problems and stall detox progress
[19:05] Why molybdenum should never be introduced early in a protocol and how binders prevent symptom flares
[21:43] When to consider these minerals on a retest to unlock deeper detox and emotional resilience
Resources Mentioned:
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| 0:00.0 | These five minerals are some of the most critical when it comes to detox, emotional regulation, nervous system repair. |
| 0:05.7 | If you haven't working on minerals, maybe you've done a hair test and some protocols, |
| 0:09.7 | if you notice, like, maybe I still don't feel like I'm detoxing as well. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm still dealing with mental, emotional concerns and you haven't looked at these or done anything specific for them, |
| 0:19.8 | it could be a really good time. |
| 0:21.0 | If you feel worse when you take a detox supplement, like you get headaches, fatigue, brain fog, |
| 0:26.6 | that could be sulfur or maledinum. |
| 0:28.6 | Rubidium, this is a lesser known mineral, but it supports emotional balance and how your cells respond to stress. |
| 0:34.6 | Cobol is part of the B12 molecule. You can take a methylated B12 |
| 0:39.0 | supplement and still not feel any different if your cobalt levels are off. These are actually |
| 0:43.5 | not on like the main chart. They're on the bottom chart underneath the main green chart. They |
| 0:47.3 | really do help your nervous system calm down and regulate. Welcome to the hormone healing RD podcast where you'll get clear practical guidance for your healing journey. |
| 1:01.5 | I'm Amanda Montalvo, women's health dietitian and mineral expert. |
| 1:04.9 | After helping thousands of women in navigating my own healing, I know how overwhelming the wellness world can be, |
| 1:11.1 | and this show really aims to cut through the noise |
| 1:13.5 | with simple research and clinically-backed insights |
| 1:16.4 | on hormones, minerals, |
| 1:17.9 | and what your body truly needs to heal. |
| 1:19.8 | So let's dive in to part three of our December mineral series. |
| 1:26.0 | This week, we were talking about the nervous system and detox supporters. |
| 1:30.7 | It's fun minerals. |
| 1:31.9 | Minerals I feel like don't really get much airtime. |
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