When intake is low, the body prioritizes survival and reproduction vitamins and minerals over those protecting against long-term damage.

“and the body rations uh if you start getting a little low on the vitamin or mineral a Joyce showed in two beautiful reviews looking at Vitamin K and selenium it's built into metabolism that you do a rationing the minute you get a little low and how do you want to ration it well those proteins that are essential that need that vitamin that are essential for survival and reproduction they get it first and the ones that are protecting you against some long-term damage DNA damage or calcification of the arteries those get starved because you're trading long-term health for short-term health”