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Bromine
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Last reviewed: 05.07.2025
Properties of bromine
Bromine is a heavy microelement, 6 times heavier than air. It is a liquid that is brown in color and has a very sharp and unpleasant smell.
Bromine can be taken from salt lakes, underground wells, natural sources - there this microelement is found in combination with others. These compounds are called sodium bromide, potassium bromide, magnesium bromide.
The daily requirement for bromine for humans is 0.4 to 1 mg. Bromine can be obtained from bread, beans, milk and dairy products, as well as pharmaceutical supplements.
Characteristics of bromine
Up to 300 milligrams – that’s how much bromine is contained in human tissues. It is present in almost all internal organs – kidneys, thyroid gland, blood, bones, muscles, pituitary gland. Bromine is removed from the body by itself with decay products – urine, sweat.
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How does bromine affect the body?
It improves the functioning of the sexual organs, increases the volume of sperm in men and improves its vitality, helps a person feel calmer and more relaxed, affecting the functioning of the nervous system.
Bromine improves the properties of gastric juice for digestion of food and affects the acidity of gastric juice.
Bromine is poorly absorbed if the body has high doses of aluminum, chlorine, iodine, and fluorine.
Signs of Bromine Deficiency
These are disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system - causeless irritability, depression, poor sleep
- Human growth slows down in the absence of bromine
- Libido is deteriorating
- Hemoglobin levels are decreasing
- Pregnant women have an increased risk of miscarriage and premature birth
- Life expectancy is decreasing
- Decreased acidity of gastric juice, which prevents food from being digested normally
- Decreased production of thyroid hormones
- Dry skin with rashes
- Rhinitis
- Poor digestion and absorption of food
- Bronchitis
Excess bromine
Bromine is a rather toxic substance, the excess of which should not be allowed. Otherwise, you can die. A dose of 35 grams is considered lethal.
Bromine can be taken in excess by the body from beans, grain nuts, salts with bromine impurities, and also in fish (but there is much less of it there than in grains and nuts).
Natural sources of bromine
- Wheat
- Barley groats
- Beans
- Beans
- Peanut
- Almond
- Hazelnut
- Pasta
- Milk and milk products
- Fish
Bromine, like other microelements, must be present in the diet. Therefore, it is necessary to include it in the menu either as products or as vitamin-mineral complexes.