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MINERALS
Universal Deficiency Behind Most Health Problems
excerpted from ReallyWell: Secrets of Wellness Made Simple ( For more information on this important new eBook CLICK HERE) Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 by Jonathon Miller, M.A., M.Div., wellness educator & author
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Fertilizers may cause plants to grow, but the produce is a hollow food. In addition, synthetic fertilizers may convert mineral ions into insoluble complexes which the plant cannot well absorb. The plants raised are malnourished and susceptible to pests and diseases.
So the chemical agriculture industry wheels out the chemical pesticides and herbicides, which are toxic to the soil, the plants and the consumers. Further, these chemicals kill or inhibit soil microorganisms responsible for assisting in making minerals soluble for absorption by the plant roots.
"Organically-grown" food is obviously a much better choice, but that term just means it is raised avoiding chemicals. The "organic" label does not insure that a full array of minerals have been restored to the soil. That takes time and heroic measures.
In sum, modern agriculture assures us of mineral-deficient food. If you were to raise your own garden, and keep the soil well-mineralized, this would be your best food.
Minerals Are Crucial For Health And Life
Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize winner, stated, "You can trace every sickness, every disease and every ailment to a mineral deficiency."
Every cell in your body must have minerals to live and function. Every beat of your heart requires minerals to happen. Your brain cells and nervous system utilize minerals to deliver electrical signals to every part of your body. Vitamins, enzymes, hormones, the immune system and almost all biological activities need a wide variety and amount of minerals to work right. And the skeletal structure, the skull, bones and teeth, depend on an adequate mineral supply to stay strong.
As an example, magnesium is the activator for over 300 enzymes. Also it is integral in the production of ATP, the energy compound of the body. Magnesium is seriously deficient in the average diet, yet mainstream medicine gives little attention to the body’s critical need for it.
Similarly, zinc is a component of all cells. It is a cofactor in nearly 70 different enzymes, and provides significant benefits for the immune system, growth and development of muscular and skeletal structures, and tissue repair. Today’s foods contain too little for our needs, especially those of children.
Many scientists realize that mineral deficiency is a major cause of much of the sickness, disease, aging and premature death that so dramatically effects the health of our population. Tragically, the World Health Organization estimates that two million children die per year from malnutrition.
Most ailments like osteoporosis, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, kidney and liver ailments, cancer, M.S., lupus, birth defects, mental impairments, and nearly all the others, are directly linked to deficiencies of minerals, and of enzymes, pigments and vitamins, which all three require minerals to be made. Such poor health conditions have nutritional deficiency at the root of them, and are mostly avoidable.
Dr. Alexis Carrel received a Nobel Prize for proving that a living cell would be immortal if it had sufficient amounts of nutrients in proper balance of all elements needed. He was able to keep a chicken heart alive in a regularly cleaned, nutrient-rich solution for 34 years. He proved that cells simply need proper nutrition and to have wastes and pollutants removed to live indefinitely in their life-supporting fluid.
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He found that only minute amounts of nutrients are required. Our health, energy and vitality depend more on small amounts of minerals in usable form than on the amount of protein, carbohydrates or calories we consume.
Each bodily process, including the functions of vitamins and enzymes, requires specific minerals. If they aren’t in the soil, they aren’t in the food supply, and they aren’t provided to you by eating. Therefore, to avoid much pain and suffering, and early death, including terrible childhood afflictions, it makes sense to utilize good nutritional supplementation.
Sources Of Nutritional Minerals
As a base of good nutrition, well-grown foods and superfoods are where to get the natural minerals the body needs. However, even the best of organic produce and superfoods may not be able to provide all the minerals the body needs, especially with a long developing deficiency, and the stress levels of the modern lifestyle.
Rock Dust
The inorganic "crushed rock" minerals used in most supplements and as food additives, are very poorly absorbed and used. As an example, calcium carbonate is the most commonly available type of calcium supplement. Consuming this is like trying to eat and digest chalk. It is very poorly absorbed.
Chelated Minerals
Chelation is a "chemical bonding" process. The term "chemical" does not necessarily mean that harmful chemicals are used. That word does not only apply to synthetic chemicals. It refers to any interactions between elements or compounds, whether synthetic, natural, inorganic or organic. Everything in the body is a "chemical" compound with chemical bonds. Natural biological processes in the body are "biochemical" reactions.The idea of chelation in making a mineral supplement, is to bond a mineral with a food acid to form a compound recognizable by the body as food for better absorption and utilization.
Carbohydrates and sugars work better for absorption, as they carry a positive charge. Amino acids chelate readily, but usually are neutral, so some of them may not be attracted to the intestinal wall for absorption as well. However, proteins are by nature better carriers of minerals into the cell.
Generally, the best chelated minerals are in the aspartate form, bonded with aspartic acid, an amino acid (protein). However, even these are utilized to a lesser extent than minerals actually from foods.
There is a potential for harm from long term excessive use of certain mineral chelates. For example, there is information that suggests that "polynicotinate" chelation is better for you that "picolinate" compounds.
Some chelates are the same chemically as compounds found in natural foods, such as calcium lactate (found in raw milk and dairy products). Something being a "natural" compound doesn't mean that a lot of it will be good for you, however.
Colloidal Minerals
The term "colloid" refers to a mineral particle or cluster that can stay in suspension in a liquid. In a complete colloidal suspension there would be no sediment at the bottom.
Colloids are generally much larger than the crystalline or ionic forms of minerals, such as salt, which will dissolve in water. Colloids do not dissolve. They stay in suspension by "brownian movement". "An object in motion tends to stay in motion."
You may have been exposed to all the excitement about colloidal mineral supplements in the last several years. There are many brands on the market, and many claims made that may or may not be valid. Indeed, the subtleties of understanding these minerals, where they come from and how they function in living organisms, has caused error, misinformation, and confusion.
Colloids are too large to be of much benefit in the body, and they are insoluble. Soluble elements are more absorbable than insoluble. A colloidal mineral product is basically clay mixed in water. There are a few dry colloidal products, but they need water to get anywhere at all in the body.
Despite what is said about colloids, even the smallest colloids are much too large to be well-absorbed through the intestinal wall, or transported across cell membranes; thus they are unusable by cells. It has been found through newly developed microscopic analysis that these colloid products often contain many sharp-edged particles that cut blood cells.
Further, certain colloids have the potential to be toxic to the body. Colloidal mineral products are usually high in toxic metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, nickel, and especially aluminum. These are actually problematic.Promoters make a great issue of "colloids" from plant materials, so-called "plant-derived" or "organic" colloids. Deposits of mineral rich ancient plant materials are found throughout the world. These beds are abundant with the minerals from plants that lived hundreds or even thousands of years ago.
Most of these plant deposits are embedded in clay, which is loaded with colloidal minerals. Plants cannot absorb colloids, which are larger particles, and make them into nano sized ionic minerals. There are special agents in the soil that break down the minerals so plants can absorb them. This is accomplished by fulvic acids with the assistance of worms, bacteria, fungi and other living things in the soil.Living organisms require their minerals to be in smaller particles than colloids. Most of the colloids in colloidal products are from inorganic clay which is intermixed with the organic material in various ancient plant deposits.
Colloids are too large to be well-absorbed by the cells of plant root hairs to get into the plants and become "organic". If they could enter plants, they would still be too large to easily absorb in the human intestine and too large for human cell membranes.
Extremely high absorbability of a mineral product is rare. A multi-mineral supplement that does absorb well, does not have a high amount of each mineral. The body has mechanisms that will not allow minerals through to the cells at a very high rate, as too much could cause problems as much as too little. The better absorbed the mineral product is, the less of it is needed.
Better Minerals
The better choice for mineral supplementation is plant-source ionic organic minerals in a properly balanced array, with fulvic acids to facilitate the delivery and use of the minerals.
Ionic minerals derived from the sea, and marine phytoplankton are also excellent mineral sources.
Ionic minerals are the smallest possible particles. These tiny molecules may be as small as 1/1600th the size of a red blood cell. They are much better for absorption and assimilation.
How minerals complement each other is not yet fully understood. We do know that we are made up of these elements and their combinations, so to have them in balance is essential to perform their functions in the various organs and tissues.
Combinations of various minerals are needed for all the various organs and metabolic processes of the body. Every compound in the body -- proteins, carbohydrates, fats, enzymes, hormones, DNA, etc.; every cell, every tissue, every organ, -- all are made up of combinations of the elements, including minerals.
The ancient plant deposits do have all of the known elements we need to remain healthy in ionic form, but they may not have the vitality to be fully utilized.
The Best Minerals Are Energized
Even more important than the range and balance of minerals in a food or supplement, is their actually carrying the energy (electrical frequencies) that our bodies need to have.Research studies show convincingly that the physical well being of plants, animals, and humans is determined by proper electrical potential. Since our bodies operate through electrical communication among the cells, then what we ingest in the way of nutrition should provide the correct electrical frequencies.
For a mineral to function properly in the body, the mineral must be bonded in an organic compound, and must have the correct ionic frequency that is compatible with the human cells.Progress made in nano-technology and electrolyte research has increased our understanding. Minerals in plants each carry their own distinct electrical frequency produced by the minerals interacting with light waves and certain biological compounds in the process of photosynthesis.
The addition through photosynthesis of life-giving light frequency to the minerals drawn up into plants or marine phytoplankton produces the growth of nutritional vegetation.
Photons, the smallest components of the universe, are light particles that travel faster than the speed of light. Photon energy is the "force" that holds the entire universe together. It is light energy that is infinite in strength and life. Without light photons nothing would exist. Without the "force" of the photons, atoms would explode apart. It is these photons that, in the active presence of fulvic acids and chlorophyll, produce the energy in plants through photosynthesis.So it is not just the mineral itself, but how it functions as a carrier (transporter) of ionic light frequencies that is biologically important. These electrolytes are absolutely essential in the performance of even the simplest of tasks in our magnificent electrical biosystem.
When the extremely tiny ionic mineral particles with fulvic acids present are charged with light photons, they are able to provide maximum benefit to the consumer. The body's cells really need the FREQUENCIES of the minerals more than the coarse mineral itself.
Most mineral supplements contain ZERO electrical frequencies!For the most part, they are dead dirt!
However, a process has been developed to complement ionic subcolloidal organic plant source minerals as well as ocean derived minerals with fulvic acids.
Fulvic acids are the natural biological carriers of minerals. This greatly improves utilization. Minerals enhanced with fulvic acids are charged with light photons to make them the most utilizable minerals ever available in a supplement.
For information about these minerals: CLICK HERE (or read further below)
To learn about the major mineral calcium, and the confusion about it from so much misinformation: CLICK HERE
To learn about the overlooked importance of magnesium: CLICK HERE
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