Organic silica: An essential element

 

 Horsetail (Rose Bear Medicinals)

'Every mineral has certain properties that allow our bodies to function properly. Without minerals we cannot survive. They are not only the building blocks of our planet but are also the building blocks of our bodies.

Silica is an essential mineral whose importance has been ignored by most doctors and nutritionists. It was originally thought that silica is at worst an environmental contaminant of the human body and at best an element which quickly passes through the body and is excreted. These ideas were based almost entirely upon observations of mineral silica, which in the form of dust and particles was responsible for a number of serious illnesses such as silicosis.'

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Who Knew? Best Beers for Bone Health...

'The old advertising slogan that "Guinness is Good for You" may have some truth to it after all. Every pint of the black stuff contains as much silicon as a pinch of sand -- and that silicon, according to recent but controversial research, may help to keep your bones strong in old age.'

'Charles Bamforth, a professor of malting and brewing sciences at the University of California, Davis, analyzed the components of 100 different commercial beers purchased at local grocery store. All of the beers contained high levels of silicon. The pale ales had the most, followed by dark malts and then wheat-based beers or light beers.

"Choose the beer you like," recommends Bamforth, whose research appeared in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. "Rejoice in the knowledge that there is a significant amount of silicon in any of them."'

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