How Important Are Minerals to Us? Are We Getting What We Need?
We often hear that certain foods contain a certain amounts of vitamins and minerals. Minerals are important basic building blocks for proper nutrition and health. Without minerals, other nutrients are unable to function properly. Amino acids and enzymes don't function as they should, resulting in the other nutrients not breaking down enough to be properly absorbed - The end result: serious vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Minerals create a healthy environment in which the body, using vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, can grow, function and heal it's self. They are quite different from vitamins in their structure and the work they do, but the two enjoy an excellent working relationship.
A major concern is that throughout the last several centuries, and especially over the course of the last 50 years, is that the mineral content of our food supply has been severely altered and diminished. Once man began to constantly till the soil, the continuous farming coupled with severe weather erosion began taking its toll, gradually causing the soils to become deficient in essential minerals.
Modern day (industrialized) agricultural practices continue to deplete the soil mineral content in many regions of the world. Unfortunately, farmers do not generally replace the depleted minerals. This has resulted in a very low trace mineral content in the vegetables and fruits we eat. How do we remedy this deficiency? Supplementation is the logical option.
Perhaps the best summary of this predicament was provided by Dr. William A. Albrecht, Chairman of the Department of Soils at the University of Missouri. Dr. Albrecht wrote:
"A declining soil fertility, due to a lack of organic material, major elements, and trace minerals, is responsible for poor crops and in turn for pathological conditions in animals fed deficient foods from such soils, and that mankind is no exception."
Calling all Minerals!
Minerals are broken into two classes, macro minerals, and micro (trace) minerals. Macro minerals include calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Typically, macro minerals are needed in the tissues in larger amounts then trace minerals. Micro (trace) minerals include boron, chromium, copper, germanium, iodine, iron, vanadium, and zinc.
Liquid Minerals
Liquid minerals in suspension are your best bet when it comes to mineral supplementation. The minerals are already dissolved in solution, so the ease in which the body can absorb the solubilized nutrients is improved. Not only do liquid supplements appeal to a wide range of consumers, in addition they also provide an alternative to "hard to swallow" tablets or capsules.
Maximum Living's MineralRich® is a liquid mineral supplement rich with essential macro and trace minerals derived from purified soils and sources, dissolved in pure water, and created in a liquid suspension. MineralRich® is one of the first and most innovative liquid mineral supplements on the market targeting mineral supplementation to support a mineral depleted diet.
One ounce of MineralRich® contains:
- 70+ essential and trace minerals including…
- 1,000mcg of B-12
- Calcium – for strong bones and teeth*
- Magnesium – supports a healthy attitude and has been considered the "anti Stress" mineral*
- Chromium – supports glucose metabolism*
- Silica – assists to promote healthy skin hair and nails*
- Selenium – as antioxidant protection*
- Manganese – assists in the metabolism of proteins and fats*
Maximum Living's "A Treasury of Minerals" proprietary blend provides naturally ratioed nutrients for maximum absorption. The minerals in this proprietary blend are a necessity in supporting the body to use as building blocks for enzymes, hormones, blood pH and general homeostasis. *
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.