How Important are Minerals?

"You can trace every sickness, every disease
and every ailment to a mineral deficiency"

Some Points To Consider?

1) Due to soil depletion and food processing we are not getting the minerals from our food like we did 50-100 years ago.

2) Vitamins are required for every biochemical activity of the body, but they can't function without the presence of minerals. All nutrients such as vitamins, proteins, enzymes, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, sugars, oils, etc, require minerals for activity.

3) All bodily processes depend on the action and interaction of minerals.

4) The body must maintain an adequate supply of minerals to maintain its balance between internal and external pressures (called osmotic equilibrium) of the body cells. This state must be maintained for normal cellular function and continued youthful health. (Did we not come from minerals?)

5) Plant-derived minerals are a more important supplement than vitamins because vitamins can be synthesized by living matter, but minerals cannot!

6) Minerals are the catalysts that make enzyme functions possible. They are also essential for antioxidant-enzyme function. Plant-derived minerals combined with enzymes make an alkaline detoxifying agent which neutralizes the acid metabolic byproducts of the cells and other toxic conditions within the body and prepares them for elimination.

7) Hormonal secretions of the glands are dependent on mineral stimulation and the acid-alkaline balance (ph) of the tissue fluid is controlled by minerals.

8) All body elements function synergistically. If there is just one mineral shortage, the balance of the entire body can be thrown off. One deficiency can render other nutrients either useless or inefficient.

9) Minerals are justified as a supplement to the everyday diet when you consider that many of the fruits and vegetables that are harvested today, continue to be grown in mineral deficient soils encouraged only by the use of petrochemicals and synthetic fertilizers.

10) Minerals are important to many parts of the body. They are an important part of the bones. They maintain the body's fluid balance. They are parts of other important compounds, such as iron in blood, and iodine, which is a part of the thyroid hormone.

11) The mineral content of certain foods is influenced by the mineral content of the soil in which the foods are grown.

There are 7 major/minor minerals and many trace minerals. The most commonly known ones are listed below:

Mineral Functions

Here Are Just A Few Minerals and Their Importance,
From A Summary Report From The USDA:

Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-99

Calcium is essential for the formation of bones and teeth and requirements are greater during adolescence and later adult years. Calcium is very important from a public health perspective because inadequate intake of calcium may increase the risk of osteoporosis, a condition in which decreased bone mass weakens bone.

Magnesium is also important in building bones and is used in manufacturing proteins, releasing energy from Muscle storage, and regulating body temperature.

Iron is found in all body cells. As a component of hemoglobin in the blood and myoglobin in the muscles, iron carries oxygen. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States. Infants, adolescents, and women of childbearing age are the most at risk for developing anemia. Their greater need for iron, due to rapid growth or excessive blood loss during menstruation, usually cannot be met by dietary intake alone.  

Zinc plays an important role in wound healing, blood formation and general growth and maintenance of tissues. As a component of enzymes, it is involved in most metabolic processes.

Copper is necessary for the formation of hemoglobin and also keeps bones, blood vessels, and nerves healthy.

Potassium assists in muscle contraction and electrolyte balance in body cells. It is needed to send nerve impulses and to release energy from protein, fat, and carbohydrates.

Sodium is important in electrolyte balance and also in regulation of the body's blood pressure.

Selenium has antioxidant properties and like vitamin E, protects cells from oxidative damage.

What About All The Other Minerals?

ACTIVE Liquid Minerals
Contains 74+Naturally Occurring Plant-Derived
Liquid Trace Minerals for As low as $12.99 per mth.

Click Here to see all 74 liquid minerals:

There are NO ADDITIVES and they are FREE of:
Sugar, Soy, Wheat, Corn, Milk, Flavors or Sweeteners.

• Can plants flourish in depleted soil...If they can, then how healthy are they going to be?

• If we eat plants grown in depleted soil...how healthy are we going to be?

• There is a great emphasis on the importance of vitamins these days but not many people realize how invaluable minerals are?

There is a synergy between plants, animals & humans and it
all evolves around the minerals on our planet.

We came from the earth, we eat from the earth and we all return to the earth. (unfortunately) We all rely on minerals and without a sufficient quantity of the right minerals we can suffer.

For example: Look at this photo of our front garden. We have three groups of 'Agapanthus' that have a total of 49 buds/blooms.
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Now look at the 'Agapanthus' growing in the house across the road in the white box.
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The plants across the road number 15 groups and have a total of 23 buds/blooms versus our 3 groups which has 49 blooms?
That is 16 blooms per group versus 1.5 blooms per group?...WHY?

We feed our plants with minerals, using "Miracle-Gro™"! These are the minerals:

(We also use liquid minerals on smaller plants to give them 74+ trace minerals.)

If this is what minerals can do for plants then what can minerals
do for us...If we are DEFICIENT of some minerals?

There are 74+ Trace Minerals that are included in our

ACTIVE Liquid Minerals

Some Additional Uses For Active Liquid Minerals

• BATHING: Add 1 cup ( 4 ozs / 125 ml) to your bath water.
• COOKING: You can add minerals to your food after cooking to replace those lost by heating.
• SKIN PROBLEMS: Rub gently onto the affected area or use as a compress.
• GUMS: Take your daily dosage (1 1/2 teaspoons / 1/4 oz) in a glass of water and rinse around the inside of the mouth before swallowing. (Preferably use undiluted)
• DISTILLED/PURIFIED WATER: add 1 1/2 teaspoons ( 1/4oz / 7.5 ml) to gallon (64 ozs /1,892 ml) of water.
• PETS: Spray 1 or 2 squirts of undiluted minerals onto their pet food.
• GARDENING: Dilute to 10:1 ratio (10 parts water to 1 part minerals) and spray on plants 1 - 2 times per week.
• SORE THROAT: Use (1 1/2 teaspoons / 1/4 oz) of minerals in a glass of water and gargle. (Preferably use undiluted)

What About The Quality?

ACTIVE Liquid Minerals are produced in an
"FDA Inspected" production facility
using "food grade" equipment.

The amounts of each mineral will vary slightly from run to run
because they are "naturally occurring".