The phrase
"inorganic minerals" refers to naturally occurring substances found in the earth that are not alive or once were living. These minerals do not contain carbon and are not derived from living organisms.
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I guess I can not comment on the bioavailability
of inorganic minerals outside of organic molecules versus within organic molecules; however, you pose an interesting hypothesis.
This kind of mineral actually chelates or naturally removes
inorganic minerals from the body, which is good thing, because you don't want minerals staying in your system for too long, or they can become toxic (hence the need for daily replenishment).
In the 19th century, the German homeopathic doctor Wilhelm Heinrich discovered that
certain inorganic mineral salts could be used to treat various conditions.
The minerals in multivitamins are usually synthetic,
inorganic minerals which have poor bioavailability and absorption and therefore become free radicals in the body causing oxidation.
Once it became known that plants could be grown without soil organic matter, or humus, so long as there was an adequate supply of all essential mineral nutrients, Liebig used his fame as a chemist to devalue the important role of humus to soil fertility and
promote inorganic mineral fertilizers as all that was necessary.
Chelated minerals consist of a mineral attached to an amino acid to assure better absorption than is possible
with inorganic minerals.
Developed by Dr. Wilhem Schuessler in the 19th century, these are 12 homeopathically - prepared remedies of the 12
inorganic mineral compounds («salts») necessary for cellular health.
And how about mineral water
containing inorganic minerals that our body can not process and that disrupt and negatively alter certain bodily organs, functions, and other stuff?
Distilled water is also great at
dissolving inorganic mineral substances lodged in the tissues of the body so that such substances can be eliminated in the process of purifying the body.
Research studies have demonstrated that leaves and shoots of asparagus contain a good amount of
inorganic mineral content, which also aids in the protection of the liver cells from the toxic effects of alcohol
Chelated minerals, like the ones found in BLUE, are up to four times more readily absorbed than commonly
used inorganic minerals.
The shop at the Museum of Modern Art in New York does nothing without style, so it is fitting that their bags and boxes should now be made from TerraSkin, (mentioned earlier by Justin here) a paper substitute made from
inorganic mineral powder and
They also describe how two kinds of «nano - engines» that create organic carbon and polymers — energy currency of the first cells — could have been assembled from
inorganic minerals.
What I discovered is that there is a huge difference between organically occurring and
inorganic minerals.
Inorganic minerals that are found in multi-vitamin or mineral supplements often come from ground up stone or mineral deposits.
The vitamins and minerals in raw food, especially the greens, are organic (colloidal) minerals not
the inorganic minerals in cooked food.
There is a considerable difference between chelated minerals and
inorganic minerals, like the calcium from oyster shells, for instance.
Those inorganic minerals you asked about (I'm assuming calcium, magnesium, sodium, etc.) are essential for bodily functions.
It has been claimed by many that
the inorganic minerals are not necessary for bodily functions...... that we get the organic version of these minerals in fruits and vegetables....
What we as scientists and the public have never realized is that minerals collected in the body from water are
all inorganic minerals, which can not be assimilated by the body.
Because it is free of
all inorganic minerals.
They concluded that organic, ionic minerals naturally chelate or remove
the inorganic minerals from the body.
I did some digging and found the following article (see link below); in it, the author explains the difference between organic and
inorganic minerals.
There is a huge difference between an organic and
an inorganic mineral.
The best way to remove them (including
all inorganic minerals) is distillation.
Ash is
the inorganic mineral portion of any substance.