What does the term colloidal minerals mean, related to vitamins?”
Colloidal minerals are marketed as the minerals that your body absorbs at a high rate because of the natural negative charge. However, many people don’t believe this is true and see it as a marketing scam. On the other side of the card is ionic minerals, which are said to be the best mineral to take because your body absorbs it at such a high rate. However, both sides market their product as the “best” which just confuses the consumer.
These supplement preparations became popular about five years ago, when a tape of a lecture entitled “Dead Doctors Don’t Lie” given by a veterinarian/naturopath was circulating. It touted the benefits of a colloidal mineral potion based on a discovery of a Utah rancher some 75 years ago. As the story goes, the rancher found an Indian spring that supposedly had healing powers. He extracted minerals formed as humic shale (plant remains originating from a prehistoric rain forest) and gave them out in a liquid form. From this concept, supplement manufacturers developed colloidal mineral solutions and capsules (they don’t contain any vitamins). Each manufacturer claims theirs is the real thing. The marketers of colloidal minerals state that you only absorb a small amount of minerals from other types of (non-colloidal) supplements. And what about from food? They claim the soil in which food is grown is depleted of minerals. Manufacturers of colloidal minerals assert that their products are a
We’ve been convinced, primarily through media-fostered misinformation, that mega-doses of vitamins are necessary for health. However, research has shown just the opposite is true. Since most supplements are colloidal (large molecule), synthetic, and contain inorganic elements, binders and fillers, most of the health benefits are lost or cannot be utilized properly.
