Colloidal Minerals in the News and Stirring Controversy

Colloidal minerals are rocks. Far from being totally accepted colloidal minerals are controversial. Some even say colloidal minerals are dangerous.

Anne Hart on the Examiner.com has issued an article titled "How to decide what forms of magnesium supplements and other minerals to take or avoid." Magnesium has a long history of being touted by some people as a major player in health but is it?

Magnesium is the fourth most common mineral in the human body and is obtained through green vegetables and fruits among other things. It is true that many people do have magnesium deficiencies but rarely does it matter.

The body is able to minimize the released of magnesium in order to adjust the usage over time.

It is also true that magnesium has been associated with lower blood pressure, healthy heart and bone strength.

Why is magnesium in the news?

There is a controversy. Of course there is always a controversy when you are talking about so-called alternative therapy. However, as you can see in Hart's article there are medical doctors that agree with the use of colloidal minerals.

There was a man named Thomas Jefferson Clark who was a Utah cattle rancher that developed a medical problem. He was told to drink from a stream by a Paiute medicine man named Chief Soaring Eagle and was immediately cured. In following the stream to its source he found the organic-rich shales.

Interestingly the Paiutes have no historical record or memory of Chief Soaring Eagle.

Hart in her article is advising the use of magnesium citrate powder. She suggests not taking aspartic acid because it is much too brain-stimulating. Do take Rice bran.

The logic is to keep all your major body systems healthy

The problem is that while magnesium can play a role at times in health, those times are rare and should be monitored by a doctor.

The reason that there should be close monitoring is that magnesium or colloidal supplements can cause reactions and in rare cases even death.

The main issue is that magnesium supplements are often touted as something that can cure anything, especially cancer. I assure you if it could, there would be nothing else on the market.

People are scared when they have a nasty medical condition and they will reach out to any promise no how ridiculous.

There is a place for colloidal minerals, a small place. They should be part of a regular doctor's checkup, good diet, a lot of exercise and a lot of water.

Remember "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is."

References:

http://www.oralchelation.com/clarks/index.html
http://www.examiner.com/x-7160-Sacramento-Nutrition-Examiner~y2009m6d12-How-to-decide-what-form-of-magnesium-supplements-and-other-minerals-to-take-or-avoid
http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/magnesium.asp
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/colloidalminerals.html